Shloka 13
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
अनवज्ञा पितुर्युक्ता धारणं मातृरक्षणम् । युक्तक्षमावुभावेतौ नातिवर्तेत मां कथम्
anavajñā pitur yuktā dhāraṇaṃ mātṛrakṣaṇam | yuktakṣamāv ubhāv etau nātivarteta māṃ katham
पित्याचा अवमान न करणे योग्य आहे आणि मातेला धारण करून तिचे रक्षण करणेही पुत्रधर्म आहे. ही दोन्ही कर्तव्ये न्याय्य आहेत; मग मी मातृआज्ञेचे उल्लंघन कसे केले असते?
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should neither disrespect the father nor neglect the protection and support of the mother; when duties to parents are righteous, one should not transgress them, even under pressure.
In Shanti Parva’s instruction, Bhishma explains his ethical reasoning: he frames obedience to a mother’s directive as consistent with dharma, alongside the duty of honoring the father.