Shloka 151
ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors
Anuśāsana-parva 108
एतेन विधिना पत्नीमुपगच्छेत पण्डित: । ज्ञातिसम्बन्धिमित्राणि पूजनीयानि सर्वश:,इसी विधिसे विद्वान् पुरुष पत्नीके साथ समागम करे। भाई-बन्धु, सम्बन्धी और मित्र --इन सबका सब प्रकारसे आदर करना चाहिये
etena vidhinā patnīm upagacchet paṇḍitaḥ | jñāti-sambandhi-mitrāṇi pūjanīyāni sarvaśaḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Menurut aturan yang ditetapkan ini, seorang yang bijaksana hendaklah mendekati isterinya dalam ikatan suami isteri. Dan hendaklah ia, dalam segala hal, menunaikan penghormatan yang wajar kepada kaum kerabat, sanak saudara melalui perkahwinan, dan sahabat.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Conjugal life should be governed by prescribed dharmic restraint and propriety, and social harmony is sustained by honoring one’s kin, affinal relations, and friends in all appropriate ways.
In the Anushasana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing Yudhishthira on dharma. Here he gives a concise rule for household conduct: proper approach to one’s wife according to injunction, alongside the broader duty of respecting one’s social and familial network.