Shloka 131

मातापितृगुरुपूजा-प्रशंसा

Praise of Venerating Mother, Father, and Teacher

Devanagari script

नित्यं परिचरेच्चैव तद्‌ वै सुकृतमुत्तमम्‌ । कीर्ति पुण्यं यशो लोकानू्‌ प्राप्स्यसे राजसत्तम

Transliteration

nityaṃ paricarec caiva tad vai sukṛtam uttamam | kīrti puṇyaṃ yaśo lokān prāpsyase rājasattama ||

Translation

จงปรนนิบัติและปฏิบัติ (ธรรม/หน้าที่นั้น) เป็นนิตย์—นั่นแลคือกุศลกรรมอันสูงสุดโดยแท้ ข้าแต่พระราชาผู้ประเสริฐยิ่ง ด้วยเหตุนี้พระองค์จักบรรลุเกียรติยศ บุญกุศล ชื่อเสียง และโลกอันเป็นมงคลในภายหน้า

Word by Word

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• परिचरेत्: should serve/attend upon
• परिचरेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-चर्
• Form: Vidhi-lin (optative), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular, present-system

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya (emphatic particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular

• वै: indeed/truly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै
• Form: Avyaya (particle)

• सुकृतम्: a good deed/merit
• सुकृतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-कृत
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular

• उत्तमम्: best/supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular

• कीर्तिम्: fame
• कीर्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति
• Form: Feminine, accusative, singular

• पुण्यम्: merit/virtue
• पुण्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• यशः: renown/glory
• यशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• लोकान्: worlds/realms
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, accusative, plural

• प्राप्स्यसे: you will attain
• प्राप्स्यसे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Luṭ (simple future), 2nd person, singular, ātmanepada

• राजसत्तम: O best of kings
• राजसत्तम: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज-सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• rājasattama (the addressed king, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira in context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steady, continual practice of the prescribed duty—expressed as faithful service/attendance—is presented as the highest form of merit, yielding both ethical fruits (puṇya) and social-spiritual fruits (kīrti, yaśas, and auspicious lokas).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva instruction, Bhīṣma continues advising the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) on righteous conduct and the fruits of disciplined adherence to duty, emphasizing that consistent service and practice lead to lasting honor and beneficial outcomes in this life and beyond.