Shloka 39
Go-dāna-phala-nirdeśa
Merit and Destinations from the Gift of Cows
तद् ब्रह्म॒चर्यस्य फलमृषीणामिह दृश्यते । मातापित्रो: पूजने यो धर्मस्तमपि मे शृणु
tad brahmacaryasya phalam ṛṣīṇām iha dṛśyate | mātāpitrōḥ pūjane yo dharmas tam api me śṛṇu ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Dito, sa hanay ng mga pantas, hayag na nakikita ang bunga ng brahmacarya. Ngayon, pakinggan mo rin mula sa akin ang dharma na nasa paggalang at pagsamba sa ina at ama.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma highlights two pillars of dharma: (1) brahmacarya, whose spiritual power becomes visibly effective among sages, and (2) the duty of reverently honoring one’s parents, which he introduces as the next topic.
In Anushasana Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhishma continues his discourse by pointing to the observable potency of brahmacarya among ṛṣis and then transitions to explain the dharma connected with worshipful service to mother and father.