Shloka 40
Go-dāna-phala-nirdeśa
Merit and Destinations from the Gift of Cows
शुश्रूषते यः पितरं न चासूयेत् कदाचन । मातरं भ्रातरं वापि गुरुमाचार्यमेव च
śuśrūṣate yaḥ pitaraṃ na cāsūyet kadācana | mātaraṃ bhrātaraṃ vāpi gurum ācāryam eva ca ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Ang taong naglilingkod sa kanyang ama at kailanma’y hindi naiinggit ni naghahanap ng kapintasan—na gayundin ay naglilingkod sa ina, sa nakatatandang kapatid na lalaki, at sa guru at guro—O Hari, alamin mo ang bungang matatamo niya. Makakamit niya ang kagalang-galang na kalagayan sa langit; at dahil sa kapangyarihan ng tapat na paglilingkod sa guru, at sa pagpipigil-sa-sarili, hindi niya kailanman masisilayan ang impiyerno.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attentive service to one’s father, mother, elder brother, guru, and teacher—without envy or fault-finding—constitutes a powerful dharmic discipline that yields honor in heaven and protects one from falling into hell, especially when joined with self-control.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs King Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he highlights the spiritual and karmic reward of serving elders and preceptors with a pure, non-censorious attitude, framing it as a path to heavenly honor and freedom from infernal consequences.