Shloka 108
मातापितृगुरुपूजा-प्रशंसा
Praise of Venerating Mother, Father, and Teacher
इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि मातृपितृगुरुमाहात्म्ये अष्टाधिकशततमोड<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi mātṛpitṛgurumāhātmye aṣṭādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sa gayon, sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Śānti Parva—lalo na sa bahaging Rājadharmānuśāsana tungkol sa pagtuturo ng mga tungkuling panghari—nagtatapos ang kabanata tungkol sa kadakilaan ng ina, ama, at guro, na siyang ika-isang daan at ikawalong kabanata (ng bahaging ito).
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the close of a teaching unit: within Bhīṣma’s instruction on rājadharma (righteous kingship), it highlights the ethical priority of honoring and serving one’s mother, father, and guru as foundational supports of dharma and social order.
The verse functions as a formal closing statement for the chapter: it situates the discourse within the Śānti Parva and the rājadharma instruction section, and it names the completed topic—‘the greatness of mother, father, and teacher’—identifying it as the 108th chapter of that section.