Shloka 22
मातापितृगुरुपूजा-प्रशंसा
Praise of Venerating Mother, Father, and Teacher
यश्नचावृणोत्यवितथेन कर्मणा ऋतं ब्रुवन्ननृतं सम्प्रयच्छन् । त॑ं वै मन््येत पितरं मातरं च तस्मै न द्रहोत् कृतमस्य जानन्
yaś ca āvṛṇoty avitathena karmaṇā ṛtaṁ bruvan anṛtaṁ samprayacchan | taṁ vai manyeta pitaraṁ mātaraṁ ca tasmai na drohot kṛtam asya jānan ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Ang sinumang sa pamamagitan ng di-nalilihis na matuwid na gawa ay nagtatakip at nagtatanggol (sa mag-aaral) na parang baluting bakal; na nagpapahayag ng ṛta—ang tunay na kaayusan ng Veda—at pumipigil sa kasinungalingan; ang gayong guro ay dapat ituring na kapwa ama at ina. Sa pagkaalam sa kabutihang natanggap mula sa kanya, huwag kailanman magtaksil sa gurong iyon.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A true guru protects the student through impeccable conduct, teaches ṛta (truth/Vedic order), and restrains falsehood; therefore the guru deserves the reverence due to both parents, and one must never betray him, remembering his benefaction.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising on ethical duties and proper relationships, here emphasizing the moral status of the guru and the obligation of gratitude and non-treachery toward one’s teacher.