Shloka 26
मातापितृगुरुपूजा-प्रशंसा
Praise of Venerating Mother, Father, and Teacher
येन प्रीणात्युपाध्यायं तेन स्याद् ब्रह्म पूजितम् । मातृतः पितृतश्वैव तस्मात् पूज्यतमो गुरु:
yena prīṇāty upādhyāyaṁ tena syād brahma pūjitam | mātṛtaḥ pitṛtaś caiva tasmāt pūjyatamo guruḥ ||
جس طرزِ عمل سے شاگرد اپنے اُپادھیائے (تعلیمی گرو) کو خوش کرتا ہے، اسی طرزِ عمل سے پرَب्रह्म کی پوجا ادا ہو جاتی ہے۔ اس لیے گرو ماں باپ سے بھی بڑھ کر قابلِ تعظیم ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Serving and pleasing one’s teacher through proper conduct is itself a form of worship of Brahman; hence the guru deserves the highest honor, even surpassing the reverence owed to parents.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs on dharma and right conduct; here he emphasizes the spiritual significance of honoring the teacher, framing it as direct worship of the Supreme.