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 ||
毗湿摩说道：“凡以不失其正的善行，如披甲一般护持弟子；宣说ṛta——吠陀之真实秩序——并遏止虚妄者，这样的师长当被视为既是父亦是母。知晓从他那里所得的恩惠，便永不可对那位古鲁行背叛之事。”
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.