Shloka 24
मातापितृगुरुपूजा-प्रशंसा
Praise of Venerating Mother, Father, and Teacher
तस्मात् पूजयितव्याश्व संविभज्याश्न यत्नतः । गुरवो<र्चयितव्याश्व पुराणं धर्ममिच्छता
tasmāt pūjayitavyāś ca saṁvibhajyāśnīyād yatnataḥ | guravo 'rcayitavyāś ca purāṇaṁ dharmam icchatā ||
因此，当勤勉地敬奉他们；先依礼献供、分施己有，然后方可谨慎享用自己的饮食。凡求取古老而恒常之法（达摩）果报者，必当礼拜、尊崇师长，并竭力供给师长所需之物。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that one who seeks the results of the ancient Dharma must honor and worship one’s teachers/elders, share resources properly, and live with disciplined care—especially by providing necessities to gurus and not consuming for oneself without due distribution.
Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira in the Śānti Parva on righteous conduct. Here he emphasizes the ethical priority of revering gurus and practicing careful, distributive living as part of sustaining traditional Dharma.