Shloka 16
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
जातकर्मणि यत् प्राह पिता यच्चोपकर्मणि । पर्याप्त: स दृढीकार: पितुर्गौरवनिश्चये
jātakarmaṇi yat prāha pitā yac copakarmaṇi | paryāptaḥ sa dṛḍhīkāraḥ pitur gauravaniścaye ||
毗湿摩说道：“父亲在诞生礼（jātakarma）之时所赐的祝福，以及在入学礼/启学礼（upakarma，始习吠陀）之时再度所宣的祝福，仅凭此便已足够——且是坚实的印证——用以确立父亲的尊严与权威之重。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A father’s solemn words spoken during key saṃskāras (especially at birth and initiation into disciplined learning) carry enduring moral authority; they are treated as strong evidence for establishing the father’s honor and rightful standing, and by extension reinforce respect for elders and the dharmic weight of family rites.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction in the Śānti Parva, he points to the father’s blessings uttered during foundational life-rites as a decisive confirmation of paternal dignity—using ritual context to argue that such speech is not casual but ethically binding and socially authoritative.