



पिता स्वर्गः पिता धर्मः पिता परमकं तपः ।
पितरि प्रीतिमापन्ने सर्वाः प्रीयन्ति देवताः ॥
Transliteration:
pitā svargaḥ pitā dharmaḥ pitā paramakaṃ
tapaḥ ।
pitari prītimāpanne sarvāḥ prīyanti devatāḥ ॥
Hindi translation:
मेरे पिता मेरे स्वर्ग हैं, मेरे पिता मेरे
धर्म हैं, वे मेरे जीवन की परम तपस्या हैं।
जब वे खुश होते हैं, तब सभी देवता खुश होते हैं !
English translation:
My Father is my heaven, my father is my
dharma, he is the ultimate penance of my life. If he is happy,
all deities are pleased.
Source: Mahabharata Shanti Parva 258.20

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जनकश्चोपनेता च यश्च विद्यां प्रयच्छति।
अन्नदाता भयत्राता पश्चैते पितरः
स्मृताः॥
Transliteration:
janakaścopanetā ca yaśca vidyāṃ
prayacchati।
annadātā bhayatrātā paścaite pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ॥
Hindi translation:
जन्मदाता, उपनयन संस्कारकर्ता, विद्या
प्रदान करने वाला,
अन्नदाता और भय से रक्षा करने वाला – ये पांच व्यक्ति को पिता कहा गया है।
English translation:
One who gives birth, one who initiates,
one who imparts knowledge, one who provides food and protects
from fear – these five are considered as
fathers.
Source: Neeti Shastra 80
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