Shloka 22
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
शिलवृत्तिस्तु यत् कृत्यं प्रातस्तत् कृतवान् शुचि: । कृतकृत्यमुपातिष्ठत् सिद्ध तमतिथिं तदा
Bhīṣma uvāca: śīlavṛttis tu yat kṛtyaṃ prātas tat kṛtavān śuciḥ | kṛtakṛtyam upātiṣṭhat siddham atithiṃ tadā ||
قال بهيشما: عند انبلاج الفجر، قام ربُّ البيت ذي السلوك المنضبط—بعد أن تطهّر—بأداء واجبات الصباح التي ينبغي أداؤها. فلما أتمّ شعائره اليومية وقف مستعدًّا لخدمة الضيف السِدّها، المكتمل الشأن—وكان الضيف، في تلك الأثناء، قد فرغ هو أيضًا من طقوس الصباح اللازمة كالغُسل والعبادة.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is upheld through disciplined daily observance (morning rites, cleanliness) and respectful hospitality; one should complete one’s obligatory duties and then serve a guest properly, especially a worthy or accomplished visitor.
A disciplined householder rises at dawn, purifies himself, completes his morning rituals, and then approaches to serve an accomplished guest, who has likewise finished his own morning bathing and worship.