Shloka 21
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
शिलवृत्तेगहं प्राप्त: स तेन विधिनार्चित: । उवास रजनी तत्र सुमुख: सुखभागृषि:
śilavṛtte gṛhaṁ prāptaḥ sa tena vidhinārcitaḥ | uvāsa rajanīṁ tatra sumukhaḥ sukhabhāg ṛṣiḥ ||
শিলবৃত্তিধাৰী গৃহস্থৰ ঘৰত উপস্থিত হৈ সেই সিদ্ধ ঋষি তেওঁৰ দ্বাৰা বিধিপূৰ্বক পূজিত হ’ল। তাৰ পাছত ঋষিয়ে তাতে সুখেৰে সমগ্ৰ ৰাতি কটালে; তেওঁৰ মুখ শান্ত আৰু প্ৰসন্ন আছিল।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a householder of very austere means can fulfill dharma by receiving a guest with proper respect and prescribed hospitality; such righteous conduct brings peace and visible contentment to the guest.
A siddha-like sage arrives at the home of a householder who lives by gleaning grains; the householder honors him according to ritual propriety, and the sage stays the night there happily, his face showing satisfaction.