Shloka 47
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
आश्रमं मम सम्प्राप्तस्त्रिलोकेश: पुरंदर: । अतिथिव्रतमास्थाय ब्राह्मुणं रूपमास्थित:
āśramaṁ mama samprāptas trilokeśaḥ puraṁdaraḥ | atithivrataṁ āsthāya brāhmaṇaṁ rūpam āsthitaḥ ||
অহো! ত্ৰিলোকেশ পুরন্দৰ ইন্দ্ৰে ব্ৰাহ্মণৰ ৰূপ ধৰি, অতিথি-ব্ৰত অৱলম্বন কৰি মোৰ আশ্ৰমলৈ আহিছিল।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights atithi-dharma: one should honor a guest with proper hospitality and respect, without being swayed by appearances or status. Even a deity may come in disguise, so ethical conduct must be consistent and principled.
Bhīṣma recounts that Indra, lord of the three worlds, came to his hermitage disguised as a brāhmaṇa, adopting the role of a guest. The scene sets up a moral test centered on hospitality and righteous conduct toward visitors.