Shloka 6
Adhyāya 142: Cyavana, the Devas’ Arrogance, and Vāyu’s Counsel on Protecting Brāhmaṇas
रन्तिदेवश्व सांकृत्यो वसिष्ठाय महात्मने । अर्घ्य प्रदाय विधिवल्लेभे लोकाननुत्तमान्
Rantidevaś ca Sāṅkṛtyo Vasiṣṭhāya mahātmane | arghyaṃ pradāya vidhivāl lebhe lokān anuttamān ||
ভীষ্ম বললেন—সাংকৃত্যের পুত্র রাজা রন্তিদেব মহাত্মা বশিষ্ঠ মুনিকে বিধিপূর্বক অর্ঘ্য নিবেদন করে অতুলনীয় শ্রেষ্ঠ লোকসমূহ লাভ করেছিলেন।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That honoring a worthy guest—especially a sage—through proper, rule-based hospitality (arghya offered vidhivāt) is a powerful act of dharma that yields great spiritual merit and leads to exalted realms.
Bhishma cites Rantideva (of Saṅkṛti’s line) as an example: he ritually welcomed the sage Vasiṣṭha with arghya, and as a result of this correct and reverent act, he attained unsurpassed worlds.