Shloka 12
Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage
तानागतान् द्विजश्रेष्ठान् विरूपाक्षो विशाम्पते । यथा प्रतिजग्राह विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा,प्रजानाथ! विरूपाक्षने वहाँ पधारे हुए जन श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणोंका शास्त्रीय विधिके अनुसार यथायोग्य स्वागत-सत्कार किया
tān āgatān dvijaśreṣṭhān virūpākṣo viśāmpate | yathā pratijagrāha vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā prajānātha |
Bhishma sprach: O Herr der Menschen, Virūpākṣa empfing jene erlesenen Brahmanen, die eingetroffen waren, hieß sie gebührend willkommen und erwies ihnen Ehre, indem er die Riten genau nach heiliger Vorschrift vollzog.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler upholds dharma not only through power but through disciplined conduct—especially honoring worthy guests and learned Brahmins with hospitality performed according to scriptural injunction (vidhi).
Bhishma recounts how Virupaksha received the arriving eminent Brahmins and offered them a proper welcome and ritual honor, following the prescribed procedures.