Shloka 49
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
श्रीभगवानुवाच भो भो: सब्रह्मका देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधना: । स्वागतेनार्च्य व: सर्वान् श्रावये वाक्यमुत्तमम्,श्रीभगवान् बोले--हे तपस्याके धनी ब्रह्मा आदि देवताओ तथा ऋषियो! मैं स्वागतके द्वारा तुम सबका सत्कार करके तुम्हें यह उत्तम वचन सुनाता हूँ
śrībhagavān uvāca bho bhoḥ sabrahmakā devā ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ | svāgatenārcya vaḥ sarvān śrāvaye vākyam uttamam ||
Der Erhabene Herr sprach: „O, o—ihr Götter samt Brahmā und ihr Weisen, reich an Askese! Nachdem ich euch alle willkommen geheißen und geehrt habe, will ich euch nun eine vortreffliche Unterweisung hören lassen.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharmic conduct before instruction: honoring worthy guests—gods and sages—through welcome and reverence, and then delivering a refined, beneficial teaching. It links ethical etiquette (satkāra) with the authority and purity of what is taught.
The divine speaker addresses an assembly that includes Brahmā, other gods, and austerity-rich sages. After formally welcoming and honoring them, he announces that he will now proclaim an ‘excellent’ discourse, setting the stage for the ensuing instruction.