Shloka 5
Adhyāya 71: Kaca and the Saṃjīvanī-vidyā
Devayānī–Śukra Episode
आसनेनार्चयित्वा च पाद्येनाघ्येंण चैव हि | पप्रच्छानामयं राजन् कुशलं च नराधिपम्,महाराज! फिर आसन, पाद्य और अर्घ्य अर्पण करके उनका समादर करनेके पश्चात् उसने राजासे पूछा--“आपका शरीर नीरोग है न? घरपर कुशल तो है?”
āsanenārcayitvā ca pādyenārghyeṇa caiva hi | papracchānāmayaṃ rājan kuśalaṃ ca narādhipam ||
Having honored him with a seat, and with the customary offerings of water for the feet and the arghya, she then asked the king: “O King, are you free from illness? And is all well at home, O lord of men?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic hospitality: one should honor a guest with proper offerings (seat, pādya, arghya) and then inquire sincerely about health and welfare—showing respect, care, and social responsibility.
After formally receiving an honored visitor according to custom, the host addresses the king respectfully and asks whether he is healthy and whether everything is well in his household/realm.