Shloka 22
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
शिलवृत्तिस्तु यत् कृत्यं प्रातस्तत् कृतवान् शुचि: । कृतकृत्यमुपातिष्ठत् सिद्ध तमतिथिं तदा,सबेरा होनेपर वह शिलवृत्तिवाला गृहस्थ स्नान आदिसे पवित्र होकर प्रातः:कालीन नित्यकर्ममें लग गया। नित्यकर्म पूर्ण करके वह उस सिद्ध अतिथिकी सेवामें उपस्थित हुआ। इसी बीचमें अतिथिने भी प्रातःकालके स्नान-पूजन आदि आवश्यक कृत्य पूर्ण कर लिये थे
Bhīṣma uvāca: śīlavṛttis tu yat kṛtyaṃ prātas tat kṛtavān śuciḥ | kṛtakṛtyam upātiṣṭhat siddham atithiṃ tadā ||
Bhishma said: At daybreak, that householder of disciplined conduct, having purified himself, performed the morning duties that were to be done. When his daily observances were complete, he then stood ready to attend upon the accomplished guest—who, in the meantime, had also finished his own necessary morning rites such as bathing and worship.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is upheld through disciplined daily observance (morning rites, cleanliness) and respectful hospitality; one should complete one’s obligatory duties and then serve a guest properly, especially a worthy or accomplished visitor.
A disciplined householder rises at dawn, purifies himself, completes his morning rituals, and then approaches to serve an accomplished guest, who has likewise finished his own morning bathing and worship.