Shloka 153
यथानिदेशं राज्ञस्तौ सत्कृत्योपचचार ह । धर्मांचरणमें तत्पर रहनेवाली उस कन्याने पितासे “ऐसा ही होगा' यों कहकर राजाकी आज्ञाके अनुसार उन दोनोंकी सत्कारपूर्वक सेवा आरम्भ कर दी
yathānideśaṃ rājñas tau satkṛtyopacacāra ha | dharmācaraṇe tatparā raṇe'valī sā kanyā pitaram “evaṃ bhaviṣyati” iti uktvā rājñājñānusāreṇa tayoḥ satkārapūrvakaṃ sevām ārabdhavatī ||
En obediencia al mandato del rey, ella honró debidamente a aquellos dos y comenzó a atenderlos. Firme en la práctica del dharma, la doncella aseguró primero a su padre: «Así será», y luego, conforme a la orden real, inició su servicio con hospitalidad reverente—mostrando que la recta conducta se cumple mediante una obediencia disciplinada y un cuidado respetuoso.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is shown through disciplined obedience to rightful instruction and through respectful care for others; ethical action is not merely intention but proper conduct—honoring and serving as duty requires.
A dharma-minded maiden, after assuring her father that she will comply, follows the king’s command and begins to honor and serve two individuals with due hospitality and respect.