Shloka 22
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
शिलवृत्तिस्तु यत् कृत्यं प्रातस्तत् कृतवान् शुचि: । कृतकृत्यमुपातिष्ठत् सिद्ध तमतिथिं तदा
Bhīṣma uvāca: śīlavṛttis tu yat kṛtyaṃ prātas tat kṛtavān śuciḥ | kṛtakṛtyam upātiṣṭhat siddham atithiṃ tadā ||
भीष्म बोले—सबेरा होते ही शीलवृत्ति वाला वह गृहस्थ स्नानादि से शुद्ध होकर प्रातःकाल के नित्यकर्म में प्रवृत्त हुआ। नित्यकर्म पूर्ण करके वह सिद्ध अतिथि की सेवा में उपस्थित हुआ; उधर अतिथि ने भी स्नान-पूजन आदि आवश्यक प्रातःकृत्य पूरे कर लिये थे।
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.