Shloka 153
Adhyāya 174: Karma as an inescapable companion (कर्मानुगमन-उपदेश)
ब्रह्मा चैनं महात्मानमातिथ्येनाभ्यपूजयत् । तदनन्तर बकराज यथोचित रीतिसे ब्रह्माजीकी सभामें गया और ब्रह्माजीने उस महात्माका आतिथ्य-सत्कार किया
brahmā cainaṁ mahātmānam ātithyenābhyapūjayat |
Bhishma berkata: “Brahmā menghormati sang mahatma sebagai tamu, sesuai dharma perjamuan. Sesudah itu Raja Baka pergi ke sidang Brahmā dengan tata cara yang patut, dan Brahmā menyambutnya dengan penghormatan yang layak.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ātithi-dharma: honoring a worthy guest is a fundamental ethical duty, upheld even by Brahmā himself, implying that social and spiritual order rests on reverence, humility, and proper reception of the virtuous.
Bhīṣma narrates that a great-souled figure arrives before Brahmā, and Brahmā receives him according to proper custom, offering hospitality and honor in his assembly.