Shloka 76
अबुद्धिपूर्वकपापविमोचनप्रश्नः — Janamejaya’s Unintended Transgression and the Indrota Rebuke
शीतार्तश्ष क्षुधार्तश्ष पूजामस्मै समाचर । “यह व्याध आपके निवास-स्थानपर आकर सर्दी और भूखसे पीड़ित होकर सो रहा है। आप इसकी यथोचित सेवा कीजिये
śītārtaś ca kṣudhārtaś ca pūjām asmai samācara |
ビーシュマは言った。「この猟師は汝の住まいに来て、寒さと飢えに苦しみ、横たわって眠っている。しかるべきもてなしと奉仕を施せ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even an unexpected or socially ‘low’ visitor—here a hunter—must be treated with fitting hospitality when in distress. Dharma is shown through compassionate service to the needy, especially one who has come to one’s home.
Bhīṣma instructs the listener to attend properly to a hunter who has arrived at their residence and fallen asleep, suffering from cold and hunger, emphasizing immediate care and respectful treatment.