Shloka 26
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
एवं सुबहुशस्तस्य शूद्रस्थ भरतर्षभ । सोडगच्छदाश्रममृषि: शूद्रं द्रष्ट नरर्षभ
evaṁ subahuśas tasya śūdrāśramaṁ bharatarṣabha | so ’dṛcchad āśramam ṛṣiḥ śūdraṁ draṣṭuṁ nararṣabha ||
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ໂອ ຜູ້ເປັນດັ່ງງົວຜູ້ປະເສີດໃນວົງພັນບາຣະຕະ, ລະສີນັ້ນໄດ້ໄປອາສຣົມຂອງຊູດຣະນັ້ນຫຼາຍເທື່ອ ເພາະປາຖະໜາຈະເຫັນລາວ. ຕໍ່ມາ ດ້ວຍຖ້ອຍຄຳອ່ອນໂຍນແລະນ່າຟັງ ລາວໄດ້ສອບຖາມເຖິງເຫດການແຫ່ງການມາຮອດຂອງຊູດຣະນັ້ນ. ຈາກນັ້ນເປັນຕົ້ນມາ ລະສີຜູ້ສະຫວ່າງໄສ ຜູ້ມີທຳ ແລະໝັ້ນຄົງໃນວັດຕະປະຕິບັດອັນເຂັ້ມງວດ ໄດ້ມາຢ້ຽມທີ່ພັກຂອງຊູດຣະນັ້ນຊ້ຳໆ ເພື່ອພົບລາວ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights dharmic conduct expressed through humility, repeated respectful engagement, and courteous inquiry. A sage’s willingness to visit a Śūdra’s hermitage and speak agreeably underscores that righteousness is shown in behavior—hospitality, openness, and ethical regard—rather than mere status.
Bhishma narrates that an unnamed sage repeatedly goes to the Śūdra’s hermitage to meet him. Afterward, the sage speaks kindly and asks about how and why the Śūdra came there, and from then on continues visiting him many times.