Shloka 39
अतिथीनां च सर्वेषां प्रेष्याणां स्वजनस्य च । तथा शरणकामानां गोप्ता स्यात् स्वागतप्रद:
atithīnāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ preṣyāṇāṃ svajanasya ca | tathā śaraṇakāmānāṃ goptā syāt svāgatapradaḥ ||
ພີດສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຄົນດີມີທຳມະ ຄວນເປັນຜູ້ປົກປ້ອງ ແລະຜູ້ຕ້ອນຮັບດ້ວຍໃຈກວ້າງ ແກ່ແຂກທຸກຄົນ, ແກ່ຜູ້ຮັບໃຊ້ໃນເຮືອນ, ແກ່ຍາດພີ່ນ້ອງຂອງຕົນ, ແລະຕໍ່ຜູ້ຂໍພຶ່ງພາ. ອຸດົມຄະຕິທາງຈິດໃຈທີ່ສອນໄວ້ນີ້ ແມ່ນການຕ້ອນຮັບຄວບຄູ່ກັບຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບ: ຮັບຄົນອື່ນດ້ວຍກຽດ ແລະຮັບປະກັນຄວາມປອດໄພໃຫ້ເຂົາ ເມື່ອເຂົາພຶ່ງພາເຈົ້າ»។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should uphold dharma by protecting and warmly receiving those who depend on one’s care—guests, household workers, one’s own kin, and especially people seeking refuge. Hospitality is not merely courtesy; it includes guardianship and responsibility.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising on righteous conduct. Here he states a normative rule for the satpuruṣa (good person): to be a protector and giver of welcome to guests, dependents, relatives, and refuge-seekers.