Shloka 21
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
शिलवृत्तेगहं प्राप्त: स तेन विधिनार्चित: । उवास रजनी तत्र सुमुख: सुखभागृषि:
śilavṛtte gṛhaṁ prāptaḥ sa tena vidhinārcitaḥ | uvāsa rajanīṁ tatra sumukhaḥ sukhabhāg ṛṣiḥ ||
शिलोच्छवृत्तीच्या गृहस्थाच्या घरी पोहोचल्यावर त्या सिद्ध ऋषीचा त्याने विधिपूर्वक पूजन-सत्कार केला. मग तो ऋषी तेथे सुखाने रात्रभर राहिला; त्याचे मुख प्रसन्न व शांत होते.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a householder of very austere means can fulfill dharma by receiving a guest with proper respect and prescribed hospitality; such righteous conduct brings peace and visible contentment to the guest.
A siddha-like sage arrives at the home of a householder who lives by gleaning grains; the householder honors him according to ritual propriety, and the sage stays the night there happily, his face showing satisfaction.