Shloka 8
Sandhi–Vigraha in Āpada: The Mouse and the Cat (सन्धिविग्रहापदि—मूषकमार्जारसंवादः)
आरण्यकानू प्रव्रजितान् ब्राह्मणान् परिपूजयन् । अपि तेभ्यो गृहान् गत्वा निनाय सततं वने
āraṇyakānū pravrajitān brāhmaṇān paripūjayan | api tebhyo gṛhān gatvā nināya satataṃ vane ||
तो अरण्यवासी वानप्रस्थ व प्रव्रजित (संन्यासी) ब्राह्मणांची पूजा करी; आणि स्वतः वनात राहूनही त्यांच्या आश्रमांत जाऊन नित्य अन्नादी सामग्री पोहोचवी.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is not only personal austerity but also active reverence and practical support for spiritual practitioners; one should honor ascetics and ensure their sustenance through regular, humble service.
Bhīṣma describes a person living in the forest who continually venerates forest-dwelling Brāhmaṇas—especially vānaprasthas and renunciants—and repeatedly goes to their dwellings to deliver food and necessities.