Shloka 6
Adhyāya 142: Cyavana, the Devas’ Arrogance, and Vāyu’s Counsel on Protecting Brāhmaṇas
रन्तिदेवश्व सांकृत्यो वसिष्ठाय महात्मने । अर्घ्य प्रदाय विधिवल्लेभे लोकाननुत्तमान्,संकृतिके पुत्र राजा रन्तिदेवने महात्मा वसिष्ठ मुनिको विधिवत् अर्घ्यदान किया, जिससे उन्हें श्रेष्ठ लोकोंकी प्राप्ति हुई
Rantidevaś ca Sāṅkṛtyo Vasiṣṭhāya mahātmane | arghyaṃ pradāya vidhivāl lebhe lokān anuttamān ||
Bhishma berkata: Raja Rantideva, putera Saṅkṛti, telah mempersembahkan arghya (air penghormatan upacara) menurut tata cara yang benar kepada resi agung Vasiṣṭha yang berhati luhur. Dengan penghormatan dan layanan suci yang dilakukan mengikut dharma itu, baginda mencapai alam-alam tertinggi yang tiada bandingan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That honoring a worthy guest—especially a sage—through proper, rule-based hospitality (arghya offered vidhivāt) is a powerful act of dharma that yields great spiritual merit and leads to exalted realms.
Bhishma cites Rantideva (of Saṅkṛti’s line) as an example: he ritually welcomed the sage Vasiṣṭha with arghya, and as a result of this correct and reverent act, he attained unsurpassed worlds.