Shloka 27
कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity
मार्गार्हाय ददन्मार्ग गुरुं गुरुवदर्चयन् । अतिथियद्रग्रहरतस्तथाभ्यागतपूजक:
mārgārhāya dadan mārgaṁ guruṁ guruvad arcayan | atithiyadragraharatas tathābhyāgatapūjakaḥ ||
Maheshvara bersabda: Sesiapa yang memberi laluan kepada mereka yang layak menerimanya, memuliakan guru sebagaimana memuliakan seorang guru agung, tekun menyambut serta melayani tetamu, dan juga menunaikan penghormatan penuh ibadat kepada para pengunjung yang datang dengan sendirinya—orang demikian, teguh dalam adab dan takzim, mencapai syurga; dan kemudian, kembali lahir sebagai manusia, dilahirkan dalam keluarga yang mulia lagi terkemuka.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is expressed through everyday reverence and courtesy: give precedence to the deserving, honor the guru properly, and practice hospitality—both by inviting guests and by respectfully receiving those who arrive unannounced. Such conduct yields spiritual merit leading to heaven and favorable rebirth.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Śrī Maheśvara enumerates specific virtues of a well-behaved person. This verse highlights social dharma—deference on the road, honoring teachers, and attentive reception of guests—and states the karmic फल (result): heaven and later birth in a noble family.