Shloka 48
ब्राह्मणपूजा-राजधर्मः | Royal Duty of Honoring Learned Brahmins
सतं विदित्वा तु भगुर्निश्चक्रामाश्रमात् तदा । पूजयामास च ततो विधिना नृपसत्तमम्
sataṁ viditvā tu bhagur niścakrāmāśramāt tadā | pūjayāmāsa ca tato vidhinā nṛpasattamam ||
ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਸਤਪੁਰਖ ਜਾਣ ਕੇ ਤਦ ਭਗੁ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਆਸ਼ਰਮ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਨਿਕਲੇ। ਫਿਰ ਵਿਧੀ-ਵਿਧਾਨ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ-ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਦਾ ਯਥੋਚਿਤ ਪੂਜਨ-ਸਤਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma includes recognizing virtue in others and responding with appropriate honor; righteousness is expressed through disciplined, rule-guided conduct (vidhi), especially in receiving and respecting worthy persons.
The sage Bhagu, realizing the visitor is a righteous and eminent king, comes out of his hermitage and formally honors him according to prescribed rites and proper etiquette.