Shloka 46
कपिलगोसंवादे गृहस्थ-त्यागधर्मयोः प्रमाण्यविचारः
Kapila–Cow Dialogue: Authority of Householder and Renunciant Dharmas
इस प्रकार दीर्घकालके पश्चात् वे वाराणसी पुरीमें जा पहुँचे, वहाँ उन्होंने तुलाधारको सौदा बेचते देखा ।।
evaṃ prakāreṇa dīrghakālasya paścāt te vārāṇasī-purīṃ gatvā prāpuḥ; tatra te tulādhāraṃ vaṇijaṃ kraya-vikrayair jīvanaṃ nirvahantaṃ dadarśuḥ. so 'pi dṛṣṭvaiva taṃ vipram āyāntaṃ bhāṇḍajīvanaḥ samutthāya susaṃhṛṣṭaḥ svāgatena abhyapūjayat.
कालेन महतागम्य वाराणसीपुरीं तदा। तुलाधारं पण्यानि विक्रीणन्तं ददर्श सः॥ सोऽपि दृष्ट्वैव तं विप्रमायान्तं भाण्डजीवनः। समुत्थाय सुसंहृष्टः स्वागतेनाभ्यपूजयत्॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is validated by conduct: even a merchant living by trade can embody righteousness through humility, prompt respect, and sincere hospitality toward the worthy.
After a long interval, the travelers arrive in Vārāṇasī and see Tulādhāra engaged in commerce; noticing a brāhmaṇa approaching, Tulādhāra immediately rises, rejoices, and welcomes him with honor.