Shloka 63
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
अद्यप्रभृत्येतववस्थितमृषिवचनं तदेवंविध॑ माहात्म्यं ब्राह्मणानाम्,आज भी महर्षिका वह वचन हिमवानपर ज्यों-का-त्यों लागू हो रहा है। ऐसा ब्राह्मणोंका माहात्म्य है
adya-prabhṛti etad avasthitam ṛṣi-vacanaṁ tad evaṁ-vidhaṁ māhātmyaṁ brāhmaṇānām
अद्यप्रभृत्येतदृषिवचनं यथोक्तमेव प्रतिष्ठितं प्रवर्तते। एवंविधं ब्राह्मणानां माहात्म्यं—सत्यतपःप्रभावसमन्वितं वचनं कालत्रयेऽपि निष्फलतां न याति।
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Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that a true sage’s word, supported by truth and ascetic merit, remains binding and effective; it underscores the ethical duty to honor Brahmanas and the sanctity of authoritative speech in dharma.
The speaker points out that the earlier pronouncement of a sage continues to operate unchanged even now, using this as evidence of the enduring potency and revered status of Brahmanas within the moral order.