Shloka 6
Adhyāya 142: Cyavana, the Devas’ Arrogance, and Vāyu’s Counsel on Protecting Brāhmaṇas
रन्तिदेवश्व सांकृत्यो वसिष्ठाय महात्मने । अर्घ्य प्रदाय विधिवल्लेभे लोकाननुत्तमान्
Rantidevaś ca Sāṅkṛtyo Vasiṣṭhāya mahātmane | arghyaṃ pradāya vidhivāl lebhe lokān anuttamān ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Si Haring Rantideva, anak ni Saṅkṛti, ay maayos na naghandog ng arghya—ang tubig na pang-ritwal na paggalang at pagtanggap—sa dakilang pantas na si Vasiṣṭha, ang may marangal na diwa. Sa pagsasagawa ng banal na pagtanggap ayon sa wastong paraan, narating niya ang mga daigdig na pinakamataas at walang kapantay.
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.