Shloka 153
Adhyāya 174: Karma as an inescapable companion (कर्मानुगमन-उपदेश)
ब्रह्मा चैनं महात्मानमातिथ्येनाभ्यपूजयत् । तदनन्तर बकराज यथोचित रीतिसे ब्रह्माजीकी सभामें गया और ब्रह्माजीने उस महात्माका आतिथ्य-सत्कार किया
brahmā cainaṁ mahātmānam ātithyenābhyapūjayat |
Sinabi ni Bhishma: Pinarangalan ni Brahmā ang dakilang-loob na iyon bilang panauhin, tinanggap siya ayon sa nararapat na pagkamapagpatuloy at iginawad ang angkop na paggalang. Pagkaraan, pumasok si Haring Baka sa kapulungan ni Brahmā ayon sa wastong kaugalian, at si Brahmā mismo ang naghandog ng pagtanggap at pagpupugay sa mahātmā—patunay na maging ang pinakamataas na kapangyarihan ay tumatangan sa dharma ng pagtanggap at paggalang sa karapat-dapat.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ātithi-dharma: honoring a worthy guest is a fundamental ethical duty, upheld even by Brahmā himself, implying that social and spiritual order rests on reverence, humility, and proper reception of the virtuous.
Bhīṣma narrates that a great-souled figure arrives before Brahmā, and Brahmā receives him according to proper custom, offering hospitality and honor in his assembly.