Shloka 9
स तस्मै सत्क्रियां चक्रे क्रियायुक्तेन हेतुना । विश्रान्तं सुसमासीनमिदं वचनमत्रवीत्
sa tasmai satkriyāṃ cakre kriyāyuktena hetunā | viśrāntaṃ susamāsīnam idaṃ vacanam abravīt |
Pagkaraan, iginawad niya sa panauhin ang nararapat na paggalang at pagtanggap, ayon sa wastong ritwal at tuntuning etikal. Nang ang bisita’y nakapagpahinga at nakaupo nang maginhawa, saka niya ito kinausap nang ganito—ipinahihiwatig na ang paggalang sa panauhin, na isinasagawa ayon sa dharma, ay nauuna bago ang anumang seryosong pagtatanong o payo.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights atithi-dharma: one should first honour a guest through proper, dharma-aligned hospitality and ritual propriety; only after the guest is rested and comfortably seated should one begin important conversation or instruction.
A host receives a guest, performs respectful hospitality according to prescribed custom, waits until the guest has rested and is seated at ease, and then begins to speak to him.