Shloka 66
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
ततः सिद्धि) परां प्राप्तो ब्राह्मणो राजसत्तम | सम्मतश्नलाभवत् तेषामाश्रमे तन्निवासिनाम्
tataḥ siddhiṃ parāṃ prāpto brāhmaṇo rājasattama | sammataś ca lābhavat teṣām āśrame tannivāsinām, nṛpaśreṣṭha ||
اے بہترین بادشاہ! پھر اس برہمن نے اعلیٰ ترین سِدھی حاصل کی، اور اس آشرم میں رہنے والے تمام سادھکوں کے نزدیک وہ معزز اور مقبول ہو گیا۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Supreme spiritual attainment (parā siddhi) naturally commands respect; genuine honor arises from inner realization and disciplined conduct rather than status or force.
Bhīṣma tells the king that a brāhmaṇa, after attaining the highest siddhi, became widely revered by all the residents and practitioners of the hermitage where he lived.