Shloka 25
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
एक दिन एक मुनि सत्संगकी दृष्टिसे उसके आश्रमपर पधारे। उस शूद्रने विधिवत् स्वागत-सत्कार करके ऋषिका पूजन किया और उन्हें संतुष्ट कर दिया ।।
eka dina ekaḥ muniḥ satsangadṛṣṭyā tasya āśramam upāgamat | sa śūdraḥ vidhivat svāgata-satkāraṃ kṛtvā ṛṣim apūjayat, taṃ ca santoṣayāmāsa || anukūlāṃ kathāṃ kṛtvā yathāgatam apṛcchat | ṛṣiḥ parama-tejasvī dharmātmā saṃśita-vrataḥ, bharata-bhūṣaṇa nara-śreṣṭha! tataḥ paścāt sa anukūla-vacanaiḥ tasya āgamanasya vṛttāntam apṛcchat | tataḥ sa kaṭhora-vrata-pālakaḥ parama-tejasvī dharmātmā ṛṣiḥ anekavāraṃ tasya śūdrasya āśramam tasya darśanārthaṃ punar upāgamat |
毗湿摩说道：有一日，一位圣者因欲求善友之会，来到那人的精舍。那首陀罗依礼迎接，以应有的款待供奉，恭敬礼敬仙人，使其心满意足。继而以和悦之辞交谈，并询问圣者来访之意。自此以后，那位光辉卓绝、秉持正法、坚守苦行誓戒的仙人，屡屡来到首陀罗的住处，只为与他相见。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma is shown through proper hospitality, reverence, and gentle speech; such conduct attracts the wise and earns spiritual merit irrespective of one’s social designation.
A sage visits a Śūdra’s hermitage seeking holy company; the host welcomes and honors him correctly, asks courteously about his visit, and the pleased sage returns repeatedly to meet him.