Shloka 46
कपिलगोसंवादे गृहस्थ-त्यागधर्मयोः प्रमाण्यविचारः
Kapila–Cow Dialogue: Authority of Householder and Renunciant Dharmas
इस प्रकार दीर्घकालके पश्चात् वे वाराणसी पुरीमें जा पहुँचे, वहाँ उन्होंने तुलाधारको सौदा बेचते देखा ।।
evaṃ prakāreṇa dīrghakālasya paścāt te vārāṇasī-purīṃ gatvā prāpuḥ; tatra te tulādhāraṃ vaṇijaṃ kraya-vikrayair jīvanaṃ nirvahantaṃ dadarśuḥ. so 'pi dṛṣṭvaiva taṃ vipram āyāntaṃ bhāṇḍajīvanaḥ samutthāya susaṃhṛṣṭaḥ svāgatena abhyapūjayat.
时日既久，他们来到婆罗那西城。在那里，他们看见图拉陀罗——以买卖货物维生的商贾。图拉陀罗一见婆罗门走近，虽以贸易为业，却立刻起身，满怀欢喜，上前以殷勤之礼迎接并致敬。此段昭示：真正的法不系于身份之名，而显于行持之实；谦卑、待客之道、敬贤之心，纵在居家经商之人身上亦能熠熠生辉。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is validated by conduct: even a merchant living by trade can embody righteousness through humility, prompt respect, and sincere hospitality toward the worthy.
After a long interval, the travelers arrive in Vārāṇasī and see Tulādhāra engaged in commerce; noticing a brāhmaṇa approaching, Tulādhāra immediately rises, rejoices, and welcomes him with honor.