Shloka 15
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī
कन्ये विप्रावुपचर देववत् पितृवच्च ह । तब उन दोनोंने कहा--“बहुत अच्छा।” इसके बाद राजाने उस कन्याको आदेश दिया --“बेटी! तुम इन दोनों महर्षियोंकी देवता और पितरोंके समान सेवा किया करो”। सा तु कन्या तथेत्युक्त्वा पितरं धर्मचारिणी
kanye viprāv upacara devavat pitṛvac ca ha | tataḥ tau dvau uvatuḥ—“bahu śobhanam” | tataḥ paraṁ rājā tāṁ kanyām ājñāpayām āsa—“putri! tvam etau dvau maharṣī devavat pitṛṇāṁ ca samāṁ sevāṁ kuru” | sā tu kanyā tathety uktvā pitaraṁ dharmacāriṇī
“少女啊，你当侍奉这两位婆罗门圣贤，如同侍奉诸天，又如同敬奉祖灵。”二人闻言答道：“甚善。”随后国王又告诫女儿：“女儿啊，当以敬神与敬先祖之礼，奉事这两位大牟尼。”那守持法度的少女答曰：“谨遵。”遂转向父王，将此命视为达摩之责。
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames service to worthy guests—especially brahmin sages—as a sacred duty: one should honor them with the same reverence given to gods and ancestors. Ethical conduct (dharma) is shown through respectful service and obedience to righteous instruction.
A king directs his daughter to attend upon two visiting brahmin sages, telling her to serve them as she would the gods and the Pitṛs. The sages assent, and the virtuous maiden accepts the command, indicating readiness to act according to dharma.