Shloka 12
ऋभु–निदाघ-संवादः—अद्वैत-उपदेशः, समता, वासुदेव-स्वरूप-एकत्वम्
सक्तुयावकवाट्यानाम् अपूपानां च मे गृहे यद् रोचते द्विजश्रेष्ठ तत् त्वं भुङ्क्ष्व यथेच्छया
saktuyāvakavāṭyānām apūpānāṃ ca me gṛhe yad rocate dvijaśreṣṭha tat tvaṃ bhuṅkṣva yathecchayā
我家中备有大麦粥、大麦饼与甜美的阿普帕糕。噢，最尊贵的二次生者，凡你所喜者，皆可随意自在享用。
A householder/host addressing an honored Brahmin guest (dvijaśreṣṭha) within the dynastic narrative recounted by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya
FAQs
This verse presents feeding an honored guest—especially a learned dvija—as a direct expression of dharma, sustaining social and sacred order within the Purana’s moral universe.
Through embedded scenes like this, Parāśara shows that dharma is not only royal governance or ritual theory but also ordinary righteous conduct—offering food, respect, and freedom of choice to a guest.
Though Vishnu is not named here, the ethic of honoring guests and sustaining dharma reflects the Purana’s view that social righteousness participates in Vishnu’s sovereignty as the preserver of cosmic order.