Shloka 24
Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)
इयं शय्या भगवतो यथाकाममिहोष्यताम् । प्रयतिष्यावहे प्रीतिमाहर्तु ते तपोधन
bhīṣma uvāca | iyaṁ śayyā bhagavato yathākāmam ihoṣyatām | prayatiṣyāvahe prītim āhartu te tapodhana |
Bhishma sprach: „Dieses Lager ist für den Ehrwürdigen bereitet. Verweile hier, wie es dir beliebt, und ruhe in aller Bequemlichkeit. Wir werden uns bemühen, dir Genüge zu tun, o Asket, reich an Askese.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic hospitality: honoring a worthy guest—especially an ascetic—by offering comfort and actively striving to please them, treating service as a moral duty.
Bhishma indicates a prepared resting place and invites the revered ascetic to stay as desired, assuring that the hosts will make efforts to keep him content.