Shloka 15
ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā
भगवानके दिये हुए हरे और सुनहरे रंगवाले कुशोंके नवीन आसनोंपर वे महर्षि प्रसन्नतापूर्वक विराजमान हुए ।।
bhagavatā datteṣu harasuvarṇavarṇeṣu kuśeṣu navīneṣv āsaneṣu te maharṣayaḥ prītamanasaḥ sukhena niṣeduḥ | kathāś cakruḥ tataḥ te tu madhurā dharmasaṃhitāḥ | rājarṣīṇāṃ surāṇāṃ ca ye vasanti tapodhanāḥ ||
Bhishma said: Seated with contentment upon fresh seats of kusa grass—green and golden in hue, bestowed by the Lord—the great sages settled comfortably. Then they began to speak: sweet, dharma-aligned narratives concerning the royal seers, the gods, and the ascetic sages rich in austerity who dwelt there.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is best communicated and preserved through pleasing, well-ordered narratives spoken in a sanctified setting; the verse highlights that righteous discourse (dharma-saṃhitā kathāḥ) is itself a vehicle of ethical formation.
The assembled great sages sit on newly prepared kusa-grass seats—described as green and golden and given by the Lord—and then begin speaking sweet, dharma-consistent accounts about royal seers, gods, and resident ascetics.