Shloka 68
भीष्म उवाच अथ दृष्टवा परिव्राट् स तान् महर्षीन् शुना सह । अभिगम्य यथान्यायं पाणिस्पर्शमभथाचरत्,भीष्मजी कहते हैं--राजन्! कुत्तेसहित आये हुए संन्यासीने जब उन महर्षियोंको देखा, तब उनके पास आकर संन्यासकी मर्यादाकें अनुसार उनका हाथसे स्पर्श किया
bhīṣma uvāca atha dṛṣṭvā parivrāṭ sa tān maharṣīn śunā saha | abhigamya yathānyāyaṃ pāṇisparśam athācarat ||
Bhishma said: Then, seeing those great seers, the wandering renunciant—accompanied by a dog—approached them and, in accordance with proper ascetic decorum, performed the respectful greeting by touching their hands.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is upheld through proper ācāra (disciplined conduct): even a wandering renunciant should show due reverence to great sages by following established norms of respectful greeting.
A wandering ascetic arrives with a dog, sees a group of great seers, approaches them, and greets them according to proper custom by touching their hands.