Shloka 29
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
अथ दर्भाक्ष वन्यांश्षु ओषधीर्भरतर्षभ । पवित्रमासनं चैव बूसीं च समुपानयत्
atha darbākṣa-vanyāṃś ca oṣadhīr bharatarṣabha | pavitram āsanaṃ caiva bhasmīṃ ca samupānayat ||
Puis, ô taureau parmi les Bharata, il apporta de l’herbe darbha, des plantes médicinales de la forêt, un siège consacré et aussi de la cendre sacrée (bhasma), rassemblant les éléments purs requis pour le rite.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharmic practice is upheld through purity and proper observance: sacred acts require both inner intention and outward preparation using purifying materials (darbha, herbs, a consecrated seat, ash).
Bhīṣma describes (or reports) the gathering of ritual requisites—darbha grass, forest herbs, a purified seat, and sacred ash—indicating that a rite or disciplined observance is about to be performed with due propriety.