Shloka 68
अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission
ततः प्रविश्य नगर कृत्वा पौर्वाह्निकी: क्रिया: । भुक्त्वा सभारयों रजनीमुवास स महाद्युति:
tataḥ praviśya nagaraṁ kṛtvā paurvāhṇikīḥ kriyāḥ | bhuktvā sabhāryo rajanīm uvāsa sa mahādyutiḥ ||
Bhishma dit : Alors, étant entré dans la cité, il accomplit comme il se doit les rites du matin prescrits. Puis, après avoir pris son repas avec son épouse, ce roi rayonnant passa la nuit au palais, se conformant avec ordre, discipline et bienséance aux devoirs de la vie quotidienne.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic order in a ruler’s life: even amid royal responsibilities, one should observe prescribed daily rites and maintain disciplined, proper conduct in household life.
A radiant king enters the city, completes the forenoon/morning observances, eats with his wife, and then spends the night in the palace, marking a transition into routine, orderly domestic and civic life.