Shloka 30
Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage
तस्य पक्षाग्रविक्षेपै: क्लमं व्यपनयत् खगः । पूजां चाप्यकरोद् धीमान् भोजनं चाप्यकल्पयत्
tasya pakṣāgravikṣepaiḥ klamaṁ vyapanayat khagaḥ | pūjāṁ cāpyakarod dhīmān bhojanaṁ cāpyakalpayat ||
Bhīṣma dit : En l’éventant du bout de ses ailes, l’oiseau dissipa sa lassitude par une brise fraîche. Puis cette créature sage lui rendit les honneurs convenables et fit aussi préparer de la nourriture pour lui.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a non-human being exemplifies dharma through compassionate service: relieving another’s fatigue, offering respectful reception (pūjā), and providing food. The verse highlights hospitality and care for the vulnerable as practical, lived ethics.
A wise bird fans someone with its wing-tips to remove his exhaustion, then honors him and arranges a meal—depicting an act of attentive caregiving and guest-like reception within Bhishma’s discourse.