Shloka 26
कपिलगोसंवादे गृहस्थ-त्यागधर्मयोः प्रमाण्यविचारः
Kapila–Cow Dialogue: Authority of Householder and Renunciant Dharmas
अहन्यहनि चागत्य ततस्तौ तस्य मूर्थनि । आश्वासितौ निवसत: सम्प्रहृष्टो तदा विभो
ahany ahani cāgatya tatas tau tasya mūrdhani | āśvāsitau nivasataḥ samprahṛṣṭau tadā vibho ||
Bhishma dit : Jour après jour, le couple s’en allait puis revenait ; et là, sur sa propre tête, il se posait pour se reposer. Trouvant assurance et sécurité en ce refuge, ils y demeuraient, alors remplis de joie, ô puissant.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of offering refuge: when a strong person provides consistent safety and reassurance, even vulnerable beings live without fear and flourish. Dharma is shown not only in grand acts but in daily, reliable protection.
A pair of birds repeatedly goes out each day and returns to the same protector, settling on his head to rest. Because they feel assured and safe there, they remain happily in that place.