Shloka 31
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
सो$भिगम्य पितु: पादावगृह्नादरणीसुत: । यथोपजोष॑ं तैश्वापि समागच्छन्महामुनि:,निकट आकर अरणीपुत्र महामुनि शुकदेवने पिताके दोनों पैर पकड़ लिये और शान्तभावसे उनके अन्य सब शिष्योंके साथ भी मिले
so 'bhigamya pituḥ pādāv agṛhṇād araṇīsutaḥ | yathopajoṣaṃ taiś cāpi samāgacchan mahāmuniḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : «S’étant approché de son père, le fils d’Araṇī saisit respectueusement ses deux pieds. D’un esprit paisible et d’une tenue avenante, ce grand sage salua et rencontra aussi les autres disciples présents, comme il convenait en la circonstance.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct in learning and family life: reverence to one’s father/teacher (shown by taking the feet), and courteous, harmonious behavior toward fellow students. Knowledge and spiritual stature are portrayed as inseparable from humility and proper ācāra.
A great sage—identified by the epithet ‘son of Araṇī’—approaches his father, performs a gesture of respect by holding his father’s feet, and then appropriately greets and meets the other disciples present.