Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 10
अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission
तत: सुखासीनमृषिं वाग्यतौ संववाहतु: । न च पर्याप्तमित्याह भार्गव: सुमहातपा:
tataḥ sukhāsīnam ṛṣiṁ vāgyatau saṁvāvahatuḥ | na ca paryāptam ity āha bhārgavaḥ sumahātapāḥ ||
तब ऋषि सुखपूर्वक बैठ गए और वे दोनों दम्पति मौन रहकर उनके शरीर में तेल मलने लगे। पर महातपस्वी भार्गव (च्यवन) ने एक बार भी नहीं कहा—“बस, पर्याप्त है।”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined restraint: the attendants serve in silence, and the ascetic does not voice “enough,” reflecting endurance, non-demanding conduct, and mastery over speech and comfort—qualities praised within dharma and tapas.
A sage sits comfortably while a couple (two persons) silently anoint and massage him with oil. The Bhārgava ascetic, Chyavana, does not once say that the massage is sufficient, maintaining silence and composure.