Shloka 12
गोमहात्म्य-प्रश्नोत्तरम्
Saudāsa–Vasiṣṭha on the Purifying Power of Cows
राघवो5पि प्रिय भ्रात्रे लकक्ष्मणाय यशस्विने । ऋषिभ्यो लक्ष्मणेनोक्तमरण्ये वसता प्रभो
rāghavo 'pi priya-bhrātre lakṣmaṇāya yaśasvine | ṛṣibhyo lakṣmaṇenoktam araṇye vasatā prabho ||
भीष्म बोले—हे प्रभो! राघव ने भी अपने प्रिय भ्राता, यशस्वी लक्ष्मण के हित के लिए, वन में निवास करते हुए, लक्ष्मण द्वारा कही हुई बात ऋषियों को सुनाई॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic regard for one’s brother and the proper transmission of counsel: a righteous person honors a devoted sibling and communicates matters respectfully to sages, even amid hardship like forest exile.
Bhīṣma cites an example from Rāma’s forest life: Rāma, in connection with Lakṣmaṇa, conveys to the sages what Lakṣmaṇa had said, presenting Rāma’s conduct as exemplary.