Shloka 29
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
अथ दर्भाक्ष वन्यांश्षु ओषधीर्भरतर्षभ । पवित्रमासनं चैव बूसीं च समुपानयत्
atha darbākṣa-vanyāṃś ca oṣadhīr bharatarṣabha | pavitram āsanaṃ caiva bhasmīṃ ca samupānayat ||
Kemudian, wahai yang utama di antara Bharata, ia membawa rumput darbha (kuśa), aneka tumbuhan obat dari hutan, sebuah alas duduk yang disucikan, serta abu suci (bhasma).
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharmic practice is upheld through purity and proper observance: sacred acts require both inner intention and outward preparation using purifying materials (darbha, herbs, a consecrated seat, ash).
Bhīṣma describes (or reports) the gathering of ritual requisites—darbha grass, forest herbs, a purified seat, and sacred ash—indicating that a rite or disciplined observance is about to be performed with due propriety.