Shloka 6
Cavana’s Tests of Kuśika and the Queen (अध्याय ५३: च्यवन–कुशिक-परिक्षा)
स्थाणुभूत: शुचिर्भूत्वा दैवते भ्य: प्रणम्य च । गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये जलं सम्प्रविवेश ह
sthāṇubhūtaḥ śucir bhūtvā daivatebhyaḥ praṇamya ca | gaṅgāyamunayor madhye jalaṃ sampraviveśa ha ||
Pada suatu ketika, setelah menyucikan diri dan bersujud kepada para dewa, ia memasuki air di pertemuan Sungai Gangga dan Yamuna, lalu duduk di dalamnya tanpa bergerak, laksana sebatang kayu.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic preparation for spiritual practice: purification, reverence to the divine, and unwavering steadiness (self-control). Ethical force lies in disciplined humility—approaching sacred acts with inner and outer cleanliness and firm resolve.
A person (as narrated by Bhishma) performs a ritual act: he becomes purified, bows to the gods, enters the water at the Ganga–Yamuna confluence, and remains seated within the water, perfectly still, indicating austerity or meditative observance at a sacred tirtha.