Shloka 53
अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission
सुकुमारौ च तौ विद्धौ कराभ्यां मुनिसत्तम: । पस्पर्शामृतकल्पाभ्यां स्नेहाद् भरतसत्तम
sukumārau ca tau viddhau karābhyāṃ munisattamaḥ | pasparśāmṛtakalpābhyāṃ snehād bharatasattama ||
Bhishma berkata: Sang resi termulia, melihat kedua insan yang lembut itu terluka, dengan kasih sayang mengusap punggung mereka dengan kedua tangannya—tangan yang menenteramkan laksana amerta—wahai yang terbaik di antara Bharata.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when harm has occurred, dharmic conduct is shown through compassionate care: the sage responds to injury not with anger but with a healing, affectionate touch, modeling restraint and benevolence.
In the Cyavana–Kuśika episode, a great sage sees two gentle persons who have been hurt and, moved by affection, comforts them by softly stroking them with nectar-like hands—an image of soothing protection and moral tenderness.