Shloka 2
Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Reconciliation and Partition (भीष्मोपदेशः—संधि-राज्यविभागविचारः)
प्रतिनन्द्य स तां पूजां पृष्टवा कुशलमन्ततः । आसने काज्चने शुद्धे निषसाद महामना:
pratinandya sa tāṁ pūjāṁ pṛṣṭvā kuśalam antataḥ | āsane kāñcane śuddhe niṣasāda mahāmanāḥ ||
彼は捧げられた礼拝を喜んで受け、これを称えたのち、彼らの安否と吉祥をつぶさに問うた。大徳ヴィヤーサは、清らかな黄金の座に着いた。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: one should receive honor without arrogance, respond with goodwill, and begin interaction by asking after others’ welfare (kuśala). Reverence is completed not merely by ritual offering but by mutual auspiciousness, humility, and proper conduct.
After being honored with worship, the revered sage (understood as Vyāsa in the narrative context) expresses acceptance, then asks about everyone’s well-being, and finally takes his seat on a pure golden seat, marking the formal beginning of the ensuing conversation or instruction.