Shloka 42
Cyavana’s Water-Vow and the Ethics of Cohabitation (स्नेह-सम्वास-धर्मः)
ब्राह्मणा हि महाभागा देवानामपि देवता: । तेषु राजन् प्रवर्तेत पूजया विधिपूर्वकम्,राजन! महाभाग! ब्राह्मण देवताओंके भी देवता हैं; अतः उनका विधिपूर्वक पूजन- आदर-सत्कार करते हुए ही उनके साथ बर्ताव करे
brāhmaṇā hi mahābhāgā devānām api devatāḥ | teṣu rājan pravarteta pūjayā vidhipūrvakam ||
ビーシュマは言った。「王よ、ブラーフマナ（Brāhmaṇa）たちは、まことに福徳に満ち、尊崇されるべき者であり、神々にとってさえ神と見なされる。ゆえに統治者よ、彼らに対する汝の振る舞いは、規定に則った礼拝（vidhi）によって導かれねばならぬ。敬い、仕え、しかるべき畏敬をもってのみ接するがよい。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s dharma includes treating Brahmins with the highest reverence—approaching them with disciplined, rule-guided honor (pūjā done vidhipūrvakam), not casual or self-serving behavior.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on ethical governance and proper conduct. Here he emphasizes that Brahmins are to be regarded as supremely venerable, so the king should interact with them through formal respect, service, and prescribed etiquette.