Shloka 1
Cyavana’s Yogic Display and Kuśika’s Recognition of Tapas (च्यवन-योगप्रभावः कुशिकस्य तपःप्रशंसा च)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें च्यवनमुनिका उपाख्यानविषयक पचासवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ ५० ॥ एकपज्चाशत्तमो< ध्याय: राजा नहुषका एक गौके मोलपर च्यवन मुनिको खरीदना
Bhīṣma uvāca: Nahuṣas tu tataḥ śrutvā Cyavanaṁ taṁ tathāgatam | tvaritaḥ prayayau tatra sahāmātya-purohitaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「バーラタ族の最良よ。チャヴァナ仙がそのような姿で都の近くに来たと聞くや、ナフシャ王は王宮祭官と重臣たちを伴い、急ぎその地へ赴いた。」この場面はダルマに則った邂逅を告げる。弱りきった苦行者の来訪を知れば、王は速やかに、そして敬意をもって応じねばならぬ。聖仙への遇し方こそ、王の正しさを量る尺度だからである。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s dharma includes prompt, respectful attention to ascetics and sages—especially when they are vulnerable—because honoring spiritual authority and protecting the righteous sustains social and moral order.
Bhishma narrates that King Nahusha, on hearing that the sage Cyavana has arrived nearby in a particular condition, quickly goes to meet him, taking along his ministers and his priest—setting up the ensuing episode about cows, charity, and merit.