Shloka 4
Cyavana’s Yogic Display and Kuśika’s Recognition of Tapas (च्यवन-योगप्रभावः कुशिकस्य तपःप्रशंसा च)
नहुष उवाच करवाणि प्रियं कि ते तन्मे ब्रूहि द्विजोत्तम । सर्व कर्तास्मि भगवन् यद्यपि स्यात् सुदुष्करम्
Nahuṣa uvāca: karavāṇi priyaṁ ki te tan me brūhi dvijottama | sarva-kartāsmi bhagavan yady api syāt suduṣkaram ||
ナフシャは言った。「あなたに喜ばれる奉仕として、私は何をすればよいのでしょうか。お告げください、二度生まれの中の最勝者よ。尊き御方よ、たとえそれがこの上なく困難であっても、私は何事でも成し遂げる覚悟です。」
नहुष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic attitude of humility and readiness to serve the worthy: one should ask what is truly beneficial to the respected teacher/elder and commit to it even when the duty is difficult.
Nahuṣa addresses a revered Brahmin, asking what act would please him and declaring his willingness to carry out any instruction, even if it proves extremely hard.