Shloka 68
अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission
ततः प्रविश्य नगर कृत्वा पौर्वाह्निकी: क्रिया: । भुक्त्वा सभारयों रजनीमुवास स महाद्युति:
tataḥ praviśya nagaraṁ kṛtvā paurvāhṇikīḥ kriyāḥ | bhuktvā sabhāryo rajanīm uvāsa sa mahādyutiḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「それから彼は都に入り、定められた朝の儀礼をしかるべく成し遂げた。ついで妃とともに食事をとり、光輝あるその王は宮殿にて夜を過ごした――日々の営みを秩序と節度、そして礼法にかなって整えていたのである。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic order in a ruler’s life: even amid royal responsibilities, one should observe prescribed daily rites and maintain disciplined, proper conduct in household life.
A radiant king enters the city, completes the forenoon/morning observances, eats with his wife, and then spends the night in the palace, marking a transition into routine, orderly domestic and civic life.