Shloka 28
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
यत्र शिष्यै: परिवृती व्यास आस्ते महातपा: । तत्राश्रमपद रम्यं ददर्श पितुरुत्तमम्,जहाँ महातपस्वी व्यास अपने शिष्योंसे घिरे हुए बैठे थे, वहाँ शुकदेवजीने अपने पिताके उस रमणीय एवं उत्तम आश्रमको देखा
yatra śiṣyaiḥ parivṛtī vyāsa āste mahātapāḥ | tatrāśramapadaṃ ramyaṃ dadarśa pitur uttamam ||
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—എവിടെ മഹാതപസ്വി വ്യാസൻ ശിഷ്യന്മാർ ചുറ്റിനിന്ന് ഇരുന്നുവോ, അവിടെയായിരുന്നു ശുകദേവൻ തന്റെ പിതാവിന്റെ ആ മനോഹരവും അത്യുത്തമവുമായ ആശ്രമസ്ഥാനം കണ്ടത്.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical-spiritual ideal of learning within a disciplined lineage: a realized teacher (Vyāsa) established in austerity and surrounded by disciples, and the son-disciple (Śukadeva) approaching the father’s hermitage with reverence—emphasizing humility, study, and the sanctity of the āśrama as a seat of dharma.
Bhīṣma describes Śukadeva arriving at the place where Vyāsa is seated among his students. Śukadeva then sees his father’s beautiful and excellent hermitage, setting the scene for instruction and transmission of higher knowledge.