Shloka 15
ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā
भगवानके दिये हुए हरे और सुनहरे रंगवाले कुशोंके नवीन आसनोंपर वे महर्षि प्रसन्नतापूर्वक विराजमान हुए ।।
bhagavatā datteṣu harasuvarṇavarṇeṣu kuśeṣu navīneṣv āsaneṣu te maharṣayaḥ prītamanasaḥ sukhena niṣeduḥ | kathāś cakruḥ tataḥ te tu madhurā dharmasaṃhitāḥ | rājarṣīṇāṃ surāṇāṃ ca ye vasanti tapodhanāḥ ||
Bhishma berkata: Dengan puas hati, para resi agung bersemayam di atas tempat duduk rumput kuśa yang baharu—hijau dan keemasan—yang dikurniakan oleh Tuhan. Lalu mereka pun mula bertutur: kisah-kisah manis yang selaras dengan dharma tentang para raja-resi, para dewa, dan para muni bertapa yang kaya dengan tapa-brata yang tinggal di situ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is best communicated and preserved through pleasing, well-ordered narratives spoken in a sanctified setting; the verse highlights that righteous discourse (dharma-saṃhitā kathāḥ) is itself a vehicle of ethical formation.
The assembled great sages sit on newly prepared kusa-grass seats—described as green and golden and given by the Lord—and then begin speaking sweet, dharma-consistent accounts about royal seers, gods, and resident ascetics.