Shloka 20
Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala
On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving
मणिमय खम्भोंसे युक्त सुवर्णमय विमानके भीतर बहुमूल्य दिव्य पर्यकपर वे भृगुनन्दन च्यवन लेटे हुए थे ।।
maṇimaya-khambhaiḥ yukta-suvarṇamaya-vimāna-bhitara bahu-mūlya-divya-paryaṅke te bhṛgu-nandanaḥ cyavanaḥ leṭe huve the. tam abhyayāt praharṣeṇa narendraḥ saha bhāryayā. antarhitaḥ tataḥ bhūyaḥ cyavanaḥ śayanaṃ ca tat.
ମଣି-ସ୍ତମ୍ଭରେ ଯୁକ୍ତ ସେହି ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣ ବିମାନର ଭିତରେ, ଅମୂଲ୍ୟ ଦିବ୍ୟ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଭୃଗୁନନ୍ଦନ ଚ୍ୟବନ ଶୟନ କରୁଥିଲେ। ତାଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି ନରେନ୍ଦ୍ର କୁଶିକ ରାଣୀ ସହ ହର୍ଷରେ ଆଗେଇଲେ; କିନ୍ତୁ ସେହି କ୍ଷଣରେ ମହର୍ଷି ଚ୍ୟବନ ଓ ସେହି ଶୟ୍ୟା—ଦୁହେଁ ଅଦୃଶ୍ୟ ହୋଇଗଲେ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the sovereignty of spiritual attainment: a sage endowed with yogic power is not bound by royal attention or worldly enthusiasm. For rulers, it is a lesson in humility and restraint—approach the holy with reverence, without presumption, recognizing that the divine operates beyond ordinary control.
Cyavana is seen reclining inside a magnificent golden vimāna on a divine couch. King Kuśika and his queen, delighted, move toward him; immediately Cyavana becomes invisible again, and the couch also vanishes, emphasizing the miraculous, ungraspable nature of the sage’s presence.