Shloka 5
तदन्नमुत्तमं भुक्त्वा गुणवत् सार्वकामिकम् | प्रतिष्ठमानो5स्मयत प्रीत: कृष्णो महामना:
tad annam uttamaṁ bhuktvā guṇavat sārvakāmikam | pratiṣṭhamāno ’smayat prītaḥ kṛṣṇo mahāmanāḥ ||
ਗੁਣਵਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਸਭ ਦੀ ਰੁਚੀ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਉਸ ਉੱਤਮ ਅੰਨ ਨੂੰ ਖਾ ਕੇ ਮਹਾਮਨਾ ਵਿਆਸ ਬਹੁਤ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਹੋਏ। ਫਿਰ ਉੱਥੋਂ ਰਵਾਨਾ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਉਹ ਮੁਸਕੁਰਾਏ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic hospitality: offering excellent, wholesome, universally pleasing food to a revered guest leads to genuine satisfaction and goodwill. The guest’s smile signifies approval and the ethical value of respectful service (atithi-satkāra) performed without ostentation.
Bhishma narrates that Krishna—understood here as Vyasa—eats the fine meal provided, becomes pleased, and as he gets up to leave, he smiles, indicating contentment and a favorable disposition toward the hosts.