Shloka 3
Cyavana’s Yogic Display and Kuśika’s Recognition of Tapas (च्यवन-योगप्रभावः कुशिकस्य तपःप्रशंसा च)
अर्चयामास तं चापि तस्य राज्ञ: पुरोहित: । सत्यव्रतं महात्मानं देवकल्पं विशाम्पते,प्रजानाथ! राजाके पुरोहितने देवताओंके समान तेजस्वी सत्यव्रती महात्मा च्यवनमुनिका विधिपूर्वक पूजन किया
arcayāmāsa taṃ cāpi tasya rājñaḥ purohitaḥ | satyavrataṃ mahātmānaṃ devakalpaṃ viśāmpate prajānātha |
Bhishma disse: O sacerdote da casa do rei também lhe prestou culto segundo o rito — a esse magnânimo sábio Cyavana, firme no voto de verdade e radiante como um deus, ó senhor dos povos. A passagem ressalta a reverência devida à integridade espiritual e o dever do rei de honrar aqueles estabelecidos na verdade e no dharma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler and his establishment should honor those established in satya (truth) and dharma; reverence toward spiritually disciplined sages is presented as an ethical duty that sustains righteous governance.
Bhīṣma narrates that the king’s priest performed a proper ritual worship of a great sage—described as truth-vowed and godlike—signaling formal respect and recognition of the sage’s spiritual stature.