Shloka 16
Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)
सत्कृत्य तं तथा विप्रमिदं पुनरथाब्रवीत् । भगवन् परवन्न्तौ स्वो ब्रूहि किं करवावहे
satkṛtya taṃ tathā vipram idaṃ punar athābravīt | bhagavan paravantau svaḥ brūhi kiṃ karavāvahe ||
Tendo honrado devidamente aquele brâmane-sábio, falaram-lhe de novo: “Venerável senhor, nós—marido e esposa—estamos sob tua direção. Dize-nos: que serviço devemos prestar-te?”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the dharmic ideal of honoring a worthy guest—especially a learned and virtuous brahmin—and then offering oneself in service with humility, seeking guidance rather than asserting one’s own will.
After respectfully receiving and honoring a brahmin-sage, a married couple addresses him again, declaring their readiness to follow his direction and asking what they should do to serve him.