अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission
इत्युक्त: समनुज्ञातो राजर्षिरभिवाद्य तम् । प्रययौ वपुषा युक्तो नगरं देवराजवत्
ity uktaḥ samanujñāto rājarṣir abhivādya tam | prayayau vapuṣā yukto nagaraṃ devarājavat ||
Bhishma disse: Assim interpelado e devidamente autorizado a retirar-se, o rei-sábio, após saudá-lo com reverência, partiu para sua cidade, dotado de um corpo radiante como o do rei dos deuses.
भीष्म उवाच
The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: when one receives instruction or permission from a revered person, one should respond with humility and formal reverence (abhivādana) before departing. It also suggests that righteous conduct and blessings confer a kind of inner and outer radiance.
After being spoken to and granted leave, the royal sage (identified in the given context as Kuśika) bows to the venerable figure and departs toward his city, described as possessing an Indra-like splendor.