Shloka 30
Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage
तस्य पक्षाग्रविक्षेपै: क्लमं व्यपनयत् खगः । पूजां चाप्यकरोद् धीमान् भोजनं चाप्यकल्पयत्
tasya pakṣāgravikṣepaiḥ klamaṁ vyapanayat khagaḥ | pūjāṁ cāpyakarod dhīmān bhojanaṁ cāpyakalpayat ||
அப்பறவை தன் இறகுகளின் முனைகளால் காற்று வீசி அவனுடைய களைப்பை நீக்கினது. பின்னர் அந்த ஞானமுடையது முறையாக அவனைப் போற்றி, அவனுக்காக உணவையும் ஏற்பாடு செய்தது.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a non-human being exemplifies dharma through compassionate service: relieving another’s fatigue, offering respectful reception (pūjā), and providing food. The verse highlights hospitality and care for the vulnerable as practical, lived ethics.
A wise bird fans someone with its wing-tips to remove his exhaustion, then honors him and arranges a meal—depicting an act of attentive caregiving and guest-like reception within Bhishma’s discourse.