Shloka 47
ब्राह्मणपूजा-राजधर्मः | Royal Duty of Honoring Learned Brahmins
भो भो: केजत्राश्रमे सन्ति भूगो: शिष्या महात्मन: । द्रष्टमिच्छे मुनिमहं तस्याचक्षत मामिति,भाइयो! इस आश्रममें महात्मा भृगुके शिष्य कौन-कौन हैं? मैं महर्षिका दर्शन करना चाहता हूँ। आपलोग उन्हें मेरे आगमनकी सूचना दे दें
bhō bhōḥ, ke jatrāśrame santi bhṛgoḥ śiṣyā mahātmanaḥ? draṣṭum icche munim ahaṃ; tasyācakṣata mām iti.
Bhishma said: “Ho there, ho there! Who among you are the disciples of the great-souled Bhrigu in this hermitage? I wish to see the sage. Please inform him of my arrival.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: approaching a sage with humility, recognizing the authority of the guru and the community of disciples, and seeking permission/announcement before an audience—reflecting reverence for spiritual learning and disciplined spaces like the āśrama.
Bhishma arrives at a hermitage associated with the sage Bhrigu and calls out to those present, asking which of them are Bhrigu’s disciples. He states his wish to see the sage and requests that they convey news of his arrival to him.