Shloka 22

अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः

Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission

Devanagari script

वस्त्रै: शुभेरवच्छाद्य भोजनोपस्करै: सह । सर्वमादीपयामास च्यवनो भृगुनन्दन:,यह सब सामग्री च्यवन मुनिके आगे परोसकर रखी गयी। मुनिने वह सब लेकर उसको तथा शय्या और आसनको भी सुन्दर वस्त्रोंस ढक दिया। इसके बाद भृगुनन्दन च्यवनने भोजन-सामग्रीके साथ उन वस्त्रोंमें भी आग लगा दी

Transliteration

vastraiḥ śubhair avacchādya bhojanopaskaraiḥ saha | sarvam ādīpayāmāsa cyavano bhṛgunandanaḥ ||

Translation

భీష్ముడు పలికెను—తర్వాత శుభ్రమైన/సుందరమైన వస్త్రాలతో కప్పి, భోజనసామగ్రి మరియు ఉపకరణాలతో సహా, భృగునందనుడు చ్యవనుడు ఆ సమస్తాన్నీ అగ్నికి ఆహుతి చేశాడు।

Word by Word

वस्त्रैःwith garments/cloths

शुभैःauspicious/beautiful

अवच्छाद्यhaving covered

भोजन-उपस्करैःwith food-implements/provisions

सहtogether with

सर्वम्all (of it)

आदीपयामासset on fire / kindled

च्यवनःCyavana

भृगु-नन्दनःdelight of Bhṛgu (Bhṛgu’s descendant)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Cyavana

Bhṛgu lineage (Bhṛgus)

garments (vastra)

food/meal (bhojana)

utensils/provisions (upaskara)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights vairāgya and self-mastery: an ascetic may deliberately refuse or even destroy luxurious offerings to prevent attachment and to affirm that dharma is grounded in inner discipline rather than external display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Cyavana covers the arranged meal and its utensils with fine cloth and then ignites the entire setup, dramatically rejecting the offered comforts and asserting an austere stance.