Shloka 9
अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission
तौ तथेति प्रतिश्रुत्य क्षुधितौ श्रमकर्शितौ । शतपाकेन तैलेन महार्हेणोपतस्थतु:,यद्यपि राजा-रानी भूख-प्याससे पीड़ित और अत्यन्त दुर्बल हो गये थे तो भी “बहुत अच्छा” कहकर वे राजदम्पति सौ बार पकाकर तैयार किये हुए बहुमूल्य तेलको लेकर उनकी सेवामें जुट गये
tau tatheti pratiśrutya kṣudhitau śramakarśitau | śatapākena tailena mahārheṇopatasthatuḥ ||
ఆ ఇద్దరూ “అలాగే” అని అంగీకరించి—ఆకలితో బాధపడుతూ, శ్రమతో క్షీణించినప్పటికీ—శతపాకంగా సిద్ధమైన అమూల్యమైన నూనెను తీసుకొని సేవకు వచ్చారు.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed as steadfast service and hospitality: even when afflicted by hunger and exhaustion, one should uphold one’s pledged duty and honor guests or those deserving care, offering the best one can.
After agreeing (“so be it”), two individuals—despite being hungry and fatigued—approach to serve, bringing an especially precious offering: oil refined by being cooked a hundred times, indicating both devotion and the value placed on proper service.