Shloka 28
नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा
Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings
पतितो5पि महाराज भूतले स्मृतिमानभूत् । प्रसादयामास भृगुं शापान्तो मे भवेदिति
patito 'pi mahārāja bhūtale smṛtimān abhūt | prasādayāmāsa bhṛguṁ śāpānto me bhaved iti ||
بھیشم نے کہا: “اے مہاراج! زمین پر گر پڑنے کے بعد بھی اس کی ہوش مندی قائم رہی۔ ‘میری لعنت کا خاتمہ ہو’ یہ سوچ کر اس نے بھِرگو کو راضی کرنے کی کوشش کی۔”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in distress or humiliation, one should retain composure and act ethically—seeking reconciliation and relief through respectful, dharmic means (here, propitiating a sage), rather than reacting with anger or despair.
Bhīṣma narrates that a person, though fallen to the ground, remained mentally steady and approached the sage Bhṛgu to pacify him, hoping that the curse affecting him would be brought to an end.