Shloka 31
Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)
न प्रबोध्यो5स्मि संसुप्त इत्युवाचाथ भार्गव: । संवाहितव्यौ मे पादौ जागृतव्यं च तेडनिशम्
na prabodhyo ’smi saṃsupta ity uvācātha bhārgavaḥ | saṃvāhitavyau me pādau jāgṛtavyaṃ ca te ’niśam ||
اسی وقت بھِرگو کے پُتر نے اُن دونوں سے کہا— “جب میں سو جاؤں تو مجھے جگانا نہیں۔ میرے دونوں پاؤں دبائے رکھنا، اور تم دونوں کو بھی رات بھر جاگتے رہنا ہے۔”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined service (sevā) and obedience: one must carry out a rightful instruction with steadiness—maintaining vigilance and self-control—rather than prioritizing personal ease.
Bhīṣma narrates that the Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) instructs attendants not to wake him while he sleeps, to keep pressing his feet, and to stay awake continuously—setting a strict regimen of service and watchfulness.