Shloka 68
अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission
ततः प्रविश्य नगर कृत्वा पौर्वाह्निकी: क्रिया: । भुक्त्वा सभारयों रजनीमुवास स महाद्युति:
tataḥ praviśya nagaraṁ kṛtvā paurvāhṇikīḥ kriyāḥ | bhuktvā sabhāryo rajanīm uvāsa sa mahādyutiḥ ||
پھر وہ شہر میں داخل ہوا اور اس نے مقررہ صبح کے اعمال بجا لائے۔ اس کے بعد اپنی ملکہ کے ساتھ کھانا کھا کر وہ درخشاں بادشاہ محل میں رات بسر کرنے لگا۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic order in a ruler’s life: even amid royal responsibilities, one should observe prescribed daily rites and maintain disciplined, proper conduct in household life.
A radiant king enters the city, completes the forenoon/morning observances, eats with his wife, and then spends the night in the palace, marking a transition into routine, orderly domestic and civic life.