Shloka 24
Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage
ततो महारहैस्ते सर्वे रत्नैरभ्यर्चिता: शुभै: । ब्राह्मणा मृष्टवसना: सुप्रीता: सम ततो5भवन्
tato mahārahais te sarve ratnair abhyarcitāḥ śubhaiḥ | brāhmaṇā mṛṣṭa-vasanāḥ suprītāḥ saṃ tataḥ abhavan |
Bhishma nói: “Rồi tất cả các Bà-la-môn ấy được tôn vinh bằng những châu báu cát tường, vô cùng quý giá. Mặc y phục sạch sẽ, tinh mỹ, họ hoàn toàn hoan hỷ và từ đó an nhiên mãn nguyện.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic dāna: honoring worthy recipients (here, Brāhmaṇas) with valuable and auspicious gifts, along with respectful treatment, results in genuine satisfaction and social harmony.
Bhīṣma describes a scene where Brāhmaṇas are ceremonially honored with precious jewels and fine clothing; as a result, they become fully pleased and content.