Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 45
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
सनत्कुमारप्रमुखास्तिष्ठन्ति तपसान्विता: । तस्मात् स वाग्मी धर्मज्ञो नमस्यो द्विजपुज्रवा:
sanatkumārapramukhās tiṣṭhanti tapasānvitāḥ | tasmāt sa vāgmī dharmajño namasyo dvijapuṅgavaḥ ||
善达库玛罗（Sanatkumāra）及诸位最上首的圣仙，皆具苦行之力而安住。是故，噢最胜之二生者，当恒常顶礼那位善辩而知法的主宰——应向祂致以至敬之礼；因为礼敬遍满一切的至上神，能成就最高之法，而由祂所化生的诸圣仙，亦常为世间福祉而不息修苦行。
ईश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the highest dharma is attained through reverent devotion to the Supreme—who is eloquent and perfectly knows dharma—and that the exemplary austerities of sages like Sanatkumāra model steadfast spiritual discipline; therefore, one should continually offer salutations to that Lord.
Īśvara speaks, pointing to Sanatkumāra and other great sages who remain absorbed in tapas, and uses their presence as evidence of the Lord’s dharmic order; the listener (addressed as ‘best of the twice-born’) is instructed to honor and bow to the dharma-knowing, eloquent divine figure (contextually identified with Vāsudeva).