Shloka 27
Cavana’s Tests of Kuśika and the Queen (अध्याय ५३: च्यवन–कुशिक-परिक्षा)
जालके साथ नदीमेंसे निकाले गये महर्षि च्यवन इत्युक्तास्ते निषादास्तु सुभुशं॑ भयकम्पिता: । सर्वे विवर्णवदना नहुषाय न्यवेदयन्
jālakena sārdhaṁ nadīmadhyān niṣkālitā maharṣiś cyavana iti uktās te niṣādās tu subhṛśaṁ bhayakampitāḥ | sarve vivarṇavadanā nahuṣāya nyavedayan ||
毗湿摩说道：当尼沙陀人得知那位与渔网一同从河中被拖出的伟大仙人正是遮婆那（Cyavana）时，强烈的恐惧立刻攫住了他们。他们剧烈颤抖，面色尽失，随即赶往那诃沙王（Nahusha）处，将事情始末尽数禀告。此段彰显：伤害无辜之人有沉重的法（Dharma）之罪，而当人意识到自己冒犯了可敬的苦行圣者时，心中便会生起深切的战栗与惶惧。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of inadvertently harming a venerable sage: once the Nishadas realize the person they dragged out is Maharshi Cyavana, fear and remorse arise, and they seek proper authority (the king) to report and address the wrongdoing—implying accountability and reverence toward ascetics as a pillar of dharma.
Fishermen (Nishadas) pull someone from the river along with a net; when they learn he is the great sage Cyavana, they panic, tremble, turn pale, and immediately go to King Nahusha to report the incident in full.