Shloka 21
अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission
अथ सर्वमुपन्यस्तमग्रतश्ल्यवनस्य तत् । ततः सर्व समानीय तच्च शय्यासनं मुनि:
atha sarvam upanyastam agrataś cyavanasya tat | tataḥ sarvaṃ samānīya tac ca śayyāsanaṃ muniḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：于是，凡先前陈设之物，尽皆置于仙人遮婆那（Cyavana）之前。仙人随即将其悉数聚拢，又以华美衣帛覆其卧具与座具。继而，婆利古族之荣光遮婆那点火焚烧所献食物，连同那些衣帛一并焚之，以示断然拒绝奢享，并试验这番款待背后的真诚。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The episode highlights restraint and discernment in dharma: even lavish hospitality can be refused when it risks feeding attachment or when a sage chooses to test the purity of an offering. Ethical worth lies in intention and self-mastery, not merely in external abundance.
Arrangements and offerings are placed before the sage Cyavana. He gathers them, covers the bed and seat with cloth, and then burns the food and cloths—an austere, demonstrative act indicating renunciation and a deliberate response to what has been presented.