Shloka 26
अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission
वस्त्र च विविधाकारमभवत् समुपार्जितम् | न शशाक ततो द्रष्टमन्तरं च्यवनस्तदा
vastraṃ ca vividhākāram abhavat samupārjitam | na śaśāka tato draṣṭum antaraṃ cyavanas tadā |
毗湿摩说道：“各式各样的衣服都被备办齐全，并依礼奉上以供侍奉。婆罗门大圣遮婆那在这一切服侍之中找不出丝毫过失与缺漏，便又对俱悉迦王说道：‘你与妻子一同自系于车轭，代马驾车，速速载我往我所命之处。’”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is shown through careful, faultless service and readiness to obey rightful authority; when service is sincere and complete, the test shifts from material offerings to personal humility and submission of ego.
After many kinds of garments are procured and offered, the sage Cyavana finds no deficiency in the service. He then intensifies the demand by ordering King Kuśika—along with his wife—to be yoked to a chariot and to carry him swiftly wherever he commands.