Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 27
अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission
पुनरेव च विप्रर्षि: प्रोवाच कुशिकं नूपम् | सभार्यों मां रथेनाशु वह यत्र ब्रवीम्यहम्
punar eva ca viprarṣiḥ provāca kuśikaṃ nṛpam | sa-bhāryo māṃ rathenāśu vaha yatra bravīmy aham ||
毗湿摩说道：“随后，那位婆罗门大圣又对俱悉迦王说道：‘你与妻子一同系于车轭，速速以车载我，随我所命而行。’”在叙事中，此命令承接先前细致周全的侍奉与试炼；圣者既未见王行有失，便加重考验，迫使君王以不动摇的谦卑、顺从与自制来作证——在此语境中，这些德行被视为高于王者的骄矜与安逸。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic discipline through humility and service: even a king must restrain ego and submit to righteous testing by a sage, showing that inner virtue and obedience to ethical authority outweigh status and comfort.
After being served and observed, the sage addresses King Kushika again and orders him—along with his wife—to yoke themselves to a chariot and carry the sage swiftly wherever he commands, escalating the test of the king’s patience, devotion, and self-control.