Shloka 25
Nārada’s Exempla of Tapas and Assurance to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (नारदोपदेशः—तपःसिद्ध्युदाहरणम्)
वरं तु विष्टरं कौश्यं कृष्णाजिनकुशोत्तरम् | प्रतिपेदे तदा व्यासस्तदर्थमुपकल्पितम्,इसके बाद व्यासजी स्वयं एक सुन्दर कुशासनपर, जो काले मृगचर्मसे आच्छादित तथा उन्हींके लिये बिछाया गया था, विराजमान हुए
varaṁ tu viṣṭaraṁ kauśyaṁ kṛṣṇājinakuśottaram | pratipede tadā vyāsas tadartham upakalpitam ||
毗舍波耶那说：随后，毗耶娑接受了为他特意备好的上座——以编织之布为席，上铺库沙草，又覆以黑羚羊皮——并依礼安坐其上。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dhārmic decorum: honoring a sage with a properly prepared ascetic seat (kuśa and kṛṣṇājina) reflects reverence, restraint, and adherence to ritual norms even amid grief and transition to forest life.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Vyāsa is offered a specially prepared seat—cloth with kuśa grass and black antelope-skin on top—and he accepts it and sits, marking the formal, respectful setting for the ensuing events or counsel.