Shloka 42
अध्याय २८१ — दानधर्मः, न्यायागतधनम्, ऋणत्रय-परिशोधनं च
Dāna ethics, lawful wealth, and settling obligations
भीष्म उवाच ततो वृक्षौषधितृणमेवमुक्तं महात्मना । ब्रह्माणमभिसम्पूज्य जगामाशु यथागतम्
bhīṣma uvāca
tato vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇam evam uktaṁ mahātmanā |
brahmāṇam abhisampūjya jagāma āśu yathāgatam ||
毗湿摩说道：于是，树木、药草与诸草——既已受那位大心者如是教诲——便恭敬礼拜梵天，随即迅速离去，循原路返回。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
After receiving guidance, one should respond with humility and proper reverence—here, honoring Brahmā as the cosmic source—before returning to one’s rightful duties within the established order (dharma).
Bhīṣma narrates that the trees, herbs, and grasses, having been addressed by a great-souled figure, worship Brahmā and then depart swiftly, returning as they had come—signaling closure of an instruction episode and restoration of normal order.