Shloka 23
अश्वशिरो-आख्यानम्
Aśvaśiras / Hayaśiras Narrative: Retrieval of the Vedas
तद् दृष्टवा महदाश्चर्यमपूर्व विधिविस्तरम् । उपोपविष्ट: सुप्रीतो नारदो भगवानृषि:,उनके द्वारा शास्त्रविधिका यह अपूर्व विस्तार और अत्यन्त आश्चर्यजनक व्यवहार देखकर उनके पास ही बैठे हुए देवर्षि भगवान् नारद अत्यन्त प्रसन्न हुए
tad dṛṣṭvā mahad āścaryam apūrva-vidhi-vistaram | upopaviṣṭaḥ suprīto nārado bhagavān ṛṣiḥ ||
ভীষ্ম ক’লে—“সেই মহা আশ্চৰ্য—শাস্ত্ৰবিধিৰ সেই অপূৰ্ব আৰু বিস্তৃত আচৰণ—দেখি, ওচৰতে উপবিষ্ট দেৱৰ্ষি ভগৱান নাৰদ অতি প্ৰসন্ন হ’ল।”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Meticulous and sincere adherence to śāstric injunctions (vidhi), carried out in full detail and propriety, is itself a form of dharma that earns the approval of the wise and reinforces ethical order.
Bhishma describes Narada witnessing an extraordinary and unprecedented display of proper scriptural procedure; Narada, seated nearby, becomes highly pleased at what he sees.