Shloka 23
अश्वशिरो-आख्यानम्
Aśvaśiras / Hayaśiras Narrative: Retrieval of the Vedas
तद् दृष्टवा महदाश्चर्यमपूर्व विधिविस्तरम् । उपोपविष्ट: सुप्रीतो नारदो भगवानृषि:
tad dṛṣṭvā mahad āścaryam apūrva-vidhi-vistaram | upopaviṣṭaḥ suprīto nārado bhagavān ṛṣiḥ ||
ভীষ্ম বললেন—“সেই মহা বিস্ময়—শাস্ত্রবিধির সেই অপূর্ব ও বিস্তৃত আচরণ—দেখে, নিকটেই উপবিষ্ট দেবর্ষি ভগবান নারদ অত্যন্ত প্রসন্ন হলেন।”
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.