Shloka 9
Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga
Body-Relinquishment
मौद्गल्यो भार्गवो रामस्तृणबिन्दुर्महामुनि: । पिप्पलादो<थ वायुश्न संवर्त: पुलह: कच:
maudgalyo bhārgavo rāmas tṛṇabindur mahāmuniḥ | pippalādo 'tha vāyuś ca saṃvartaḥ pulahaḥ kacaḥ ||
মৌদ্গল্য, ভার্গব বংশীয় রাম, মহামুনি তৃণবিন্দু; তারপর পিপ্পলাদ, বায়ু, সংবর্ত, পুলহ ও কচ—(এঁরাও) গণ্য হলেন।
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
By enumerating revered sages and divine figures, the text reinforces the ethical ideal that dharma is preserved through remembered exemplars—those whose austerity, learning, and spiritual authority become standards for conduct and instruction.
Vaiśaṃpāyana is listing notable sages (and a deity) as part of a broader catalog within the Śānti Parva’s discourse, situating the teaching in an authoritative lineage of respected figures.