Shloka 7
Bhīṣmadeva’s Passing Away in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa
पर्वतो नारदो धौम्यो भगवान् बादरायण: । बृहदश्वो भरद्वाज: सशिष्यो रेणुकासुत: ॥ ६ ॥ वसिष्ठ इन्द्रप्रमदस्त्रितो गृत्समदोऽसित: । कक्षीवान् गौतमोऽत्रिश्च कौशिकोऽथ सुदर्शन: ॥ ७ ॥
parvato nārado dhaumyo bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ bṛhadaśvo bharadvājaḥ saśiṣyo reṇukā-sutaḥ
Anwesend waren Weise wie Parvata Muni, Nārada, Dhaumya, der erhabene Bādarāyaṇa Vyāsa, Bṛhadaśva, Bharadvāja und Paraśurāma, der Sohn Reṇukās, mit seinen Schülern; ferner Vasiṣṭha, Indrapramada, Trita, Gṛtsamada, Asita, Kakṣīvān, Gautama, Atri, Kauśika und Sudarśana.
Parvata Muni is considered to be one of the oldest sages. He is almost always a constant companion of Nārada Muni. They are also spacemen competent to travel in the air without the help of any material vehicle. Parvata Muni is also a devarṣi, or a great sage amongst the demigods, like Nārada. He was present along with Nārada at the sacrificial ceremony of Mahārāja Janamejaya, son of Mahārāja Parīkṣit. In this sacrifice all the snakes of the world were to be killed. Parvata Muni and Nārada Muni are called Gandharvas also because they can travel in the air singing the glories of the Lord. Since they can travel in the air, they observed Draupadī’s svayaṁvara ceremony (selecting of her own husband) from the air. Like Nārada Muni, Parvata Muni also used to visit the royal assembly in the heaven of King Indra. As a Gandharva, sometimes he visited the royal assembly of Kuvera, one of the important demigods. Both Nārada and Parvata were once in trouble with the daughter of Mahārāja Sṛñjaya. Mahārāja Sṛñjaya got the benediction of a son by Parvata Muni.
FAQs
The verse lists revered rishis present there: Vasiṣṭha, Indrapramada, Trita, Gṛtsamada, Asita, Kakṣīvān, Gautama, Atri, Kauśika, and Sudarśana.
It highlights the sacred, public, dharma-defining nature of Bhishma’s final instructions—given in the presence of exalted sages—so the teachings are received, witnessed, and preserved through authoritative saintly lineages.
Seek guidance in the company of saintly, learned devotees (satsanga). Spiritual clarity and steady practice grow when one hears and learns in the presence of qualified teachers and sincere seekers.