Shloka 7

Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga

Body-Relinquishment

Devanagari script

असितेन वसिष्ठेन कौशिकेन महात्मना । हारीतलोमशाभ्यां च तथा5<न्रेयेण धीमता

Transliteration

Asitena Vasiṣṭhena Kauśikena mahātmanā | Hārītalomaśābhyāṃ ca tathā ’nreyeṇa dhīmatā ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: „(Diese Lehre) wurde von Asita überliefert, von Vasiṣṭha, von dem großherzigen Kauśika, ferner von Hārīta und Lomaśa, und ebenso von dem weisen Anreya.“

Word by Word

असितेनby Asita

वसिष्ठेनby Vasiṣṭha

कौशिकेनby Kauśika (Viśvāmitra)

महात्मनाby the great-souled one

हारीतेनby Hārīta

लोमशाभ्याम्by (the two) Lomaśa(s)

चand

तथाlikewise

अन्रेयेणby Anreya

धीमताby the wise one

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Asita

Vasiṣṭha

Kauśika

Hārīta

Lomaśa

Anreya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the authority of dharma-teachings by rooting them in a recognized lineage of ṛṣis. Ethical instruction is presented as trustworthy when it is preserved and transmitted through venerable seers known for insight and discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana, as narrator, lists eminent sages—Asita, Vasiṣṭha, Kauśika, Hārīta, Lomaśa, and Anreya—as sources/authorities for the doctrine being discussed in this section of Śānti Parva, thereby validating the discourse through traditional attribution.