Shloka 60
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्त: स तु देवेश: प्रतिपूज्य गिरे: सुताम् । लोकान् विसर्जयामास सर्वैरनुचरैर्वृतान्,भीष्मजी कहते हैं--युधिष्ठिर! पार्वतीजीके द्वारा इस प्रकार नारीधर्मका वर्णन सुनकर देवाधिदेव महादेवजीने गिरिराजकुमारीका बड़ा आदर किया और वहाँ समस्त अनुचरोंके साथ आये हुए लोगोंको जानेकी आज्ञा दी। तब समस्त भूतगण, सरिताएँ गन्धर्व और अप्सराएँ भगवान् शंकरको सिरसे प्रणाम करके अपने-अपने स्थानको चली गयीं
bhīṣma uvāca | ity uktaḥ sa tu deveśaḥ pratipūjya gireḥ sutām | lokān visarjayāmāsa sarvair anucaraiḥ vṛtān |
Bhishma said: Having thus been addressed, the Lord of the gods—after honoring the daughter of the Mountain (Pārvatī)—dismissed the assembled beings who had come surrounded by all their attendants. Thereupon the hosts of spirits, the rivers, the Gandharvas, and the Apsarases bowed to Lord Śaṅkara and departed, each to their own abodes.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: when a righteous teaching is delivered, it is to be received with honor (pratipūjā), and the gathering concludes with respectful dismissal and obeisance—showing that ethical instruction is framed by humility, gratitude, and orderly conduct.
After Pārvatī has described strīdharma, Śiva (the Lord of gods) honors her and then dismisses the assembled beings who had come with their attendants; the various divine and semi-divine groups bow to Śaṅkara and return to their respective realms.