Shloka 42
माधवस्यास्य माहात्म्यं श्रुतं यत् कथितं मया । तदेव तावत् पर्याप्तं सज्जनस्य निदर्शनम्,अतः कुन्तीनन्दन! तुम्हें अपने भाई-बन्धुओं और सगे-सम्बन्धियोंके लिये यहाँ शोक नहीं करना चाहिये। कौरव-कुलका आनन्द बढ़ानेवाले युधिष्ठिर! तुम सदा क्रोधहीन एवं शान्त रहो। मैंने इन माधव श्रीकृष्णका माहात्म्य जैसा सुना था, वैसा कह सुनाया। इनकी महिमाको समझनेके लिये इतना ही पर्याप्त है। सज्जनके लिये दिग्दर्शन मात्र उपस्थित होता है
bhīṣma uvāca | mādhavasyāsya māhātmyaṃ śrutaṃ yat kathitaṃ mayā | tadeva tāvat paryāptaṃ sajjanasya nidarśanam | ataḥ kuntīnandana tvam ātmabhrātṛbandhubhiḥ svajanair iha śokaṃ na kartum arhasi | kauravakulānandavardhana yudhiṣṭhira tvam sadā krodhahīnaḥ śāntaś ca bhava | mayā yathā śrutaṃ tathā mādhavasya śrī-kṛṣṇasya māhātmyaṃ kathitam | etāvatāiva tasya mahimnaḥ bodhāya paryāptaṃ sajjanānāṃ digdarśanamātram iti |
Bhishma said: “I have recounted, just as I had heard, the greatness of this Madhava (Krishna). This much alone is sufficient as an indication for the noble. Therefore, O son of Kunti, you should not grieve here for your brothers, kinsmen, and relatives. O Yudhishthira, who increases the joy of the Kuru line, remain ever free from anger and abide in peace. What I have spoken of Madhava’s majesty is enough to awaken understanding; for the good, even a mere pointing-out becomes guidance.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma urges Yudhishthira to abandon grief for kinsmen and to cultivate krodha-hīnatā (freedom from anger) and śānti (inner peace). He adds that even a brief account of Krishna’s greatness is enough to orient a noble person toward right understanding and conduct.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma concludes a praise/teaching about Madhava (Krishna) and turns directly to Yudhishthira with counsel: do not lament for family losses and remain calm and angerless, taking the narrated glory of Krishna as a sufficient moral-spiritual pointer.