Bhīṣma’s Yogic Departure, Royal Cremation, and Gaṅgā’s Lament (भीष्मस्य योगयुक्त्या देहत्यागः, पितृमेधः, गङ्गाविलापः)
य एष कथितो राजन् मया सज्जनसंनिधौ । शड्करस्योमया सार्ध संवादो धर्मसंहित:,नरेश्वर! भगवान् शंकरका पार्वतीजीके साथ जो धर्मविषयक संवाद हुआ था, उसे इन सत्पुरुषोंके निकट मैंने तुम्हें सुना दिया
ya eṣa kathito rājan mayā sajjana-saṁnidhau | śaṅkarasyomayā sārdhaṁ saṁvādo dharma-saṁhitaḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: “O King, in the presence of these virtuous men I have now recounted to you that discourse on dharma which took place between the Blessed Śaṅkara and Umā.”
भीष्म उवाच