Shloka 53

Bhīṣma’s Yogic Departure, Royal Cremation, and Gaṅgā’s Lament (भीष्मस्य योगयुक्त्या देहत्यागः, पितृमेधः, गङ्गाविलापः)

Devanagari script

एष तस्यानवद्यस्य नारदस्य महात्मन: । संदेशो देवपूजार्थ तं तथा कुरु पाण्डव,पाण्डुनन्दन! उन अनिन्द्य महात्मा देवर्षि नारदजीका ही यह संदेश है कि महादेवजीकी पूजा करनी चाहिये। इसलिये तुम भी ऐसा ही करो

Transliteration

eṣa tasyānavadyasya nāradasya mahātmanaḥ | saṃdeśo devapūjārtha taṃ tathā kuru pāṇḍava, pāṇḍunandana ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “This is the message of the blameless great-souled sage Nārada, given for the sake of worship of the Deity. Therefore, O Pāṇḍava—O son of Pāṇḍu—do exactly so.”

Word by Word

एषःthis (is)

तस्यof him

अनवद्यस्यblameless, faultless

नारदस्यof Nārada

महात्मनःof the great-souled one

संदेशःmessage, instruction

देवपूजार्थम्for the purpose of worship of the deity

तम्that (message/instruction)

तथाthus, in that manner

कुरुdo (you)

पाण्डवO Pāṇḍava

पाण्डुनन्दनO son of Pāṇḍu

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Nārada

Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira implied)

Pāṇḍu

Deva (deity; in context often understood as Mahādeva/Śiva)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should follow the guidance of a blameless, spiritually authoritative sage and engage in proper worship (devapūjā) as a dharmic duty; reverence and obedience to righteous instruction are emphasized.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma, instructing the Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira), relays Nārada’s directive: the message is specifically aimed at promoting worship of the deity, and Bhīṣma urges Yudhiṣṭhira to act accordingly.