Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ ते देवदेवस्य माहात्म्यं कथितं प्रभो । कपर्दिनो गिरीशस्य महाबाहो जनार्दन,प्रभो! महाबाहु जनार्दन! यह मैंने आपके समक्ष जटाजूटधारी देवाधिदेव गिरीशके माहात्म्यका वर्णन किया है

Transliteration

etat te devadevasya māhātmyaṃ kathitaṃ prabho | kapardino girīśasya mahābāho janārdana ||

Translation

Nārada said: “O Lord, I have now related to you the greatness of the God of gods—Kapardin, Girīśa. O mighty-armed Janārdana, this is the sacred account of his majesty that I have set forth before you.”

Word by Word

एतत्this

तेto you

देवदेवस्यof the god of gods

माहात्म्यम्greatness, glory

कथितम्told, narrated

प्रभोO lord

कपर्दिनःof the matted-haired one (Śiva)

गिरीशस्यof the lord of mountains (Śiva)

महाबाहोO mighty-armed one

जनार्दनO Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Devadeva (Śiva)

Kapardin (Śiva)

Girīśa (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?

The verse underscores the religious value of hearing and transmitting māhātmya—sacred accounts of divine greatness—here emphasizing reverence for Śiva (Devadeva) while addressing Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana), reflecting a harmonizing, devotional ethic.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada concludes (or pauses) his narration by telling Janārdana that he has finished recounting the greatness of Śiva, identified by epithets Kapardin and Girīśa.