Shloka 106
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
भीष्मश्रिता: सुमधुरा: सर्वेन्द्रियमनोहरा: । पूजनके पश्चात् वे महर्षि सुखपूर्वक बैठकर भीष्मजीसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाली मधुर एवं मनोहर कथाएँ कहने लगे। उनकी वे कथाएँ सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियों और मनको मोह लेती थीं,इतिहासमिमं पुण्यं शृूणुयाद् यः पठेत वा । गड़्जाया: स्तवसंयुक्त स मुच्येत् सर्वकिल्बिषै: जो गड़्ाजीके स्तवनसे युक्त इस पवित्र इतिहासका श्रवण अथवा पाठ करेगा वह समस्त पापोंसे मुक्त हो जायगा
vaiśampāyana uvāca | bhīṣmāśritāḥ sumadhurāḥ sarvendriya-manoharāḥ | pūjanake paścāt te maharṣayaḥ sukhapūrvakaṃ niṣaṇṇā bhīṣma-jī-sambandhaṃ madhurāṃ manoharāṃ kathāṃ kathayām āsuḥ | tāsāṃ kathānāṃ sarvendriyāṇi mano ca mohayanti | itihāsam imaṃ puṇyaṃ śṛṇuyād yaḥ paṭhet vā | gaṅgāyāḥ stava-saṃyuktaṃ sa mucyeta sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: After the rites of honoring were completed, the great sages sat at ease and began to recount sweet, delightful narratives connected with Bhīṣma—stories so charming that they captivated all the senses and the mind. Whoever listens to, or recites, this sacred history, accompanied by praise of the river Gaṅgā, is freed from every stain of sin.
वैशम्पायन उवाच