Shloka 6

भीष्म उवाच शृणु राजन्‌ कथां दिव्यां सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम्‌ । नृपतेर्मुचुकुन्दस्य कथितां भार्गवेण वै,भीष्मजीने कहा--राजन्‌! वह दिव्य कथा सुनो, जो सब पापोंका नाश करनेवाली है। परशुरामजीने राजा मुचुकुन्दको यह कथा सुनायी थी

bhīṣma uvāca śṛṇu rājan kathāṃ divyāṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm | nṛpater mucukundasya kathitāṃ bhārgaveṇa vai ||

Bhishma said: “O King, listen to this divine tale, a destroyer of all sin. It was narrated by the Bhargava (Parashurama) to King Muchukunda.”

भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
शृणुhear (listen)
शृणु:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कथाम्story, tale
कथाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकथा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दिव्याम्divine
दिव्याम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम्destroying all sins
सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वपापप्रणाशिनी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
नृपतेःof the king
नृपतेः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनृपति
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
मुचुकुन्दस्यof Muchukunda
मुचुकुन्दस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमुचुकुन्द
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
कथिताम्told, narrated
कथिताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकथित
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular, Past Passive Participle (kta)
भार्गवेणby Bhargava (Parashurama)
भार्गवेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभार्गव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
R
Rājan (Yudhiṣṭhira as the addressed king)
M
Mucukunda
B
Bhārgava (Paraśurāma)

Educational Q&A

Sacred narratives, when heard with attention and reverence, are presented as morally purifying—guiding the listener away from wrongdoing and toward dharma.

Bhishma introduces a revered, sin-destroying tale and notes its pedigree: it was previously told by Parashurama (Bhargava) to King Muchukunda, preparing the listener for an instructive exemplum.