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.”
भीष्म उवाच
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.