Shloka 253
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
स्निग्धगम्भीरया वाचा प्रहर्षणकरी विभो । “हम बारंबार यही सोचते थे कि हमें श्रीनारायणदेवका दर्शन कैसे प्राप्त होगा? तदनन्तर व्रतकी समाप्ति होनेपर हमें हर्ष प्रदान करनेवाली किसी शरीररहित वाणीने स्नेहपूर्ण गम्भीर स्वरसे इस प्रकार कहा--
snigdha-gambhīrayā vācā praharṣaṇakarī vibho | “vayaṃ bāraṃbāraṃ yad eva cintayāmaḥ—kathaṃ naḥ śrī-nārāyaṇa-devasya darśanaṃ prāpsyati? tadanantaram vratasyāvasāne naḥ harṣaṃ pradāyinī kācid aśarīrā vāk snigdhena gambhīreṇa svarenaivam uvāca—”
Bhīṣma said: “O mighty one, then a voice—tender yet profound, and gladdening to the heart—spoke. We had been thinking again and again: ‘How shall we obtain the vision (darśana) of Lord Nārāyaṇa?’ Thereafter, when the observance (vrata) came to its close, a bodiless voice, in an affectionate and deep tone, addressed us in this way—”
भीष्म उवाच