Shloka 7

भीष्मदर्शनार्थं प्रस्थानम्

Departure to Behold Bhīṣma

Devanagari script

तत उत्थाय दाशार्ह: स्नात: प्राउ्जलिरच्युत: । जप्त्वा गुह्ंं महाबाहुरग्नीनाश्रित्य तस्थिवान्‌,तत्पश्चात्‌ अपनी मर्यादासे कभी च्युत न होने वाले महाबाहु भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने शय्यासे उठकर स्नान किया, फिर गूढ़ गायत्री-मन्त्रका जप करके हाथ जोड़े हुए अग्निके समीप जा बैठे

Transliteration

tata utthāya dāśārhaḥ snātaḥ prāñjalir acyutaḥ | japtvā guhyaṃ mahābāhur agnīn āśritya tasthivān ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Then Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), having risen from his bed and bathed, stood with palms joined. After silently reciting the secret (Gāyatrī) mantra, the mighty-armed Acyuta took his place near the sacred fires—showing unwavering fidelity to prescribed conduct and daily discipline.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

उत्थायhaving risen

दाशार्हःthe Dāśārha (Kṛṣṇa)

स्नातःbathed

प्राञ्जलिःwith joined palms

अच्युतःAcyuta (Kṛṣṇa)

जप्त्वाhaving recited

गुह्यम्secret (mantra)

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed one

अग्नीन्the fires

आश्रित्यhaving approached/taken refuge near

तस्थिवान्stood/remained (sat) near

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Gāyatrī (guhya mantra)

sacred fires (agni)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes