Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
मुनि: पुराण: कौरव्य पाराशर्यों महाव्रत: । अगाथबुद्धि: सर्वज्ञो गतिज्ञ: सर्वकर्मणाम्
muniḥ purāṇaḥ kauravya pārāśaryo mahāvrataḥ | agāthabuddhiḥ sarvajño gatijñaḥ sarvakarmaṇām ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O scion of the Kurus, the ancient sage Vyāsa, son of Parāśara—of great vows, of unfathomable intellect, all-knowing, and one who understands the final course of all actions—told me this: after experiencing the fruits of their deeds, all those heroes ultimately merged back into their own original forms. And Bhīṣma, of mighty splendor and supreme radiance, entered again into the state of the Vasus.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच