Shloka 11
Bhīṣma’s Yogic Departure, Royal Cremation, and Gaṅgā’s Lament (भीष्मस्य योगयुक्त्या देहत्यागः, पितृमेधः, गङ्गाविलापः)
नहि नः सा रति: स्वर्गे या च त्वद्दर्शने विभो । तदृतं च महाबाहो यदाह भगवान् भव:
nahi naḥ sā ratiḥ svarge yā ca tvaddarśane vibho | tad ṛtaṃ ca mahābāho yad āha bhagavān bhavaḥ ||
Dijo Nārada: «Oh Señor, el gozo y la devoción que sentimos al contemplarte no los hallamos ni siquiera en el cielo. Oh poderoso de brazos, lo que declaró el Bienaventurado Bhava (Śiva) se ha mostrado enteramente verdadero.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates direct devotion and the transformative joy of divine darśana above even the pleasures of heaven, affirming that spiritual fulfillment rooted in truth surpasses reward-based aspirations.
Nārada addresses a revered figure as ‘Vibhu’ and ‘Mahābāhu,’ declaring that the devotion felt upon seeing him exceeds any heavenly delight, and he confirms that Śiva (Bhava) had earlier foretold this outcome truthfully.