Shloka 42
Bhīṣma’s Yogic Departure, Royal Cremation, and Gaṅgā’s Lament (भीष्मस्य योगयुक्त्या देहत्यागः, पितृमेधः, गङ्गाविलापः)
माधवस्यास्य माहात्म्यं श्रुतं यत् कथितं मया । तदेव तावत् पर्याप्तं सज्जनस्य निदर्शनम्
bhīṣma uvāca | mādhavasyāsya māhātmyaṃ śrutaṃ yat kathitaṃ mayā | tadeva tāvat paryāptaṃ sajjanasya nidarśanam | ataḥ kuntīnandana tvam ātmabhrātṛbandhubhiḥ svajanair iha śokaṃ na kartum arhasi | kauravakulānandavardhana yudhiṣṭhira tvam sadā krodhahīnaḥ śāntaś ca bhava | mayā yathā śrutaṃ tathā mādhavasya śrī-kṛṣṇasya māhātmyaṃ kathitam | etāvatāiva tasya mahimnaḥ bodhāya paryāptaṃ sajjanānāṃ digdarśanamātram iti |
Bhishma dijo: «He relatado, tal como lo oí, la grandeza de Madhava (Krishna). Esto solo basta como indicio para los nobles. Por ello, oh hijo de Kunti, no debes afligirte aquí por tus hermanos, parientes y deudos. Oh Yudhishthira, que acrecientas el gozo del linaje Kuru, permanece siempre sin ira y mora en la paz. Lo que he dicho de la majestad de Madhava es suficiente para despertar la comprensión; para los buenos, aun un simple señalamiento se vuelve guía.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma urges Yudhishthira to abandon grief for kinsmen and to cultivate krodha-hīnatā (freedom from anger) and śānti (inner peace). He adds that even a brief account of Krishna’s greatness is enough to orient a noble person toward right understanding and conduct.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma concludes a praise/teaching about Madhava (Krishna) and turns directly to Yudhishthira with counsel: do not lament for family losses and remain calm and angerless, taking the narrated glory of Krishna as a sufficient moral-spiritual pointer.