Shloka 36
नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा
Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings
एवं सम्भाषमाणं तु देवा: पार्थ पितामहम्
evaṃ sambhāṣamāṇaṃ tu devāḥ pārtha pitāmaham
Bhīṣma dit : «Ô Pārtha, tandis que l’Aïeul (Pitāmaha) parlait ainsi, les dieux l’écoutaient avec recueillement.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That dharmic instruction delivered by a venerable authority (the Pitāmaha) carries such moral gravity that it is figuratively presented as being heard under divine witness—reinforcing reverence for righteous counsel and the responsibility to heed it.
Bhīṣma, addressing Arjuna (Pārtha), describes a scene where the Grandsire is in the midst of speaking, and the gods are present as attentive listeners, marking the discourse as momentous and authoritative.