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 ||
Nārada dit : «Ô Seigneur, la joie et la dévotion que nous éprouvons en te contemplant ne se trouvent pour nous même pas au ciel. Ô puissant aux bras, ce qu’avait déclaré le Bienheureux Bhava (Śiva) s’est révélé pleinement vrai.»
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.