Shloka 38
अत्रिर्वसिष्ठो भगवान् कश्यपश्च महानृषि: । गौतमश्न भरद्वाजो विश्वामित्रो5थ कौशिक:
bhīṣma uvāca |
atrir vasiṣṭho bhagavān kaśyapaś ca mahān ṛṣiḥ |
gautamaś ca bharadvājo viśvāmitro 'tha kauśikaḥ ||
Bhishma dit : Atri, le vénérable Vasiṣṭha et le grand sage Kaśyapa ; ainsi que Gautama, Bharadvāja et Viśvāmitra de la lignée Kuśika — ces rishis éminents sont énumérés comme des autorités fondées sur le dharma, dont la présence et le conseil maintiennent l’ordre sacré et la juste conduite.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical authority of great ṛṣis: dharma is to be understood and upheld through the guidance of venerable seers and established lineages of spiritual knowledge.
Bhishma is enumerating eminent sages—Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa, Gautama, Bharadvāja, and Viśvāmitra (Kuśika)—as part of a larger instructional discourse in the Anuśāsana Parva.