Shloka 26
भीष्म–रामजामदग्न्ययुद्धप्रस्थानवर्णनम्
Bhishma’s Account of Parashurama’s Challenge and the March to Kurukshetra
तत एनं समुद्विग्ना: सर्व एवाभिदुद्रुवु: । तपोधनास्ते सहसा काश्या च कुरुनन्दन
tata enaṁ samudvignāḥ sarva evābhidudruvuḥ | tapodhanās te sahasā kāśyā ca kurunandana ||
Alors, tous—saisis d’une vive inquiétude—accoururent aussitôt vers lui. Ces ascètes, ainsi que la fille du roi de Kāśī, ô joie de la lignée des Kuru, se hâtèrent de l’entourer, l’embrassèrent et l’apaisèrent, l’aspergeant d’eau fraîche et lui donnant des bénédictions de victoire, afin de calmer son trouble.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid crisis and agitation, dharmic conduct includes compassionate care: the wise and the virtuous respond to another’s distress with calming presence, auspicious blessings, and restorative acts rather than harshness or indifference.
Bhīṣma narrates that, seeing him shaken, everyone present—especially the ascetics and the Kāśī king’s daughter—rushes to him and tries to soothe him through physical comfort, cooling water, and victory-blessings meant to restore steadiness and hope.