Shloka 3

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरने कहा--भरतश्रेष्ठ! महाप्राज्ञ पितामह! कमलनयन भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण अपनी महिमासे कभी च्युत न होनेवाले

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | śruto 'yam artho rāmasya jāmadagnyasya jalpataḥ | nāradasya ca devarṣeḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanasya ca ||

Translation

ભીષ્મે કહ્યું—યુધિષ્ઠિર! આ વિષયનું વિવેચન મેં જમદગ્નિનંદન પરશુરામ, દેવર્ષિ નારદ તથા શ્રીકૃષ્ણદ્વૈપાયન વ્યાસના મુખેથી સાંભળ્યું છે।

Word by Word

• श्रुतः: heard
• श्रुतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुत (√श्रु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्थः: meaning; matter
• अर्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रामस्य: of Rama
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• जामदग्न्यस्य: of Jamadagni's descendant (Parashurama)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामदग्न्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• जल्पतः: while speaking; of (him) speaking
• Type: Verb
• Root: जल्पत् (√जल्प्)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• नारदस्य: of Narada
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• देवर्षेः: of the divine sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कृष्णद्वैयायनस्य: of Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णद्वैयायन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Yudhishthira
• Rama Jamadagnya (Parashurama)
• Narada
• Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhishma grounds the forthcoming theological explanation in reliable lineage: the doctrine is ‘heard’ from revered authorities (Parashurama, Narada, and Vyasa), emphasizing that true understanding of the Lord is preserved through trustworthy transmission (śruti/smṛti-style reception) rather than personal speculation.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Yudhishthira asks for a principled analysis of the Lord’s real nature, Bhishma begins his reply by citing his sources—great sages and seers—thereby establishing credibility before presenting the detailed exposition.