Shloka 4
Bhīṣma’s Yogic Departure, Royal Cremation, and Gaṅgā’s Lament (भीष्मस्य योगयुक्त्या देहत्यागः, पितृमेधः, गङ्गाविलापः)
व्यभ्रं च गगनं सद्यः क्षणेन समपद्यत । तीर्थयात्रां ततो विप्रा जग्मुश्नान्ये यथागतम्
vyabhraṃ ca gaganaṃ sadyaḥ kṣaṇena samapadyata | tīrthayātrāṃ tato viprā jagmuḥ anye yathāgatam ||
तत्क्षण एक ही पल में आकाश निर्मल हो गया—कहीं बादल न रहे। तब ब्राह्मण वहाँ से तीर्थयात्रा के लिए चल पड़े और अन्य लोग जैसे आए थे वैसे ही लौट गए।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores auspicious resolution and dharmic movement: when obstacles (symbolized by clouds) clear suddenly, the righteous proceed with sacred duties such as tīrtha-yātrā, while others withdraw without disturbance—suggesting restoration of order and proper conduct.
Nārada narrates a sudden clearing of the sky; immediately afterward, the brāhmaṇas depart to continue their pilgrimage to sacred places, and the remaining people disperse and return home as they had arrived.