Shloka 101
Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga
Body-Relinquishment
वैशम्पायन उवाच एतावदुकत्वा वचन भीष्मस्तद्गतमानस: । नम इत्येव कृष्णाय प्रणाममकरोत् तदा
vaiśampāyana uvāca: etāvad uktvā vacanaṃ bhīṣmas tad-gata-mānasaḥ | nama ity eva kṛṣṇāya praṇāmam akarot tadā ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—जनमेजय! इतना कहकर, जिनका मन भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण में स्थित था, उन भीष्म ने उस स्तुति के पश्चात् “नमः श्रीकृष्णाय” कहकर तब उन्हें प्रणाम किया।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That true understanding culminates in humility and devotion: after speaking, Bhīṣma’s mind rests in Kṛṣṇa, and he seals his words with reverent surrender (namaḥ) expressed through praṇāma.
Vaiśampāyana narrates to Janamejaya that Bhīṣma, having finished his preceding praise/instruction, becomes inwardly absorbed in Kṛṣṇa and then formally salutes Him by saying “namaḥ (to) Kṛṣṇa” and bowing.