Shloka 7
भीष्मदर्शनार्थं प्रस्थानम्
Departure to Behold Bhīṣma
तत उत्थाय दाशार्ह: स्नात: प्राउ्जलिरच्युत: । जप्त्वा गुह्ंं महाबाहुरग्नीनाश्रित्य तस्थिवान्
tata utthāya dāśārhaḥ snātaḥ prāñjalir acyutaḥ | japtvā guhyaṃ mahābāhur agnīn āśritya tasthivān ||
तत्पश्चात् दाशार्ह महाबाहु अच्युत श्रीकृष्ण शय्या से उठकर स्नान कर प्राञ्जलि होकर खड़े हुए। गूढ़ गायत्री-मन्त्र का जप करके वे पवित्र अग्नियों के समीप जा बैठे—नित्याचार और मर्यादा से कभी विचलित न होते हुए।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast adherence to dharma through daily disciplines—purification by bathing, reverent posture, and the confidential japa of Gāyatrī—showing that even the highest person exemplifies regulated conduct and respect for sacred rites.
Kṛṣṇa rises, bathes, performs the ‘secret’ mantra-japa (understood as Gāyatrī), and then sits/stands near the sacred fires with folded hands, preparing for or completing his daily ritual observances.