Shloka 100
वे मानससरोवरमें निवास करनेवाले हंसरूपधारी महर्षि एक साथ उड़ते हुए बड़ी उतावलीके साथ कुरुकुलके वृद्धपितामह भीष्मका दर्शन करनेके लिये उस स्थानपर आये, जहाँ वे नरश्रेष्ठ बाणशय्यापर सो रहे थे ।।
sañjaya uvāca | te tu bhīṣmaṃ samāsādya ṛṣayo haṃsarūpiṇaḥ | apaśyañ charatalpasthaṃ bhīṣmaṃ kurukulodvaham ||
Para resi yang mengambil wujud angsa itu datang mendekat dan melihat Bhīṣma—penopang utama wangsa Kuru—terbaring di atas ranjang anak panah.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic reverence: true seekers honor the righteous elder even in suffering, recognizing that moral authority and wisdom persist beyond the battlefield’s outcomes.
Sages who have taken the form of swans arrive and approach Bhishma, then see him lying on the bed of arrows—setting the stage for counsel and discourse centered on dharma.