Shloka 15
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)
विदितो मे सुदुर्धर्ष नारदाद् देवलातू् तथा । कृष्णद्वैपायनाच्चैव तथा कुरुपितामहात्,“दुर्धर्ष परमेश्वर! मैंने देवर्षि नारद, देवल, श्रीकृष्णद्वैपायन तथा पितामह भीष्मके मुखसे आपके माहात्म्यका ज्ञान प्राप्त किया है
vidito me sudurdharṣa nāradād devalāt tathā | kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāc caiva tathā kurupitāmahāt ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O invincible one, I have come to know your greatness from the divine sage Nārada, from Devala, from Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), and also from the grandsire of the Kurus (Bhīṣma).”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True understanding of a supreme being’s greatness is grounded in reliable testimony (śruti/smṛti-like authority): the speaker cites revered sages and elders as sources, emphasizing humility and the disciplined reception of dharmic knowledge through trustworthy lineages.
Vaiśampāyana, while narrating, addresses an ‘unassailable’ lord and states that he has learned of that lord’s majesty from eminent authorities—Nārada, Devala, Vyāsa, and Bhīṣma—thereby legitimizing the forthcoming account as rooted in respected tradition.