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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 ।। ते तु भीष्म॑ं समासाद्य ऋषयो हंसरूपिण: । अपश्यज्छरतल्पस्थं भीष्म कुरुकुलोद्हम्,उन हंसरूपधारी ऋषियोंने वहाँ पहुँचकर कुरुकुल-धुरन्धर वीर भीष्मको बाणशय्यापर सोये हुए देखा
sañjaya uvāca | te tu bhīṣmaṃ samāsādya ṛṣayo haṃsarūpiṇaḥ | apaśyañ charatalpasthaṃ bhīṣmaṃ kurukulodvaham ||
Sanjaya said: Those sages, assuming the form of swans, approached Bhishma and beheld him—Kuru lineage’s foremost bearer—lying upon his bed of arrows. The scene underscores reverence for dharma: even amid the ruin of war, the righteous seek out the venerable elder to honor his life of duty and to receive the wisdom that endures beyond victory and defeat.
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.