Shloka 27
Adhyāya 69: Strategic duels under Bhīṣma’s command
Virāṭa–Bhīṣma; Arjuna–Aśvatthāmā; Bhīma–Duryodhana; Abhimanyu–Lakṣmaṇa
रामस्य जामदग्न्यस्य मार्कण्डेयस्य धीमत: । व्यासनारदयोश्वापि सकाशाद् भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ] इसके सिवा जमदग्निनन्दन परशुराम, बुद्धिमान् मार्कण्डेय, व्यास तथा नारदसे भी मैंने यह बात सुनी है
rāmasya jāmadagnyasya mārkaṇḍeyasya dhīmataḥ | vyāsa-nāradayoś cāpi sakāśād bharatarṣabha ||
Bhīṣma said: “O bull among the Bharatas, I have also heard this very matter from Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma), from the wise Mārkaṇḍeya, and likewise from Vyāsa and Nārada.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma strengthens the credibility of his statement by citing multiple revered authorities—Paraśurāma, Mārkaṇḍeya, Vyāsa, and Nārada—showing that dharmic instruction is validated through trustworthy lineage and concordant sage testimony.
In the midst of Bhīṣma’s discourse, he addresses a Kuru listener as “bharatarṣabha” and notes that he has learned the same teaching from several eminent sages, presenting his account as consistent with established tradition.