Shloka 93
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
भ्रातृभि: सहितश्चक्रे यथावदनुपूर्वश: । ये सभी महात्मा महर्षि जब भीष्मजीको देखनेके लिये वहाँ पधारे
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaś cakre yathāvad anupūrvaśaḥ | ye sabhī mahātmā maharṣi jab bhīṣmajī ko dekhane ke liye vahāṁ padhāre, tab bhāiyoṁ-sahit rājā yudhiṣṭhir ne unakī kramaśaḥ vidhivat pūjā kī | ṛṣiṣṭatāṁ viṣṇupadīṁ purāṇāṁ supuṇyatoyāṁ manasāpi loke | sarvātmanā jāhnavīṁ ye prapannās te brahmaṇaḥ sadanaṁ samprayātāḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。兄弟たちを伴い、王ユディシュティラは、ビーシュマを見舞うためにそこへ来た大心の大リシたちに対し、定められた礼遇と供養を、正しい順序で如法に行った。さらに、賢仙に讃えられ、主ヴィシュヌの御足より生じ、太古より在り、至上に清める水に満ちたジャーフナヴィー（Jāhnavī、恒河）について言えば、世にあって、たとえ心のうちにおいてであっても、全存在をもって彼女に帰依する者は、身を捨てたのちブラフマーの住処（梵界）に至るのである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Two linked dharmic ideals are emphasized: (1) proper, orderly honoring of worthy guests—especially sages—by a righteous king; and (2) the purifying, salvific power attributed to Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī), where even mental refuge taken wholeheartedly is said to yield exalted post-mortem attainment (Brahmaloka).
As sages arrive to see Bhīṣma, Yudhiṣṭhira, together with his brothers, receives and worships them according to ritual sequence. The passage then praises Gaṅgā as Viṣṇu-born and supremely holy, stating that those who take refuge in her attain Brahmā’s abode after death.