Shloka 7
Śara-śayyā-sthita-bhīṣma-saṃvāda-prastāvaḥ
The Prelude to Questioning Bhīṣma on the Bed of Arrows
मुहूर्तमिव च ध्यात्वा नारदो देवदर्शन: । उवाच पाण्डवान् सर्वान् हतशिष्टांश्व पार्थिवान्
muhūrtam iva ca dhyātvā nārado devadarśanaḥ | uvāca pāṇḍavān sarvān hataśiṣṭāṁś ca pārthivān ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຫຼັງຈາກຄິດໄຕ່ຕອງຢູ່ຊົ່ວຄາວ, ນາຣະດະ ດວງິສີຜູ້ມີທິບພະທັດສະນະ ໄດ້ກ່າວຕໍ່ປານດະວະທັງປວງ ພ້ອມທັງບັນດາກະສັດອື່ນໆຜູ້ລອດພົ້ນຈາກການຂ້າຟັນ. ການຢຸດນິ່ງນັ້ນຊີ້ເຖິງການໄຕ່ຕອງກ່ອນໃຫ້ຄໍາຊີ້ນໍາ, ເໝາະກັບບັນຍາກາດຫຼັງສົງຄາມ ທີ່ຄໍາເວົ້າຕ້ອງນໍາພາຄວາມໂສກ ແລະອໍານາດ ໃຫ້ກັບຄືນສູ່ທາງທຳມະ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical necessity of thoughtful deliberation before giving guidance, especially in the fragile post-war context. Nārada’s brief reflection signals that counsel to rulers should be measured, dharma-oriented, and responsive to collective suffering.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Nārada, possessing divine vision, pauses to reflect and then begins speaking to the Pāṇḍavas and the other kings who survived the great slaughter, setting up a discourse meant to guide them in the aftermath of the war.