Shloka 6
Bhīṣmadeva’s Passing Away in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa
पर्वतो नारदो धौम्यो भगवान् बादरायण: । बृहदश्वो भरद्वाज: सशिष्यो रेणुकासुत: ॥ ६ ॥ वसिष्ठ इन्द्रप्रमदस्त्रितो गृत्समदोऽसित: । कक्षीवान् गौतमोऽत्रिश्च कौशिकोऽथ सुदर्शन: ॥ ७ ॥
parvato nārado dhaumyo bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ bṛhadaśvo bharadvājaḥ saśiṣyo reṇukā-sutaḥ
പർവത മുനി, നാരദൻ, ധൗമ്യൻ, ഭഗവാൻ ബാദരായണ വ്യാസൻ, ബൃഹദശ്വൻ, ഭാരദ്വാജൻ, ശിഷ്യന്മാരോടുകൂടിയ രേണുകാസുത പരശുരാമൻ, വസിഷ്ഠൻ, ഇന്ദ്രപ്രമദൻ, ത്രിതൻ, ഗൃത്സമദൻ, അസിതൻ, കക്ഷീവാൻ, ഗൗതമൻ, അത്രി, കൗശികൻ, സുദർശനൻ—ഈ എല്ലാ മുനിമാരും അവിടെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു।
Parvata Muni is considered to be one of the oldest sages. He is almost always a constant companion of Nārada Muni. They are also spacemen competent to travel in the air without the help of any material vehicle. Parvata Muni is also a devarṣi, or a great sage amongst the demigods, like Nārada. He was present along with Nārada at the sacrificial ceremony of Mahārāja Janamejaya, son of Mahārāja Parīkṣit. In this sacrifice all the snakes of the world were to be killed. Parvata Muni and Nārada Muni are called Gandharvas also because they can travel in the air singing the glories of the Lord. Since they can travel in the air, they observed Draupadī’s svayaṁvara ceremony (selecting of her own husband) from the air. Like Nārada Muni, Parvata Muni also used to visit the royal assembly in the heaven of King Indra. As a Gandharva, sometimes he visited the royal assembly of Kuvera, one of the important demigods. Both Nārada and Parvata were once in trouble with the daughter of Mahārāja Sṛñjaya. Mahārāja Sṛñjaya got the benediction of a son by Parvata Muni.
FAQs
This verse lists Parvata, Nārada, Dhaumya, Vyāsa (Bādarāyaṇa), Bṛhadaśva, Bharadvāja, and Paraśurāma with his disciples as present.
Their presence highlights the extraordinary sanctity of Bhīṣma’s passing and frames his final instructions as authoritative dharma and bhakti teachings heard in a sacred assembly.
Seek holy association and hear transcendental teachings in the company of devotees and realized teachers—especially at critical turning points in life.