Shloka 2
भीष्म उवाच अत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि पृच्छतो भरतर्षभ । उग्रसेनस्य संवादं नारदे केशवस्य च,भीष्मजीने कहा--भरतश्रेष्ठ! तुम्हारे इस प्रश्नके उत्तरमें मैं श्रीकृष्ण और उमग्रसेनका संवाद सुनाता हूँ, जो नारदजीके विषयमें हुआ था
bhīṣma uvāca | atra te vartayiṣyāmi pṛcchato bharatarṣabha | ugrasenasyā saṃvādaṃ nārade keśavasya ca ||
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ഭാരതശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! നിന്റെ ചോദ്യം കേട്ട്, നാരദനെ സംബന്ധിച്ച ഉഗ്രസേനനും കേശവനും (ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനും) തമ്മിലുള്ള സംവാദം ഞാൻ വിവരിക്കുന്നു.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse sets up a didactic method central to the Shanti Parva: ethical and political insight (dharma and governance) is conveyed through authoritative dialogues. Bhishma signals that the forthcoming exchange—between a king (Ugrasena) and Krishna (Keshava), with Narada as the topic—will serve as guidance prompted by the listener’s inquiry.
Bhishma, responding to the question of the Bharata prince (addressed as Bharatarshabha, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira), introduces a new embedded story: he will recount a conversation between Ugrasena and Krishna that arose in connection with Narada.