Shloka 11
Jājali–Tulādhāra-saṃvāda: Yajña, Vṛtti, and Ātma-tīrtha (जाजलि-तुलाधार-संवादः)
तस्य तद् वचन श्रुत्वा नारदो5थ तपोधन: । आख्यानमिदमाचष्ट पुत्रशोकापहं तदा,राजाका वह कथन सुनकर तपस्याके धनी नारदजीने उस समय उनसे यह प्राचीन इतिहास कहना आरम्भ किया, जो उनके पुत्रशोकको मिटानेवाला था
tasya tad vacanaṁ śrutvā nārado ’tha tapodhanaḥ | ākhyānam idam ācāṣṭa putraśokāpahaṁ tadā ||
രാജാവിന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ തപോധനനായ നാരദൻ അന്നേ സമയം പുത്രശോകം അകറ്റുന്ന ഈ ആഖ്യാനം പറയാൻ തുടങ്ങി.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Grief is addressed through dharmic understanding: a wise teacher uses instructive narrative (ākhyāna) to dispel sorrow, pointing the listener toward perspective on impermanence, destiny, and right conduct rather than mere emotional reassurance.
After hearing the king’s words, the sage Nārada begins narrating an ancient account specifically described as ‘removing grief for a son.’ The verse functions as a transition: it introduces a consolatory story within Bhīṣma’s discourse in the Śānti Parva.