Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
शंतनोर्दयितः पुत्रो गांगेय इति विश्रुतः । आसीत्पुरा वरो नृणामूर्ध्वरेताः सुविश्रुतः
śaṃtanordayitaḥ putro gāṃgeya iti viśrutaḥ | āsītpurā varo nṛṇāmūrdhvaretāḥ suviśrutaḥ
शंतनूचा लाडका पुत्र ‘गांगेय’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध होता; तो पूर्वी मनुष्यांमध्ये श्रेष्ठ आणि ऊर्ध्वरेता (ब्रह्मचर्य-तेज) म्हणून सुविख्यात होता।
Sūta
Listener: dvija-sattamāḥ
Scene: Portrait-like depiction of young Devavrata/Bhīṣma as Gāṅgeya—calm, radiant, ascetic in demeanor yet kṣatriya in bearing—suggesting the power of brahmacarya.
FAQs
Exemplary dharma—especially self-restraint—is highlighted as the spiritual authority behind acts that sanctify a holy place.
The ongoing narrative situates Bhīṣma within the same Sūrya-kṣetra context introduced in Adhyāya 57.
None; the verse provides character praise establishing Bhīṣma’s dhārmic stature.