Shloka 52
तथा श्वेतं च राजर्षि कीर्तयेत् परमद्युतिम् । सगरस्यात्मजा येन प्लावितास्तारितास्तथा,महातेजस्वी राजर्षि श्वेतका तथा जिन्होंने सगरपुत्रोंको गंगाजलसे आप्लावित करके उनका उद्धार किया था, उन महाराज भगीरथका भी कीर्तन एवं स्मरण करे
tathā śvetaṃ ca rājarṣi kīrtayet paramadyutim | sagarasyātmajā yena plāvitās tāritās tathā ||
Bhishma berkata: “Demikian juga, wahai resi diraja, hendaklah diingati dan disebut nama Śveta, resi diraja yang amat bercahaya. Dan hendaklah juga dipuji serta dikenang resi diraja Bhagiratha yang berteja besar—yang olehnya putera-putera Sagara dimandikan dengan air Gaṅgā lalu diselamatkan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse commends kīrtana and smaraṇa—praising and remembering exemplary figures—especially those whose tapas and righteous action bring welfare to others, even across generations (as Bhagiratha’s act benefits Sagara’s sons).
Bhishma instructs the listener to include Śveta and Bhagiratha in recitation and remembrance. Bhagiratha is recalled for securing the Gaṅgā’s waters so that Sagara’s sons could be ritually purified and thereby ‘delivered’ from their afflicted state.