Shloka 12
सौम्या गौ: सुरभियद्देवी विश्रवाश्व महानृषि: । संकल्प: सागरो गजड्जा स्रवन्त्यो5थ मरुद्गण:
bhīṣma uvāca |
saumyā gauḥ surabhir yad devī viśravāś ca mahān ṛṣiḥ |
saṅkalpaḥ sāgaraḥ gaṅgādyāḥ sravantyo 'tha marudgaṇaḥ ||
Bhishma berkata: “Dalam senarai suci nama-nama para dewa dan resi itu turut disebut: lembu Surabhi yang lemah lembut, sang dewi; resi agung Viśravā; Saṅkalpa—kuasa tekad; Samudera; sungai-sungai yang mengalir bermula dengan Gaṅgā; serta rombongan Marut.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reinforces the dharmic practice of remembrance (smaraṇa) and reverent naming: honoring divine beings, sages, and sacred waters is presented as spiritually protective and harmonizing with cosmic order.
Bhīṣma continues a long enumerative recitation—effectively a litany of revered entities—within a broader protective and sanctifying context, listing Surabhi, Viśravā, Saṅkalpa, the Ocean, the rivers led by Gaṅgā, and the Maruts.