Shloka 56
महाभिषश्न विख्यातो निमिराजा तथाष्टक: । आयु: क्षुपश्च राजर्षि: कक्षेयुश्न नराधिप:
mahābhiṣaś ca vikhyāto nimi-rājā tathāṣṭakaḥ | āyuḥ kṣupaś ca rājarṣiḥ kakṣeyuś ca narādhipaḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Juga termasyhur Raja Mahābhiṣa, Raja Nimi dan Aṣṭaka; demikian pula Āyu, resi raja Kṣupa, dan Kakṣeyu, penguasa.” Dalam bahagian ini, Bhīṣma melafazkan susur ingatan tentang raja teladan dan resi raja; nama-nama mereka dianggap membawa tuah dan meninggikan budi—suatu ingatan yang meneguhkan dharma melalui kekaguman terhadap pemerintahan yang benar serta disiplin diri.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse supports the dharmic practice of honoring exemplary rulers and royal sages: remembering their names and fame is presented as morally uplifting, encouraging ideals of righteous governance, self-restraint, and merit-bearing remembrance.
Bhishma continues a catalog of celebrated kings and rājarṣis, naming Mahābhiṣa, Nimi, Aṣṭaka, Āyu, Kṣupa, and Kakṣeyu as part of a longer recitation of worthy rulers whose remembrance is praised.