Shloka 6
अम्बा–राम–भीष्म संवादः
Amba–Rama–Bhishma Dialogue on Vow and Refuge
राम उवाच काशिकन्ये पुनर्ब्रहि भीष्मस्ते चरणावुभौ । शिरसा वन्दनाहों5पि ग्रहीष्यति गिरा मम
rāma uvāca kāśikanye punar brūhi bhīṣmas te caraṇāv ubhau | śirasā vandanāhaṃ'pi grahīṣyati girā mama ||
Rāma berkata: “Wahai puteri Kāśī, katakan sekali lagi: adakah Bhishma akan menerima kedua-dua kakimu—bahkan juga sujudku dengan kepala—dan adakah dia akan menurut kata-kataku?”
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dharmic expectation that a great person should acknowledge reverence and respond to sincere speech: accepting respectful approach (vandanā) and giving due regard to counsel are ethical obligations, especially amid conflict.
Rāma addresses the Kāśī princess and asks her to repeat whether Bhīṣma will accept gestures of submission and also heed Rāma’s words—seeking a definitive assurance about Bhīṣma’s stance before the dispute escalates.