Shloka 11
ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā
इनके सिवा श्रीकृष्णद्वैपायन व्यास
eteṣāṃ caiva śrīkṛṣṇadvaipāyana-vyāsaḥ, japa-kartṝṇāṃ śreṣṭho dhaumyaḥ, devalaḥ, kāśyapaḥ, hastikāśyapaś ca, anye ca dīkṣā-indriya-saṃyama-sampannāḥ sādhu-maharṣayaḥ, deva-upamais tapasvibhiḥ siddhaiś ca śiṣyaiḥ sārdhaṃ tatra ājagmuḥ.
तयोः परं श्रीकृष्णद्वैपायनो व्यासोऽपि तत्राजगाम; जपतां वरः धौम्यः, देवलः, काश्यपः, हस्तिकाश्यपश्च, अन्ये च बहवः साधवो महर्षयः—दीक्षादमसमन्विताः—देवकल्पैस्तपस्विभिः सिद्धैः शिष्यैः सह तत्र समुपागताः।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that true moral and spiritual authority rests on dīkṣā (consecrated discipline), indriya-saṃyama (sense-restraint), tapas (austerity), and siddhi (attainment). The arrival of such sages and their disciplined disciples signals an assembly grounded in dharma and validated by exemplary conduct.
Bhīṣma continues listing revered figures who came to the gathering: Vyāsa, Dhaumya (praised as foremost among japa practitioners), Devala, Kāśyapa, Hastikāśyapa, and other great seers, all accompanied by their godlike, ascetic, accomplished disciples.