अथ प्राह विशुद्धात्मा वृद्धः कुरुपितामहः । धृतराष्ट्रं महीपालं सपुत्रं प्रहसन्निव
atha prāha viśuddhātmā vṛddhaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ | dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ mahīpālaṃ saputraṃ prahasanniva
अथ प्राह विशुद्धात्मा वृद्धः कुरुपितामहः । धृतराष्ट्रं महीपालं सपुत्रं प्रहसन्निव ॥
Sūta (narrating; introduces Bhīṣma as speaker next)
Purāṇic tīrtha teachings are often delivered through respected elders, framing sacred geography as authoritative counsel for rulers.
The immediate context is the approach to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, which Bhīṣma will praise in the following verses.
None; it introduces a speech within the narrative.