Shloka 60
Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)
शूलपाणेर्भगवतो रुद्रस्य च महात्मन: । गिरौ हिमवति श्रेष्ठे तदा भूगुकुलोद्वह
śūlapāṇer bhagavato rudrasya ca mahātmanaḥ | girau himavati śreṣṭhe tadā bhṛgukulodvaha ||
பிருகுகுலத்தின் தலைசிறந்தவனே! இது அந்தக் காலத்தின் நிகழ்வு—உத்தமமான இமவத் மலையில் சூலபாணி, மகாத்மா பகவான் ருத்ரரின் சம்பவம் நிகழ்ந்தபோது.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds reverence for the Divine (Rudra/Śiva) through honorific epithets and places the discussion within a sacred setting; ethically, it models respectful address, remembrance of holy contexts, and the importance of lineage-honor (addressing Paraśurāma as the foremost of the Bhṛgus).
Bhīṣma begins recounting an event connected with Rudra/Śiva on the Himālaya, addressing Paraśurāma as ‘bhṛgukulodvaha’ and setting the time and place for the ensuing account.