Shloka 12

Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga

Body-Relinquishment

Devanagari script

भास्करि: पूरण: कृष्ण: सूत: परमधार्मिक: । एतैश्लान्यैर्मुनिगणैर्महाभागैर्महात्मभि:

Transliteration

Bhāskariḥ Pūaraṇaḥ Kṛṣṇaḥ Sūtaḥ paramadhārmikaḥ | etaiś cānyair munigaṇair mahābhāgair mahātmabhiḥ ||

Translation

வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்— பாஸ்கரி, பூரணன், கிருஷ்ணன், சூதன்—அதீத தர்மநிஷ்டையுடையோர்—இவர்களுடன் பிற மகாபாக்யமிக்க, மகாத்மா முனிவர்களும் அங்கே கூடியிருந்தனர்।

Word by Word

भास्करिःBhāskari (proper name)

पूरणःPūraṇa (proper name)

कृष्णःKṛṣṇa (proper name)

सूतःSūta (charioteer/bard; also a proper name/title)

परमधार्मिकःsupremely righteous

एतैःby these

अन्यैःby other (ones)

मुनिगणैःby groups of sages

महाभागैःby the very fortunate/noble

महात्मभिःby great-souled ones

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Bhāskari

Pūaraṇa

Kṛṣṇa

Sūta

munigaṇa (assemblies of sages)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that teachings in the Śānti Parva are delivered or witnessed in the presence of supremely dharmic, great-souled sages—signaling that the discourse is grounded in ethical authority and spiritual credibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana lists notable figures and indicates that they, together with other eminent sages, are assembled—setting the scene for a dharma-centered discussion within the Śānti Parva.