Shloka 13
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय २: संजयस्य दिव्यदृष्टिप्रदानम् तथा निमित्तवर्णनम्
Granting Sañjaya Divine Sight and the Description of Omens
अहं तु कीर्तिमितेषां कुरूणां भरतर्षभ । पाण्डवानां च सर्वेषां प्रथयिष्यामि मा शुच:,“भरतश्रेष्ठ! मैं इन समस्त कौरवों और पाण्डवोंकी कीर्तिका तीनों लोकोंमें विस्तार करूँगा। तुम शोक न करो
ahaṁ tu kīrtim eteṣāṁ kurūṇāṁ bharatarṣabha | pāṇḍavānāṁ ca sarveṣāṁ prathayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ ||
భరతశ్రేష్ఠా! ఈ సమస్త కౌరవుల మరియు సమస్త పాండవుల కీర్తిని నేను లోకములందు వ్యాపింపజేస్తాను; శోకించకు.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes consolation through remembrance and truthful narration: the epic’s purpose includes preserving and spreading the renown of noble lineages and deeds, encouraging the listener to move beyond grief by trusting in the enduring value of dharma and worthy action.
Vaiśampāyana, as the narrator, reassures his listener (addressed as ‘bharatarṣabha’) that he will recount and publicize the fame of both the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas, urging him not to sorrow—signaling the start of a commemorative, lineage-centered telling of events.