Shloka 8
प्रस्थाप्य पूर्व कौन्तेयो भीष्मसंस्करणाय वै | माल्यानि च वराहाणि रत्नानि विविधानि च
vaiśampāyana uvāca | prasthāpya pūrva kaunteyo bhīṣma-saṃskaraṇāya vai | mālyāni ca varāhāṇi ratnāni vividhāni ca ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Noon pa man, si Yudhiṣṭhira, anak ni Kuntī, ay nagpadala na para sa mga ritwal ng paglilibing ni Bhīṣma ng mga kuwintas ng bulaklak at piling handog, kasama ang sari-saring mamahaling hiyas—upang parangalan ang dakilang nakatatanda sa paggalang na nararapat ayon sa dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed as reverence and proper ritual duty toward elders and the departed: a righteous king honours Bhīṣma not merely emotionally but through correct saṃskāra and fitting offerings, showing gratitude and adherence to social-ethical order.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira had already arranged and sent items needed for Bhīṣma’s funerary preparations—garlands, select ritual articles, and various jewels—indicating that the Pāṇḍavas were preparing to perform Bhīṣma’s last rites with full honour.