Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 36
वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्ता सा तु कृष्णेन व्यासेन तु सरिद्वरा । त्यक्त्वा शोक॑ महाराज स्वं वार्यवततार ह
vaiśampāyana uvāca | ity uktā sā tu kṛṣṇena vyāsena tu saridvarā | tyaktvā śokaṃ mahārāja svaṃ vāry avatāra ha ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: O dakilang hari, nang mapayuhan nang gayon ni Kṛṣṇa at ni Vyāsa, si Gaṅgā—ang pinakadakila sa mga ilog—ay iniwan ang dalamhati at muling lumusong sa sarili niyang tubig, nagbalik sa nararapat niyang agos matapos mapayapa ng matuwid na payo.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Grief is not ended by force but by right understanding and wise counsel; when guided by dharmic instruction from authoritative figures (Kṛṣṇa and Vyāsa), one relinquishes sorrow and returns to one’s proper duty and natural order.
After being addressed and consoled by Kṛṣṇa and Vyāsa, Gaṅgā—called the foremost of rivers—gives up her sorrow and re-enters her own waters, indicating a return to her normal state and course.