Shloka 93
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
भ्रातृभि: सहितश्चक्रे यथावदनुपूर्वश: । ये सभी महात्मा महर्षि जब भीष्मजीको देखनेके लिये वहाँ पधारे
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaś cakre yathāvad anupūrvaśaḥ | ye sabhī mahātmā maharṣi jab bhīṣmajī ko dekhane ke liye vahāṁ padhāre, tab bhāiyoṁ-sahit rājā yudhiṣṭhir ne unakī kramaśaḥ vidhivat pūjā kī | ṛṣiṣṭatāṁ viṣṇupadīṁ purāṇāṁ supuṇyatoyāṁ manasāpi loke | sarvātmanā jāhnavīṁ ye prapannās te brahmaṇaḥ sadanaṁ samprayātāḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Kasama ang kanyang mga kapatid, si Haring Yudhiṣṭhira ay maayos na nagsagawa, ayon sa wastong pagkakasunod at itinakdang tuntunin, ng mga parangal at pagsamba para sa mga dakilang rishi na may marangal na diwa, na dumating doon upang makita si Bhīṣma. At hinggil sa ilog na Jāhnavī—pinupuri ng mga pantas, nagmula sa mga paa ni Panginoong Viṣṇu, sinauna, at puspos ng lubhang nakalilinis na tubig—yaong mga, kahit sa isip lamang, ay buong pagkataong kumakalinga at sumasandig sa kanya, ay makararating sa tahanan ni Brahmā matapos iwan ang katawan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Two linked dharmic ideals are emphasized: (1) proper, orderly honoring of worthy guests—especially sages—by a righteous king; and (2) the purifying, salvific power attributed to Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī), where even mental refuge taken wholeheartedly is said to yield exalted post-mortem attainment (Brahmaloka).
As sages arrive to see Bhīṣma, Yudhiṣṭhira, together with his brothers, receives and worships them according to ritual sequence. The passage then praises Gaṅgā as Viṣṇu-born and supremely holy, stating that those who take refuge in her attain Brahmā’s abode after death.