Shloka 29
Amba approaches the Paraśurāma context; Hotravāhana’s counsel and Akṛtavraṇa’s report (अम्बोपाख्यानम्—रामदर्शनप्रसङ्गः)
अपि नामाद्य पश्येयमार्य तं लोकविश्रुतम् । कथं च तीव्र दुःखं मे नाशयिष्यति भार्गव: । एतदिच्छाम्यहं ज्ञातुं यथा यास्यामि तत्र वै,'परंतु मैं आज उन विश्वविख्यात श्रेष्ठ महात्माका दर्शन कैसे कर सकूँगी और वे भृगुनन्दन परशुरामजी मेरे इस दुःसह दुःखका नाश किस प्रकार करेंगे? मैं यह सब जानना चाहती हूँ, जिससे वहाँ जा सकूँ”
api nāmādya paśyeyam ārya taṃ lokaviśrutam | kathaṃ ca tīvra duḥkhaṃ me nāśayiṣyati bhārgavaḥ | etad icchāmy ahaṃ jñātuṃ yathā yāsyāmi tatra vai ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Maaari ko kaya, ngayong araw din, masilayan ang marangal na yaong bantog sa buong daigdig? At sa anong paraan wawasakin ng Bhargava (Parashurama) ang aking matinding dalamhati? Ito ang nais kong malaman upang ako’y tunay na makapunta roon.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
In moments of acute distress, one should seek clarity and right guidance from a truly noble and renowned authority, not merely out of desperation but to understand the proper course of action (yathā yāsyāmi) and the means by which suffering may be resolved.
Bhīṣma expresses a hopeful uncertainty about obtaining an audience with the world-famous noble Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) and asks how Paraśurāma will remove his intense sorrow; he wants this information so he can decide to go to him.