Shloka 8
दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food
जनयामास यं देवी दिव्या त्रिपथगा नदी । साक्षाद् ददर्श यो देवान् सर्वानिन्द्रपुरोगमान्
janayāmāsa yaṃ devī divyā tripathagā nadī | sākṣād dadarśa yo devān sarvān indrapurogāmān |
جسے دیویہ تریپتھگا ندی دیوی نے جنم دیا، اور جس نے اندَر کی پیشوائی میں تمام دیوتاؤں کو اپنی آنکھوں سے دیکھا—آؤ، ہم اسی عظیم بھیشم کے پاس چلیں۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse establishes Bhīṣma’s credibility as a teacher of dharma and statecraft by highlighting two sources of authority: sacred origin (born of the divine Gaṅgā) and direct spiritual witness (having seen the gods led by Indra).
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes Bhīṣma in exalted terms—born of Tripathagā (Gaṅgā) and a direct seer of the gods—preparing the listener for approaching him as the principal instructor in the Śānti Parva’s teachings on dharma and governance.