Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्त: स तु देवेश: प्रतिपूज्य गिरे: सुताम् । लोकान् विसर्जयामास सर्वैरनुचरैर्वृतान्
bhīṣma uvāca | ity uktaḥ sa tu deveśaḥ pratipūjya gireḥ sutām | lokān visarjayāmāsa sarvair anucaraiḥ vṛtān |
毗湿摩说道:“既受此言,诸天之主——礼敬山之女(帕尔瓦蒂)之后——便遣散了与众随从一同前来集会的诸类众生。于是诸鬼神之众、诸河流、乾闼婆与阿普萨罗,皆向商羯罗顶礼叩首,各自归返其所居之处。”
भीष्म उवाच
The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: when a righteous teaching is delivered, it is to be received with honor (pratipūjā), and the gathering concludes with respectful dismissal and obeisance—showing that ethical instruction is framed by humility, gratitude, and orderly conduct.
After Pārvatī has described strīdharma, Śiva (the Lord of gods) honors her and then dismisses the assembled beings who had come with their attendants; the various divine and semi-divine groups bow to Śaṅkara and return to their respective realms.