Shloka 5
Bhīṣma’s Yogic Departure, Royal Cremation, and Gaṅgā’s Lament (भीष्मस्य योगयुक्त्या देहत्यागः, पितृमेधः, गङ्गाविलापः)
तददभुतमचिन्त्यं च दृष्टवा ते विस्मिता5भवन् | शड्करस्योमया सार्ध संवादं त्वत्कथाश्रयम्
tad adbhutam acintyaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā te vismitābhavan | śaṅkarasyomayā sārdhaṃ saṃvādaṃ tvat-kathāśrayam |
那罗陀说道：“见此奇异而不可思议之事，众人无不惊叹。又闻商羯罗与乌玛就你而发之对话，我们遂得坚固之定见：你正是那永恒之人，证入梵（Brahman）者，太初本体。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A divine testimony is being offered: the extraordinary event and Śiva–Pārvatī’s dialogue lead the speaker to recognize the addressed figure as the eternal, supreme Person—Brahman in personal form—highlighting reverence, discernment, and the convergence of devotional traditions.
Nārada reports that witnesses were astonished by an inconceivable marvel, and that hearing Śaṅkara’s conversation with Umā—centered on the addressed person—has convinced them of that person’s supreme, eternal status.