Shloka 8
Bhīṣma’s Yogic Departure, Royal Cremation, and Gaṅgā’s Lament (भीष्मस्य योगयुक्त्या देहत्यागः, पितृमेधः, गङ्गाविलापः)
एतत् ते देवदेवस्य माहात्म्यं कथितं प्रभो । कपर्दिनो गिरीशस्य महाबाहो जनार्दन,प्रभो! महाबाहु जनार्दन! यह मैंने आपके समक्ष जटाजूटधारी देवाधिदेव गिरीशके माहात्म्यका वर्णन किया है
etat te devadevasya māhātmyaṃ kathitaṃ prabho | kapardino girīśasya mahābāho janārdana ||
那罗陀说道：“噢，主宰啊，我已向你叙述了诸神之神——卡帕尔丁、吉利沙（湿婆）的伟大。噢，臂力无双的阇那尔达那，这便是我在你面前陈说的、关于其威德的神圣记述。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the religious value of hearing and transmitting māhātmya—sacred accounts of divine greatness—here emphasizing reverence for Śiva (Devadeva) while addressing Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana), reflecting a harmonizing, devotional ethic.
Nārada concludes (or pauses) his narration by telling Janārdana that he has finished recounting the greatness of Śiva, identified by epithets Kapardin and Girīśa.