Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 176
अपसवब्यमकुर्वन्त धृतराष्ट्रमुखाश्रिताम् तदनन्तर पाण्डवोंने विधिपूर्वक महात्मा भीष्मका पितृमेध कर्म सम्पन्न किया। अग्निमें बहुत-सी आहुतियाँ दी गयीं। साम-गान करनेवाले ब्राह्मण साममन्त्रोंका गान करने लगे तथा धृतराष्ट्र आदिने चन्दनकी लकड़ी
vaiśampāyana uvāca | apasavyam akurvanta dhṛtarāṣṭra-mukhāśritām | tadanantaraṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ vidhipūrvakaṃ mahātmā bhīṣmasya pitṛmedha-karma sampannaṃ kṛtam | agnau bahvyo 'hutiḥ pradattāḥ | sāma-gāna-kartāro brāhmaṇāḥ sāma-mantrān agāyan | tathā dhṛtarāṣṭrādayaś candana-kāṣṭhaiḥ kālī-candanaiḥ sugandhi-dravyaiś ca bhīṣmasya śarīram ācchādya tasya citāyām agniṃ prajvālayām āsuḥ | tataḥ dhṛtarāṣṭrādayaḥ sarve kauravāḥ etāṃ jvalantīṃ citāṃ pradakṣiṇam akurvan |
毗湿摩波耶那说：在持国（Dhṛtarāṣṭra）统率之下的人们，依仪轨以逆行之法（逆时针）行诸礼。其后，般度五子遵循正当仪程，为大心者毗湿摩完成丧祭（pitṛmedha）。无数供献倾注于火中。善于诵唱《娑摩》者的婆罗门开始歌咏娑摩真言。随后，持国等人以檀香、黑檀香及诸般芬芳之物覆裹毗湿摩之身，并点燃火葬柴堆。继而，持国与众俱卢人环绕燃烧的柴堆而行——以肃穆而守法的敬礼，送别亡者。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid enmity and the aftermath of war, dharma requires honoring the departed through prescribed rites. The passage emphasizes disciplined ritual conduct, reverence for a venerable elder (Bhīṣma), and the ethical restoration of order through duty-bound remembrance.
After Bhīṣma’s passing, the Pāṇḍavas complete his funerary obsequies (pitṛmedha) with fire-offerings while Sāma-vedic hymns are sung. Dhṛtarāṣṭra and the Kauravas adorn Bhīṣma’s body with sandalwood and fragrances, ignite the pyre, and then circumambulate the burning pyre as a final act of honor.