Shloka 7
भीष्मपतनविषये धृतराष्ट्रस्य प्रश्नाः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Questions on Bhīṣma’s Fall
नमस्कृत्वा पितुस्ते5हं पाराशर्याय धीमते | यस्य प्रसादाद् दिव्यं तत् प्राप्तं ज्ञानमनुत्तमम्
sañjaya uvāca | namaskṛtvā pituḥ te'haṃ pārāśaryāya dhīmate | yasya prasādād divyaṃ tat prāptaṃ jñānam anuttamam ||
三阇耶说道：“我先向你的父亲——智者、波罗沙罗之子（毗耶娑）——稽首致敬；承其慈恩，我得无上天启之智。如今我将开始叙述这场婆罗多族最为奇绝、令人毛骨悚然的大战。大王啊，请细听一切如何发生。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds humility and legitimacy in transmission: Sañjaya attributes his extraordinary capacity to report the war truthfully to Vyāsa’s grace, implying that reliable knowledge—especially about dharma in a crisis—rests on disciplined lineage, blessing, and ethical reverence for the source.
Sañjaya begins his war-report to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Before describing the battle, he offers homage to Vyāsa (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s father), acknowledging that Vyāsa’s boon is the cause of his divine insight enabling him to recount events accurately.