Shloka 8
दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food
जनयामास यं देवी दिव्या त्रिपथगा नदी । साक्षाद् ददर्श यो देवान् सर्वानिन्द्रपुरोगमान्
janayāmāsa yaṃ devī divyā tripathagā nadī | sākṣād dadarśa yo devān sarvān indrapurogāmān |
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“那位由天女——三道天河特里帕塔伽——所生者；那位亲眼见到以因陀罗为首诸天者——让我们去见那位威力无比的毗湿摩。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse establishes Bhīṣma’s credibility as a teacher of dharma and statecraft by highlighting two sources of authority: sacred origin (born of the divine Gaṅgā) and direct spiritual witness (having seen the gods led by Indra).
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes Bhīṣma in exalted terms—born of Tripathagā (Gaṅgā) and a direct seer of the gods—preparing the listener for approaching him as the principal instructor in the Śānti Parva’s teachings on dharma and governance.