Srimad Bhagavatam · Canto 1 · Chapter 9
सूत उवाच इति भीत: प्रजाद्रोहात्सर्वधर्मविवित्सया । ततो विनशनं प्रागाद् यत्र देवव्रतोऽपतत् ॥ १ ॥
suta uvaca iti bhitah praja-drohat sarva-dharma-vivitsaya tato vinasanam pragad yatra deva-vrato ’patat
Suta Gosvami said: Being afraid for having killed so many subjects on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra, Maharaja Yudhisthira went to the scene of the massacre. There, Bhismadeva was lying on a bed of arrows, about to pass away.
तदा ते भ्रातर: सर्वे सदश्वै: स्वर्णभूषितै: । अन्वगच्छन् रथैर्विप्रा व्यासधौम्यादयस्तथा ॥ २ ॥
tada te bhratarah sarve sadasvaih svarna-bhusitaih anvagacchan rathair vipra vyasa-dhaumyadayas tatha
At that time all his brothers followed him on beautiful chariots drawn by first-class horses decorated with gold ornaments. With them were Vyasa and rsis like Dhaumya (the learned priest of the Pandavas) and others.
भगवानपि विप्रर्षे रथेन सधनञ्जय: । स तैर्व्यरोचत नृप: कुवेर इव गुह्यकै: ॥ ३ ॥
bhagavan api viprarse rathena sa-dhananjayah sa tair vyarocata nrpah kuvera iva guhyakaih
O sage amongst the brahmanas, Lord Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, also followed, seated on a chariot with Arjuna. Thus King Yudhisthira appeared very aristocratic, like Kuvera surrounded by his companions (the Guhyakas).
दृष्ट्वा निपतितं भूमौ दिवश्च्युतमिवामरम् । प्रणेमु: पाण्डवा भीष्मं सानुगा: सह चक्रिणा ॥ ४ ॥
drstva nipatitam bhumau divas cyutam ivamaram pranemuh pandava bhismam sanugah saha cakrina
Seeing him (Bhisma) lying on the ground, like a demigod fallen from the sky, the Pandava King Yudhisthira, along with his younger brothers and Lord Krsna, bowed down before him.
तत्र ब्रह्मर्षय: सर्वे देवर्षयश्च सत्तम । राजर्षयश्च तत्रासन् द्रष्टुं भरतपुङ्गवम् ॥ ५ ॥
tatra brahmarsayah sarve devarsayas ca sattama rajarsayas ca tatrasan drastum bharata-pungavam
Just to see the chief of the descendants of King Bharata (Bhisma), all the great souls in the universe, namely the rsis amongst the demigods, brahmanas and kings, all situated in the quality of goodness, were assembled there.
पर्वतो नारदो धौम्यो भगवान् बादरायण: । बृहदश्वो भरद्वाज: सशिष्यो रेणुकासुत: ॥ ६ ॥ वसिष्ठ इन्द्रप्रमदस्त्रितो गृत्समदोऽसित: । कक्षीवान् गौतमोऽत्रिश्च कौशिकोऽथ सुदर्शन: ॥ ७ ॥
parvato narado dhaumyo bhagavan badarayanah brhadasvo bharadvajah sasisyo renuka-sutah vasistha indrapramadas trito grtsamado ’sitah kaksivan gautamo ’tris ca kausiko ’tha sudarsanah
All the sages like Parvata Muni, Narada, Dhaumya, Vyasa the incarnation of God, Brhadasva, Bharadvaja and Parasurama and disciples, Vasistha, Indrapramada, Trita, Grtsamada, Asita, Kaksivan, Gautama, Atri, Kausika and Sudarsana were present.
अन्ये च मुनयो ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मरातादयोऽमला: । शिष्यैरुपेता आजग्मु: कश्यपाङ्गिरसादय: ॥ ८ ॥
anye ca munayo brahman brahmaratadayo ’malah sisyair upeta ajagmuh kasyapangirasadayah
And many others like Sukadeva Gosvami and other purified souls, Kasyapa and Angirasa and others, all accompanied by their respective disciples, arrived there.
तान् समेतान् महाभागानुपलभ्य वसूत्तम: । पूजयामास धर्मज्ञो देशकालविभागवित् ॥ ९ ॥
tan sametan maha-bhagan upalabhya vasuttamah pujayam asa dharma-jno desa-kala-vibhagavit
Bhismadeva, who was the best amongst the eight Vasus, received and welcomed all the great and powerful rsis who were assembled there, for he knew perfectly all the religious principles according to time and place.
कृष्णं च तत्प्रभावज्ञ आसीनं जगदीश्वरम् । हृदिस्थं पूजयामास माययोपात्तविग्रहम् ॥ १० ॥
krsnam ca tat-prabhava-jna asinam jagad-isvaram hrdi-stham pujayam asa mayayopatta-vigraham
Lord Sri Krsna is situated in everyone’s heart, yet He manifests His transcendental form by His internal potency. This very Lord was sitting before Bhismadeva, and since Bhismadeva knew of His glories, he worshiped Him duly.
पाण्डुपुत्रानुपासीनान् प्रश्रयप्रेमसङ्गतान् । अभ्याचष्टानुरागाश्रैरन्धीभूतेन चक्षुषा ॥ ११ ॥
pandu-putran upasinan prasraya-prema-sangatan abhyacastanuragasrair andhibhutena caksusa
The sons of Maharaja Pandu were sitting silently nearby, overtaken with affection for their dying grandfather. Seeing this, Bhismadeva congratulated them with feeling. There were tears of ecstasy in his eyes, for he was overwhelmed by love and affection.
अहो कष्टमहोऽन्याय्यं यद्यूयं धर्मनन्दना: । जीवितुं नार्हथ क्लिष्टं विप्रधर्माच्युताश्रया: ॥ १२ ॥
aho kastam aho ’nyayyam yad yuyam dharma-nandanah jivitum narhatha klistam vipra-dharmacyutasrayah
Bhismadeva said: Oh, what terrible sufferings and what terrible injustices you good souls suffer for being the sons of religion personified. You did not deserve to remain alive under those tribulations, yet you were protected by the brahmanas, God and religion.
संस्थितेऽतिरथे पाण्डौ पृथा बालप्रजा वधू: । युष्मत्कृते बहून् क्लेशान् प्राप्ता तोकवती मुहु: ॥ १३ ॥
samsthite ’tirathe pandau prtha bala-praja vadhuh yusmat-krte bahun klesan prapta tokavati muhuh
As far as my daughter-in-law Kunti is concerned, upon the great General Pandu’s death, she became a widow with many children, and therefore she suffered greatly. And when you were grown up she suffered a great deal also because of your actions.
सर्वं कालकृतं मन्ये भवतां च यदप्रियम् । सपालो यद्वशे लोको वायोरिव घनावलि: ॥ १४ ॥
sarvam kala-krtam manye bhavatam ca yad-apriyam sapalo yad-vase loko vayor iva ghanavalih
In my opinion, this is all due to inevitable time, under whose control everyone in every plane is carried, just as the clouds are carried by the wind.
यत्र धर्मसुतो राजा गदापाणिर्वृकोदर: । कृष्णोऽस्त्री गाण्डिवं चापं सुहृत्कृष्णस्ततो विपत् ॥ १५ ॥
yatra dharma-suto raja gada-panir vrkodarah krsno ’stri gandivam capam suhrt krsnas tato vipat
O how wonderful is the influence of inevitable time. It is irreversible—otherwise, how can there be reverses in the presence of King Yudhisthira, the son of the demigod controlling religion; Bhima, the great fighter with a club; the great bowman Arjuna with his mighty weapon Gandiva; and above all, the Lord, the direct well-wisher of the Pandavas?
न ह्यस्य कर्हिचिद्राजन् पुमान् वेद विधित्सितम् । यद्विजिज्ञासया युक्ता मुह्यन्ति कवयोऽपि हि ॥ १६ ॥
na hy asya karhicid rajan puman veda vidhitsitam yad vijijnasaya yukta muhyanti kavayo ’pi hi
O King, no one can know the plan of the Lord (Sri Krsna). Even though great philosophers inquire exhaustively, they are bewildered.
तस्मादिदं दैवतन्त्रं व्यवस्य भरतर्षभ । तस्यानुविहितोऽनाथा नाथ पाहि प्रजा: प्रभो ॥ १७ ॥
tasmad idam daiva-tantram vyavasya bharatarsabha tasyanuvihito ’natha natha pahi prajah prabho
O best among the descendants of Bharata (Yudhisthira), I maintain, therefore, that all this is within the plan of the Lord. Accepting the inconceivable plan of the Lord, you must follow it. You are now the appointed administrative head, and, my lord, you should now take care of those subjects who are now rendered helpless.
एष वै भगवान्साक्षादाद्यो नारायण: पुमान् । मोहयन्मायया लोकं गूढश्चरति वृष्णिषु ॥ १८ ॥
esa vai bhagavan saksad adyo narayanah puman mohayan mayaya lokam gudhas carati vrsnisu
This Sri Krsna is no other than the inconceivable, original Personality of Godhead. He is the first Narayana, the supreme enjoyer. But He is moving amongst the descendants of King Vrsni just like one of us and He is bewildering us with His self-created energy.
अस्यानुभावं भगवान् वेद गुह्यतमं शिव: । देवर्षिर्नारद: साक्षाद्भगवान् कपिलो नृप ॥ १९ ॥
asyanubhavam bhagavan veda guhyatamam sivah devarsir naradah saksad bhagavan kapilo nrpa
O King, Lord Siva, Narada the sage amongst the demigods, and Kapila, the incarnation of Godhead, all know very confidentially about His glories through direct contact.
यं मन्यसे मातुलेयं प्रियं मित्रं सुहृत्तमम् । अकरो: सचिवं दूतं सौहृदादथ सारथिम् ॥ २० ॥
yam manyase matuleyam priyam mitram suhrttamam akaroh sacivam dutam sauhrdad atha sarathim
O King, that personality whom, out of ignorance only, you thought to be your maternal cousin, your very dear friend, well-wisher, counselor, messenger, benefactor, etc., is that very Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna.
सर्वात्मन: समदृशो ह्यद्वयस्यानहङ्कृते: । तत्कृतं मतिवैषम्यं निरवद्यस्य न क्वचित् ॥ २१ ॥
sarvatmanah sama-drso hy advayasyanahankrteh tat-krtam mati-vaisamyam niravadyasya na kvacit
Being the Absolute Personality of Godhead, He is present in everyone’s heart. He is equally kind to everyone, and He is free from the false ego of differentiation. Therefore whatever He does is free from material inebriety. He is equibalanced.
तथाप्येकान्तभक्तेषु पश्य भूपानुकम्पितम् । यन्मेऽसूंस्त्यजत: साक्षात्कृष्णो दर्शनमागत: ॥ २२ ॥
tathapy ekanta-bhaktesu pasya bhupanukampitam yan me ’sums tyajatah saksat krsno darsanam agatah
Yet, despite His being equally kind to everyone, He has graciously come before me while I am ending my life, for I am His unflinching servitor.
भक्त्यावेश्य मनो यस्मिन् वाचा यन्नाम कीर्तयन् । त्यजन् कलेवरं योगी मुच्यते कामकर्मभि: ॥ २३ ॥
bhaktyavesya mano yasmin vaca yan-nama kirtayan tyajan kalevaram yogi mucyate kama-karmabhih
The Personality of Godhead, who appears in the mind of the devotee by attentive devotion and meditation and by chanting of the holy name, releases the devotee from the bondage of fruitive activities at the time of his quitting the material body.
स देवदेवो भगवान् प्रतीक्षतां कलेवरं यावदिदं हिनोम्यहम् । प्रसन्नहासारुणलोचनोल्लस- न्मुखाम्बुजो ध्यानपथश्चतुर्भुज: ॥ २४ ॥
sa deva-devo bhagavan pratiksatam kalevaram yavad idam hinomy aham prasanna-hasaruna-locanollasan- mukhambujo dhyana-pathas catur-bhujah
May my Lord, who is four-handed and whose beautifully decorated lotus face, with eyes as red as the rising sun, is smiling, kindly await me at that moment when I quit this material body.
सूत उवाच युधिष्ठिरस्तदाकर्ण्य शयानं शरपञ्जरे । अपृच्छद्विविधान्धर्मानृषीणां चानुशृण्वताम् ॥ २५ ॥
suta uvaca yudhisthiras tad akarnya sayanam sara-panjare aprcchad vividhan dharman rsinam canusrnvatam
Suta Gosvami said: Maharaja Yudhisthira, after hearing Bhismadeva speak in that appealing tone, asked him, in the presence of all the great rsis, about the essential principles of various religious duties.
पुरुषस्वभावविहितान् यथावर्णं यथाश्रमम् । वैराग्यरागोपाधिभ्यामाम्नातोभयलक्षणान् ॥ २६ ॥
purusa-sva-bhava-vihitan yatha-varnam yathasramam vairagya-ragopadhibhyam amnatobhaya-laksanan
At Maharaja Yudhisthira’s inquiry, Bhismadeva first defined all the classifications of castes and orders of life in terms of the individual’s qualifications. Then he systematically, in twofold divisions, described counteraction by detachment and interaction by attachment.
दानधर्मान् राजधर्मान् मोक्षधर्मान् विभागश: । स्त्रीधर्मान् भगवद्धर्मान् समासव्यासयोगत: ॥ २७ ॥
dana-dharman raja-dharman moksa-dharman vibhagasah stri-dharman bhagavad-dharman samasa-vyasa-yogatah
He then explained, by divisions, acts of charity, the pragmatic activities of a king and activities for salvation. Then he described the duties of women and devotees, both briefly and extensively.
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षांश्च सहोपायान् यथा मुने । नानाख्यानेतिहासेषु वर्णयामास तत्त्ववित् ॥ २८ ॥
dharmartha-kama-moksams ca sahopayan yatha mune nanakhyanetihasesu varnayam asa tattvavit
Then he described the occupational duties of different orders and statuses of life, citing instances from history, for he was himself well acquainted with the truth.
धर्मं प्रवदतस्तस्य स काल: प्रत्युपस्थित: । यो योगिनश्छन्दमृत्योर्वाञ्छितस्तूत्तरायण: ॥ २९ ॥
dharmam pravadatas tasya sa kalah pratyupasthitah yo yoginas chanda-mrtyor vanchitas tuttarayanah
While Bhismadeva was describing occupational duties, the sun’s course ran into the northern hemisphere. This period is desired by mystics who die at their will.
तदोपसंहृत्य गिर: सहस्रणी- र्विमुक्तसङ्गं मन आदिपूरुषे । कृष्णे लसत्पीतपटे चतुर्भुजे पुर:स्थितेऽमीलितदृग्व्यधारयत् ॥ ३० ॥
tadopasamhrtya girah sahasranir vimukta-sangam mana adi-puruse krsne lasat-pita-pate catur-bhuje purah sthite ’milita-drg vyadharayat
Thereupon that man who spoke on different subjects with thousands of meanings and who fought on thousands of battlefields and protected thousands of men, stopped speaking and, being completely freed from all bondage, withdrew his mind from everything else and fixed his wide-open eyes upon the original Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, who stood before him, four-handed, dressed in yellow garments that glittered and shined.
विशुद्धया धारणया हताशुभ- स्तदीक्षयैवाशु गतायुधश्रम: । निवृत्तसर्वेन्द्रियवृत्तिविभ्रम- स्तुष्टाव जन्यं विसृजञ्जनार्दनम् ॥ ३१ ॥
visuddhaya dharanaya hatasubhas tad-iksayaivasu gata-yudha-sramah nivrtta-sarvendriya-vrtti-vibhramas tustava janyam visrjan janardanam
By pure meditation, looking at Lord Sri Krsna, he at once was freed from all material inauspiciousness and was relieved of all bodily pains caused by the arrow wounds. Thus all the external activities of his senses at once stopped, and he prayed transcendentally to the controller of all living beings while quitting his material body.
श्रीभीष्म उवाच इति मतिरुपकल्पिता वितृष्णा भगवति सात्वतपुङ्गवे विभूम्नि । स्वसुखमुपगते क्वचिद्विहर्तुं प्रकृतिमुपेयुषि यद्भवप्रवाह: ॥ ३२ ॥
sri-bhisma uvaca iti matir upakalpita vitrsna bhagavati satvata-pungave vibhumni sva-sukham upagate kvacid vihartum prakrtim upeyusi yad-bhava-pravahah
Bhismadeva said: Let me now invest my thinking, feeling and willing, which were so long engaged in different subjects and occupational duties, in the all-powerful Lord Sri Krsna. He is always self-satisfied, but sometimes, being the leader of the devotees, He enjoys transcendental pleasure by descending on the material world, although from Him only the material world is created.
त्रिभुवनकमनं तमालवर्णं रविकरगौरवराम्बरं दधाने । वपुरलककुलावृताननाब्जं विजयसखे रतिरस्तु मेऽनवद्या ॥ ३३ ॥
tri-bhuvana-kamanam tamala-varnam ravi-kara-gaura-varambaram dadhane vapur alaka-kulavrtananabjam vijaya-sakhe ratir astu me ’navadya
Sri Krsna is the intimate friend of Arjuna. He has appeared on this earth in His transcendental body, which resembles the bluish color of the tamala tree. His body attracts everyone in the three planeary systems (upper, middle and lower). May His glittering yellow dress and His lotus face, covered with paintings of sandalwood pulp, be the object of my attraction, and may I not desire fruitive results.
युधि तुरगरजोविधूम्रविष्वक्- कचलुलितश्रमवार्यलङ्कृतास्ये । मम निशितशरैर्विभिद्यमान- त्वचि विलसत्कवचेऽस्तु कृष्ण आत्मा ॥ ३४ ॥
yudhi turaga-rajo-vidhumra-visvak- kaca-lulita-sramavary-alankrtasye mama nisita-sarair vibhidyamana- tvaci vilasat-kavace ’stu krsna atma
On the battlefield (where Sri Krsna attended Arjuna out of friendship), the flowing hair of Lord Krsna turned ashen due to the dust raised by the hoofs of the horses. And because of His labor, beads of sweat wetted His face. All these decorations, intensified by the wounds dealt by my sharp arrows, were enjoyed by Him. Let my mind thus go unto Sri Krsna.
सपदि सखिवचो निशम्य मध्ये निजपरयोर्बलयो रथं निवेश्य । स्थितवति परसैनिकायुरक्ष्णा हृतवति पार्थसखे रतिर्ममास्तु ॥ ३५ ॥
sapadi sakhi-vaco nisamya madhye nija-parayor balayo ratham nivesya sthitavati para-sainikayur aksna hrtavati partha-sakhe ratir mamastu
In obedience to the command of His friend, Lord Sri Krsna entered the arena of the Battlefield of Kuruksetra between the soldiers of Arjuna and Duryodhana, and while there He shortened the life spans of the opposite party by His merciful glance. This was done simply by His looking at the enemy. Let my mind be fixed upon that Krsna.
व्यवहितपृतनामुखं निरीक्ष्य स्वजनवधाद्विमुखस्य दोषबुद्ध्या । कुमतिमहरदात्मविद्यया य- श्चरणरति: परमस्य तस्य मेऽस्तु ॥ ३६ ॥
vyavahita-prtana-mukham niriksya sva-jana-vadhad vimukhasya dosa-buddhya kumatim aharad atma-vidyaya yas carana-ratih paramasya tasya me ’stu
When Arjuna was seemingly polluted by ignorance upon observing the soldiers and commanders before him on the battlefield, the Lord eradicated his ignorance by delivering transcendental knowledge. May His lotus feet always remain the object of my attraction.
स्वनिगममपहाय मत्प्रतिज्ञा- मृतमधिकर्तुमवप्लुतो रथस्थ: । धृतरथचरणोऽभ्ययाच्चलद्गु- र्हरिरिव हन्तुमिभं गतोत्तरीय: ॥ ३७ ॥
sva-nigamam apahaya mat-pratijnam rtam adhikartum avapluto rathasthah dhrta-ratha-carano ’bhyayac caladgur harir iva hantum ibham gatottariyah
Fulfilling my desire and sacrificing His own promise, He got down from the chariot, took up its wheel, and ran towards me hurriedly, just as a lion goes to kill an elephant. He even dropped His outer garment on the way.
शितविशिखहतो विशीर्णदंश: क्षतजपरिप्लुत आततायिनो मे । प्रसभमभिससार मद्वधार्थं स भवतु मे भगवान् गतिर्मुकुन्द: ॥ ३८ ॥
sita-visikha-hato visirna-damsah ksataja-paripluta atatayino me prasabham abhisasara mad-vadhartham sa bhavatu me bhagavan gatir mukundah
May He, Lord Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, who awards salvation, be my ultimate destination. On the battlefield He charged me, as if angry because of the wounds dealt by my sharp arrows. His shield was scattered, and His body was smeared with blood due to the wounds.
विजयरथकुटुम्ब आत्ततोत्रे धृतहयरश्मिनि तच्छ्रियेक्षणीये । भगवति रतिरस्तु मे मुमूर्षो- र्यमिह निरीक्ष्य हता गता: स्वरूपम् ॥ ३९ ॥
vijaya-ratha-kutumba atta-totre dhrta-haya-rasmini tac-chriyeksaniye bhagavati ratir astu me mumursor yam iha niriksya hata gatah sva-rupam
At the moment of death, let my ultimate attraction be to Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead. I concentrate my mind upon the chariot driver of Arjuna who stood with a whip in His right hand and a bridle rope in His left, who was very careful to give protection to Arjuna’s chariot by all means. Those who saw Him on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra attained their original forms after death.
ललितगतिविलासवल्गुहास- प्रणयनिरीक्षणकल्पितोरुमाना: । कृतमनुकृतवत्य उन्मदान्धा: प्रकृतिमगन् किल यस्य गोपवध्व: ॥ ४० ॥
lalita-gati-vilasa-valguhasa- pranaya-niriksana-kalpitorumanah krta-manu-krta-vatya unmadandhah prakrtim agan kila yasya gopa-vadhvah
Let my mind be fixed upon Lord Sri Krsna, whose motions and smiles of love attracted the damsels of Vrajadhama (the gopis). The damsels imitated the characteristic movements of the Lord (after His disappearance from the rasa dance).
मुनिगणनृपवर्यसङ्कुलेऽन्त: सदसि युधिष्ठिरराजसूय एषाम् । अर्हणमुपपेद ईक्षणीयो मम दृशिगोचर एष आविरात्मा ॥ ४१ ॥
muni-gana-nrpa-varya-sankule ’ntah- sadasi yudhisthira-rajasuya esam arhanam upapeda iksaniyo mama drsi-gocara esa avir atma
At the Rajasuya-yajna (sacrifice) performed by Maharaja Yudhisthira, there was the greatest assembly of all the elite men of the world, the royal and learned orders, and in that great assembly Lord Sri Krsna was worshiped by one and all as the most exalted Personality of Godhead. This happened during my presence, and I remembered the incident in order to keep my mind upon the Lord.
तमिममहमजं शरीरभाजां हृदि हृदि धिष्ठितमात्मकल्पितानाम् । प्रतिदृशमिव नैकधार्कमेकं समधिगतोऽस्मि विधूतभेदमोह: ॥ ४२ ॥
tam imam aham ajam sarira-bhajam hrdi hrdi dhisthitam atma-kalpitanam pratidrsam iva naikadharkam ekam samadhi-gato ’smi vidhuta-bheda-mohah
Now I can meditate with full concentration upon that one Lord, Sri Krsna, now present before me because now I have transcended the misconceptions of duality in regard to His presence in everyone’s heart, even in the hearts of the mental speculators. He is in everyone’s heart. The sun may be perceived differently, but the sun is one.
सूत उवाच कृष्ण एवं भगवति मनोवाग्दृष्टिवृत्तिभि: । आत्मन्यात्मानमावेश्य सोऽन्त:श्वास उपारमत् ॥ ४३ ॥
suta uvaca krsna evam bhagavati mano-vag-drsti-vrttibhih atmany atmanam avesya so ’ntahsvasa uparamat
Suta Gosvami said: Thus Bhismadeva merged himself in the Supersoul, Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, with his mind, speech, sight and actions, and thus he became silent, and his breathing stopped.
सम्पद्यमानमाज्ञाय भीष्मं ब्रह्मणि निष्कले । सर्वे बभूवुस्ते तूष्णीं वयांसीव दिनात्यये ॥ ४४ ॥
sampadyamanam ajnaya bhismam brahmani niskale sarve babhuvus te tusnim vayamsiva dinatyaye
Knowing that Bhismadeva had merged into the unlimited eternity of the Supreme Absolute, all present there became silent like birds at the end of the day.
तत्र दुन्दुभयो नेदुर्देवमानववादिता: । शशंसु: साधवो राज्ञां खात्पेतु: पुष्पवृष्टय: ॥ ४५ ॥
tatra dundubhayo nedur deva-manava-vaditah sasamsuh sadhavo rajnam khat petuh puspa-vrstayah
Thereafter, both men and demigods sounded drums in honor, and the honest royal order commenced demonstrations of honor and respect. And from the sky fell showers of flowers.
तस्य निर्हरणादीनि सम्परेतस्य भार्गव । युधिष्ठिर: कारयित्वा मुहूर्तं दु:खितोऽभवत् ॥ ४६ ॥
tasya nirharanadini samparetasya bhargava yudhisthirah karayitva muhurtam duhkhito ’bhavat
O descendant of Bhrgu (Saunaka), after performing funeral rituals for the dead body of Bhismadeva, Maharaja Yudhisthira was momentarily overtaken with grief.
तुष्टुवुर्मुनयो हृष्टा: कृष्णं तद्गुह्यनामभि: । ततस्ते कृष्णहृदया: स्वाश्रमान् प्रययु: पुन: ॥ ४७ ॥
tustuvur munayo hrstah krsnam tad-guhya-namabhih tatas te krsna-hrdayah svasraman prayayuh punah
All the great sages then glorified Lord Sri Krsna, who was present there, by confidential Vedic hymns. Then all of them returned to their respective hermitages, bearing always Lord Krsna within their hearts.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो गत्वा सहकृष्णो गजाह्वयम् । पितरं सान्त्वयामास गान्धारीं च तपस्विनीम् ॥ ४८ ॥
tato yudhisthiro gatva saha-krsno gajahvayam pitaram santvayam asa gandharim ca tapasvinim
Thereafter, Maharaja Yudhisthira at once went to his capital, Hastinapura, accompanied by Lord Sri Krsna, and there he consoled his uncle and aunt Gandhari, who was an ascetic.
पित्रा चानुमतो राजा वासुदेवानुमोदित: । चकार राज्यं धर्मेण पितृपैतामहं विभु: ॥ ४९ ॥
pitra canumato raja vasudevanumoditah cakara rajyam dharmena pitr-paitamaham vibhuh
After this, the great religious King, Maharaja Yudhisthira, executed the royal power in the kingdom strictly according to the codes and royal principles approved by his uncle and confirmed by Lord Sri Krsna.
