SECTION –LXXXI
(Tirtha-yatra Parva Continued)
Vaisampayana said, "Hearing these words of
his brothers as also of Krishna, all of whom were anxious on account of
Dhananjaya, king Yudhishthira, the just, became melancholy. And at that time he
saw (before him) the celestial Rishi Narada blazing with Brahmi beauty and like
unto a fire flaming up in consequence of sacrificial libation. And beholding
him come, king Yudhishthira with his brothers stood up and duly worshipped the
illustrious one. And endued with blazing energy, the handsome chief of the Kuru
race, surrounded by his brothers, shone like the god of a hundred sacrifices
encircled by the celestials. And Yajnaseni in obedience to the dictates of
morality adhered to her lords, the sons of Pritha, like Savitri to the Vedas or
the rays of the Sun to the peak of Meru. And the illustrious Rishi Narada,
accepting that worship, comforted the son of Dharma in proper terms. And, O
sinless one, addressing the high-souled king Yudhishthira, the just, the Rishi
said, 'Tell me, O foremost of virtuous men, what it is that thou seekest and
what I can do for thee. At this, the royal son of Dharma bowing with his
brothers unto Narada, who was the revered of the celestials, told him with
joined hands, 'O thou that art highly blessed and worshipped by all the worlds
when thou art gratified with me, I regard all my wishes in consequence of thy
grace, as already fulfilled, O thou of excellent vows! If, O sinless one, I
with my brothers deserve thy favour, it behoveth thee, O best of Munis, to
dispel the doubt that is in my mind. It behoveth thee to tell me in detail what
merit is his that goeth round the worlds, desirous of beholding the sacred
waters and shrines that are on it.'"
"Narada said, 'Listen, O king, with
attention, to what the intelligent Bhishma had heard before from Pulastya!
Once, O blessed one, that foremost of virtuous men, Bhishma, while in the
observance of the Pitrya vow, lived, O king, in the company of Munis in a
delightful and sacred region, near the source of the Ganga, that is resorted to
by the celestial Rishis and Gandharvas and the celestials themselves. And while
living there, the resplendent one gratified with his oblations the Pitris, the
gods and the Rishis, according to the rites inculcated in the scriptures. And
once on a time while the illustrious one was engaged in his silent recitations,
he beheld Pulastya--that best of Rishis, of wonderful appearance. And beholding
that austere ascetic blazing with beauty, he was filled with great delight and
exceeding wonder. And, O Bharata, that foremost of virtuous men, Bhishma, then
worshipped that blessed Rishi according to the rites of the ordinance. And
purifying himself and with rapt attention, he approached that best of
Brahmarshis, with the Arghya on his head. And uttering aloud his name, he said,
'O thou of excellent vow, blessed be thou, I am Bhishma, thy slave. At sight of
thee, I am freed from all my sins.' And saying this, that foremost of virtuous
men, Bhishma, restraining speeches stood, O Yudhishthira, in silence and with
joined hands. And beholding Bhishma that foremost of the Kurus, reduced and
emaciated by the observance of vows and the study of the Vedas, the Muni became
filled with joy."
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