अध्याय 98
1 [य]
भूय एवाहम इच्छामि महर्षेस तस्य धीमतः
कर्मणां विस्तरं शरॊतुम अगस्त्यस्य दविजॊत्तम
1 [मनु]
जञानं जञेयाभिनिर्वृत्तं विद्धि जञानगुणं मनः
परज्ञा करण संयुक्तं ततॊ बुद्धिः परवर्तते
“Yudhishthira said, ‘What should a man do in order to pass pleasantlythrough this and the other world. How, indeed, should one conductoneself? What practices should one adopt with this end in view?’
दुर्गापुर के निकट जंगल में कुछ बटेरें रहती थी| उसी जंगल में हाथियों का समूह भी चरने आया करता था| एक बुद्धिमान और न्यायप्रिय हाथी उस समूह का मुखिया था|
“Vaisampayana said, ‘Upon the completion of this discourse, Nakula whowas an accomplished swordsman thus questioned the Kuru grandsire lying onhis bed of arrows.’
“Dhritarashtra said,–‘How hath Bhishma, that bull among the Kurus, beenslain by Sikhandin? How did my father, who resembled Vasava himself, falldown from his car?
“Vaisampayana said, ‘Beholding the army of the Kurus arrayed in order ofbattle, that descendant of the Kuru race, Partha, addressing Virata’sson, said, ‘Do thou proceed to the spot where Kripa, the son of Saradwat,is going by the southern side of that car whose flag is seen to bear thedevice of a golden altar.’