Texts 6-7] Bhigma’s Passing Away 443
TEXTS 6-7

aa ARAL MFA ATA ATT: |
TTA WaT: AM Waa Il & UI
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HAA MAAS HT BURST ITAA 9 UI

parvato ndrado dhaumyo
bhagavan badarayanah

brhadasvo bharadvajah
sa-Sisyo renuka-sutah

vasistha indrapramadas
trito grtsamado ’sitah

kaksivan gautamo ’tris ca
kausiko ’tha sudarganah

parvatah—Parvata Muni; ndradah—Narada Muni; dhaumyah—Dhaumya;
bhagavan— incarnation of Godhead; badara yanah— Vyasadeva; brhadasvah—
Brhadasva; bharadvajah— Bharadvaja;sa-sisyah—along with disciples; renuka-
sutah—Parasurama; vasisthah—V asistha; indrapramadah—Indrapramada; tri-
tah—Trita; grtsamadah—Grtsamada; asitah—Asita; kaksivan—Kaksivan;
gautamah—Gautama; atrih—Atri; kausikah—Kausika; atha—now; sudar-
§anah—Sudargana.

TRANSLATION

All the sages like Parvata Muni, Narada, Dhaumya, Vyasa, the
incarnation of God, Bharadvaja and Parasurama and disciples, Vasistha,
Indrapramada, Trita, Grtsamada, Asita, Kaksivan, Gautama, Atri, Kausika
and Sudargana were present.

PURPORT

Parvata Muni is considered to be one of the oldest sages. He is almost
always a constant companion of Narada Muni. They are also spacemen
competent to travel in the air without help of any material vehicle.
Parvata Muni is also a devarsi, or a great sage amongst the demigods, like
Narada. He was present along with Narada at the sacrificial ceremony of
Maharaja Janamejaya, son of Maharaja Pariksit. In this sacrifice all the
