“Vaisampayana continued, ‘Satyavati, then, smiling softly and in voice broken in bashfulness, addressed Bhishma saying, ‘O Bharata of mighty arms, what thou sayest is true. From my confidence in thee I shall now indicate the means of perpetuating our line. Thou shall not be able to reject it, being conversant, as thou art, with the practices permitted in seasons of distress. In our race, thou art Virtue, and thou art Truth, and thou art, too, our sole refuge. Therefore hearing what I say truly, do what may be proper.Mbh 1.105.3 · Mahabharata · ADI PARVA
Mbh 1.105.3
Mahabharata · translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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