[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 12.185.26 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 12.185.26 Mahābhārata 12.185.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.185.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.185.26) bhīṣma uvāca | ityukto bhṛguṇā rājanbharadvājaḥ pratāpavān | bhṛguṃ paramadharmātmā vismitaḥ pratyapūjayat || 26 || > "Bhishma continued, 'Thus, O king, did Bhrigu speak unto Bharadwaja of great energy. Of soul highly virtuous, the latter became filled with wonder and worshipped the great sage with veneration. Thus, O monarch, the origin of the universe has been narrated to thee in detail. What, O thou of great wisdom, dost thou wish to hear after this?"' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 12.185.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.185.25) - [Next: 12.185.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.185.27) - [Up: 12.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.185) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.12.192.5) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.12.192.26) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.12.190.27) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.12.192.26) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.185.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.185.26) · Pramāṇa