Bhīṣmadeva, who was the best amongst the eight Vasus, received and welcomed all the great and powerful ṛṣis who were assembled there, for he knew perfectly all the religious principles according to time and place.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
तान् समेतान् महाभागानुपलभ्य वसूत्तमः । पूजयामास धर्मज्ञो देशकालविभागवित्
tān sametān mahābhāgānupalabhya vasūttamaḥ | pūjayāmāsa dharmajño deśakālavibhāgavit
SB 1.9.9