भीष्म उवाच
ततो माम् अब्रवीद् रामः प्रहसन्न् इव भारत ॥
दिष्ट्या भीष्म मया सार्धं योद्धुम् इच्छसि संगरे ॥
अयं गच्छामि कौरव्य कुरुक्षेत्रं त्वया सह ॥
भाषितं तत् करिष्यामि तत्रागच्छेः परंतप ॥
तत्र त्वां निहतं माता मया शरशताचितम् ॥
जाह्नवी पश्यतां भीष्म गृध्रकङ्कबडाशनम् ॥
कृपणं त्वाम् अभिप्रेक्ष्य सिद्धचारणसेविता ॥
मया विनिहतं देवी रोदताम् अद्य पार्थिव ॥
अतदर्हा महाभागा भगीरथसुता नदी ॥
या त्वाम् अजीजनन् मन्दं युद्धकामुकम् आतुरम् ॥
bhīṣma uvāca
tato mām abravīd rāmaḥ prahasann iva bhārata ||
diṣṭyā bhīṣma mayā sārdhaṃ yoddhum icchasi saṃgare ||
ayaṃ gacchāmi kauravya kurukṣetraṃ tvayā saha ||
bhāṣitaṃ tat kariṣyāmi tatrāgaccheḥ paraṃtapa ||
tatra tvāṃ nihataṃ mātā mayā śaraśatācitam ||
jāhnavī paśyatāṃ bhīṣma gṛdhrakaṅkabaḍāśanam ||
kṛpaṇaṃ tvām abhiprekṣya siddhacāraṇasevitā ||
mayā vinihataṃ devī rodatām adya pārthiva ||
atadarhā mahābhāgā bhagīrathasutā nadī ||
yā tvām ajījanan mandaṃ yuddhakāmukam āturam ||
Bhishma said: Then Rama, as if smiling, said to me: 'Fortunately, Bhishma, you wish to fight me in battle. Here I go with you to Kurukshetra; what was promised, I shall fulfill. Come there, O scorcher of foes. There your mother Jahnavi will see you slain by me, covered with hundreds of arrows and become the prey of vultures, crows, and herons. Beholding you pitiable and killed by me, that goddess, honored by Siddhas and Charanas, will weep today, O king. The most noble river, daughter of Bhagiratha, does not deserve such a fate — for she gave birth to you, foolish one, consumed by the craving for battle and the passion for war.'
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In this chapter the dispute finally takes the form of a ritually staged duel. Bhishma accepts Rama's challenge not as a personal quarrel but as a kshatriya's duty: with blessings, a white chariot, weapons, and a public departure for Kurukshetra. The color white marks that he goes into battle not out of base fury but as one who holds himself true to his vow. Yet Ganga's appearance reveals the tragic side of dharma: a mother sees that two great vows are leading to ruin, and she tries to stop the fight. Neither Rama nor Bhishma can now yield without betraying his own understanding of truth.