एहि गच्छ मया भीष्म युद्धम् अद्यैव वर्तताम् ॥
गृहाण सर्वं कौरव्य रथादि भरतर्षभ ॥
इति ब्रुवाणं तम् अहं रामं परपुरंजयम् ॥
प्रणम्य शिरसा राजन्न् एवम् अस्त्व् इत्य् अथाब्रुवम् ॥
एवम् उक्त्वा ययौ रामः कुरुक्षेत्रं युयुत्सया ॥
प्रविश्य नगरं चाहं सत्यवत्यै न्यवेदयम् ॥
ततः कृतस्वस्त्ययनो मात्रा प्रत्यभिनन्दितः ॥
द्विजातीन् वाच्य पुण्याहं स्वस्ति चैव महाद्युते ॥
रथम् आस्थाय रुचिरं राजतं पाण्डुरैर् हयैः ॥
सूपस्करं स्वधिष्ठानं वैयाघ्रपरिवारणम् ॥
ehi gaccha mayā bhīṣma yuddham adyaiva vartatām ||
gṛhāṇa sarvaṃ kauravya rathādi bharatarṣabha ||
iti bruvāṇaṃ tam ahaṃ rāmaṃ parapuraṃjayam ||
praṇamya śirasā rājann evam astv ity athābruvam ||
evam uktvā yayau rāmaḥ kurukṣetraṃ yuyutsayā ||
praviśya nagaraṃ cāhaṃ satyavatyai nyavedayam ||
tataḥ kṛtasvastyayano mātrā pratyabhinanditaḥ ||
dvijātīn vācya puṇyāhaṃ svasti caiva mahādyute ||
ratham āsthāya ruciraṃ rājataṃ pāṇḍurair hayaiḥ ||
sūpaskaraṃ svadhiṣṭhānaṃ vaiyāghraparivāraṇam ||
'Come then, Bhishma; let the battle with me begin this very day. Take everything, starting with the chariot, O Kauravya, best of the Bharatas.' When Rama, conqueror of enemy cities, had said this, I bowed my head to him and answered: 'So be it, O king.' Having said this, Rama set out for Kurukshetra, eager for battle. And I entered the city and reported everything to Satyavati. Then, having received my mother's blessing and her approval, I had the brahmins pronounce words of benediction and wishes of well-being. After that, O most radiant one, I mounted a beautiful silvery chariot drawn by white horses, well-equipped, with a sturdy seat and covered with a tiger skin.
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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.