ततस् ते तापसाः सर्वे भार्गवस्यानुयायिनः ॥
प्रेक्षकाः समपद्यन्त परिवार्य रणाजिरम् ॥
ततो माम् अब्रवीद् देवी सर्वभूतहितैषिणी ॥
माता स्वरूपिणी राजन् किम् इदं ते चिकीर्षितम् ॥
गत्वाहं जामदग्न्यं तं प्रयाचिष्ये कुरूद्वह ॥
भीष्मेण सह मा योत्सीः शिष्येणेति पुनः पुनः ॥
मा मैवं पुत्र निर्बन्धं कुरु विप्रेण पार्थिव ॥
जामदग्न्येन समरे योद्धुम् इत्य् अवभर्त्सयत् ॥
किं न वै क्षत्रियहरो हरतुल्यपराक्रमः ॥
विदितः पुत्र रामस् ते यतस् त्वं योद्धुम् इच्छसि ॥
tatas te tāpasāḥ sarve bhārgavasyānuyāyinaḥ ||
prekṣakāḥ samapadyanta parivārya raṇājiram ||
tato mām abravīd devī sarvabhūtahitaiṣiṇī ||
mātā svarūpiṇī rājan kim idaṃ te cikīrṣitam ||
gatvāhaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ taṃ prayāciṣye kurūdvaha ||
bhīṣmeṇa saha mā yotsīḥ śiṣyeṇeti punaḥ punaḥ ||
mā maivaṃ putra nirbandhaṃ kuru vipreṇa pārthiva ||
jāmadagnyena samare yoddhum ity avabhartsayat ||
kiṃ na vai kṣatriyaharo haratulyaparākramaḥ ||
viditaḥ putra rāmas te yatas tvaṃ yoddhum icchasi ||
Then all the ascetics, followers of Bhargava, became spectators, surrounding the field of battle. Then the goddess, my mother, who wishes well to all beings, appeared in her own form and said to me, O king: 'What is this you intend? I shall go to Jamadagnya and again and again beseech him: "Do not fight with Bhishma, your disciple." Do not show such obstinacy, my son; do not fight in battle with the brahmin, with Jamadagnya' — thus she admonished me, O king. 'Do you not know Rama, destroyer of kshatriyas, equal to Hara in valor, since you wish to fight him, my son?'
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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.