युधिष्ठिर महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद ॥
शृणु मे वचनं तात धर्म्यं स्वर्ग्यं च जल्पतः ॥
निर्विण्णो ऽस्मि भृशं तात देहेनानेन भारत ॥
घ्नतश् च मे गतः कालः सुबहून् प्राणिनो रणे ॥
तस्मात् पार्थं पुरोधाय पाञ्चालान् सृञ्जयांस् तथा ॥
मद्वधे क्रियतां यत्नो मम चेद् इच्छसि प्रियम् ॥
yudhiṣṭhira mahāprājña sarvaśāstraviśārada ||
śṛṇu me vacanaṃ tāta dharmyaṃ svargyaṃ ca jalpataḥ ||
nirviṇṇo 'smi bhṛśaṃ tāta dehenānena bhārata ||
ghnataś ca me gataḥ kālaḥ subahūn prāṇino raṇe ||
tasmāt pārthaṃ purodhāya pāñcālān sṛñjayāṃs tathā ||
madvadhe kriyatāṃ yatno mama ced icchasi priyam ||
Bhishma said: "Yudhishthira, great sage, knower of all the shastras, hear my word, child, righteous and leading to heaven. O Bharata, I am deeply weary of this body: my time has passed in slaying multitudes of living beings on the battlefield. Therefore, if you wish me well, place the Partha, the Panchalas, and the Srinjayas in front, and make every effort toward my death."
5d60705f0a07 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 10:03:50 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Bhishma himself reveals the path to his own fall. He does not ask for mercy -- he asks for a righteous end to his duty, now that continuing to live would mean only further violence.