स्वर्गते शंतनौ भीष्मश् चित्राङ्गदम् अरिंदमम् ॥
स्थापयाम् आस वै राज्ये सत्यवत्या मते स्थितः ॥
स तु चित्राङ्गदः शौर्यात् सर्वांश् चिक्षेप पार्थिवान् ॥
मनुष्यं न हि मेने स कं चित् सदृशम् आत्मनः ॥
तं क्षिपन्तं सुरांश् चैव मनुष्यान् असुरांस् तथा ॥
गन्धर्वराजो बलवांस् तुल्यनामाभ्ययात् तदा ॥
तेनास्य सुमहद् युद्धं कुरुक्षेत्रे बभूव ह ॥
तयोर् बलवतोस् तत्र गन्धर्वकुरुमुख्ययोः ॥
नद्यास् तीरे हिरण्वत्याः समास् तिस्रो ऽभवद् रणः ॥
तस्मिन् विमर्दे तुमुले शस्त्रवृष्टिसमाकुले ॥
मायाधिको ऽवधीद् वीरं गन्धर्वः कुरुसत्तमम् ॥
चित्राङ्गदं कुरुश्रेष्ठं विचित्रशरकार्मुकम् ॥
अन्ताय कृत्वा गन्धर्वो दिवम् आचक्रमे ततः ॥
svargate śaṃtanau bhīṣmaś citrāṅgadam ariṃdamam ||
sthāpayām āsa vai rājye satyavatyā mate sthitaḥ ||
sa tu citrāṅgadaḥ śauryāt sarvāṃś cikṣepa pārthivān ||
manuṣyaṃ na hi mene sa kaṃ cit sadṛśam ātmanaḥ ||
taṃ kṣipantaṃ surāṃś caiva manuṣyān asurāṃs tathā ||
gandharvarājo balavāṃs tulyanāmābhyayāt tadā ||
tenāsya sumahad yuddhaṃ kurukṣetre babhūva ha ||
tayor balavatos tatra gandharvakurumukhyayoḥ ||
nadyās tīre hiraṇvatyāḥ samās tisro 'bhavad raṇaḥ ||
tasmin vimarde tumule śastravṛṣṭisamākule ||
māyādhiko 'vadhīd vīraṃ gandharvaḥ kurusattamam ||
citrāṅgadaṃ kuruśreṣṭhaṃ vicitraśarakārmukam ||
antāya kṛtvā gandharvo divam ācakrame tataḥ ||
'When Shantanu had gone to heaven, Bhishma established Chitrangada, tamer of foes, on the throne, abiding by the will of Satyavati. And that Chitrangada, by his valor, vanquished all kings; nor did he consider any man his equal. As he was thus vanquishing gods, men, and asuras alike, the mighty king of the Gandharvas, who bore the same name, challenged him then to battle; and with him he fought a very great battle on Kurukshetra. Between those two mighty ones — the chief of the Gandharvas and the chief of the Kurus — the battle lasted three years on the bank of the river Hiranvati. In that tumultuous clash, thick with a rain of weapons, the Gandharva, superior in the art of illusion, slew the hero, the best of the Kurus. Having brought Chitrangada, the foremost of the Kurus, wielder of a wondrous bow and arrows, to his end, the Gandharva then ascended to heaven.'
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Here Chitrangada rises to the throne and falls. It is telling that Bhishma establishes him on the throne 'abiding by the will of Satyavati': faithful to his vow, he does not take power for himself but serves his stepmother and the family line, as he promised. Here is constancy in a vow: having given his word, Bhishma keeps it in small things and great, seeking neither throne nor gain for himself. Telling too is the cause of Chitrangada's fall — pride: 'he did not consider any man his equal.' This arrogance is what drew upon him the challenge of the like-named king of the Gandharvas and the three-year battle in which he fell. Here is a warning: strength and valor without humility lead to ruin; the proud man who despises his equals will sooner or later meet one who surpasses him. It is also significant that he was overcome by a Gandharva 'superior in illusion': raw strength yields to skill and cunning — a lesson that strength alone is not enough. Thus the scripture reveals the futility of pride and the frailty of one who relies on valor alone, forgetting humility and dharma.