Shloka 54
परिखा खन््यतामत्र ममावसदने नृपा: । उपासिष्ये विवस्वन्तमेवं शरशताचित:,“राजाओ! मेरे इस स्थानके चारों ओर खाई खोद दो। मैं यहीं इसी प्रकार सैकड़ों बाणोंसे व्याप्त शरीरके द्वारा भगवान् सूर्यकी उपासना करूँगा
parikhā khanyatām atra mamāvasadane nṛpāḥ | upāsiṣye vivasvantam evaṁ śaraśatācitaḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: „O Könige, grabt hier einen Graben rings um den Ort, an dem ich liege. Ich werde hier bleiben, mit einem Leib, von Hunderten Pfeilen durchbohrt und bedeckt, und Vivasvat, die Sonne, verehren.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid extreme pain and the chaos of war, one can uphold inner discipline and redirect suffering into purposeful devotion; steadfastness (dhṛti) and reverence for the divine become a form of ethical strength rather than mere endurance.
After Bhishma has fallen and lies immobilized, pierced by many arrows, instructions are given to dig a protective trench around his resting place; he declares his intention to remain there and worship the Sun (Vivasvat) despite his condition.