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Shloka 98

Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga

Body-Relinquishment

त्वां प्रपन्नाय भक्ताय गतिमिष्टां जिगीषवे । यच्छेय: पुण्डरीकाक्ष तद्‌ ध्यायस्व सुरोत्तम,देवताओंमें श्रेष्ठ कमलनयन भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण! मैं आपका शरणागत भक्त हूँ और अभीष्ट गतिको प्राप्त करना चाहता हूँ; जिसमें मेरा कल्याण हो, वह आप ही सोचिये

tvāṁ prapannāya bhaktāya gatim iṣṭāṁ jigīṣave | yaccheyaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣa tad dhyāyasva surottama ||

Bhīṣma sprach: „O Kṛṣṇa, lotusäugiger, Bester unter den Göttern! Als dein hingebungsvoller Diener habe ich bei dir Zuflucht genommen und suche den ersehnten letzten Weg und die Vollendung. Bitte erwäge selbst und bestimme, was wahrhaft zu meinem höchsten Heil gereicht.“

त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
प्रपन्नायto one who has taken refuge
प्रपन्नाय:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रपन्न (√पद् + प्र; क्त)
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
भक्तायto a devotee
भक्ताय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभक्त
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
गतिम्goal, course, attainment
गतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इष्टाम्desired
इष्टाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootइष्ट (√इष्; क्त)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
जिगीषवेto one wishing to conquer/attain
जिगीषवे:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootजिगीषु (√जि; desiderative adjective)
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
यच्छेयःwhatever is better/welfare
यच्छेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयत् + श्रेयस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पुण्डरीकाक्षO lotus-eyed one
पुण्डरीकाक्ष:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्डरीकाक्ष
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तत्that (thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ध्यायस्वconsider, think upon
ध्यायस्व:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Root√ध्यै
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Ātmanepada
सुरोत्तमO best of the gods
सुरोत्तम:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसुरोत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Ś
Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Puṇḍarīkākṣa, Surottama)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and the pursuit of śreyas (the highest good): the devotee entrusts his ultimate welfare to the divine guide, asking not merely for what is pleasant or desired, but for what is truly beneficial in the final sense.

In the Śānti Parva setting, Bhishma—lying on the bed of arrows and instructing on dharma—addresses Krishna with reverence, declaring himself surrendered and requesting Krishna to determine the best path and final attainment for him.