Shloka 92
शरतल्पे महेष्वासं शयानं पुरुषर्षभम् | रथात् प्रपतितं चैनं दिव्यो भाव: समाविशत्,रथसे गिरकर बाणशय्यापर सोये हुए पुरुषप्रवर महाधनुर्धर भीष्मके भीतर दिव्यभावका आवेश हुआ
śarat-talpe maheṣvāsaṃ śayānaṃ puruṣarṣabham | rathāt prapatitaṃ cainaṃ divyo bhāvaḥ samāviśat ||
Sañjaya said: As Bhīṣma, the great archer—bull among men—lay upon the bed of arrows after falling from his chariot, a divine exaltation entered into him. Amid war’s violence and the body’s collapse, his outward defeat became the threshold of a higher, steadier state.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the harsh consequences of battle, the epic highlights the possibility of inner elevation: a righteous, steadfast person may be touched by a higher, divine composure when worldly supports fall away.
Bhīṣma has been struck down in battle and has fallen from his chariot. He lies on a bed formed by arrows, and Sañjaya reports that a ‘divine bhāva’—an exalted, transcendent state—enters and pervades him.