Shloka 2
धारयामास चात्मानं धारणासु यथाक्रमम् | तस्योर्ध्वमगमन् प्राणा: संनिरुद्धा महात्मन:,तदनन्तर वे मनसहित प्राणवायुको क्रमशः भिन्न-भिन्न धारणाओंमें स्थापित करने लगे। इस तरह यौगिक क्रियाद्वारा रोके हुए महात्मा भीष्मजीके प्राण क्रमश: ऊपर चढ़ने लगे
dhārayāmāsa cātmānaṃ dhāraṇāsu yathākramam | tasyordhvam agaman prāṇāḥ saṃniruddhā mahātmanaḥ |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。ビ―シュマは己を鎮め、段階を追って次々のヨーガの凝念（ダーラナー dhāraṇā）へと心身を据えた。すると、ヨーガの規律によって抑えられていたその大魂のプラーナ（生命の息）は、上方へと昇り始めた。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights yogic self-mastery: through ordered dhāraṇā (focused concentration), one can restrain the prāṇas and face death with awareness and discipline, aligning one’s end with dharma rather than being driven by fear or agitation.
Bhīṣma, lying on his bed of arrows, enters successive yogic concentrations. As he restrains his life-breaths, they begin to move upward—signaling his deliberate, controlled approach toward leaving the body.