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Shloka 103

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

Body-Relinquishment

(यं योगिन: प्राप्तवियोगकाले यत्नेन चित्ते विनिवेशयन्ति । सतं पुरस्ताद्धरिमीक्षमाण: प्राणाउ्जहौ प्राप्तपफलो हि भीष्म: ।।) योगी पुरुष प्राणत्यागके समय जिन्हें बड़े यत्नसे अपने हृदयमें स्थापित करते हैं, उन्हीं श्रीहरिको अपने सामने देखते हुए भीष्मजीने जीवनका फल प्राप्त करके अपने प्राणोंका परित्याग किया था ।। तस्मिन्नुपरते शब्दे ततस्ते ब्रह्मवादिन: । भीष्म वाम्भिबष्पकण्ठास्तमानर्चुर्महामतिम्‌,जब भीष्मजीका बोलना बंद हो गया, तब वहाँ बैठे हुए ब्रह्मवादी महर्षियोंने आँखोंमें आँसू भरकर गद्गद कण्ठसे परम बुद्धिमान्‌ भीष्मजीकी भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा की

yaṁ yoginaḥ prāptaviyogakāle yatnena citte viniveśayanti | sataṁ purastād dharim īkṣamāṇaḥ prāṇān jahau prāptaphalo hi bhīṣmaḥ || tasminn uparate śabde tatas te brahmavādinaḥ | bhīṣmaṁ vāmbhibāṣpakaṇṭhās tam ānarcur mahāmatim ||

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。旅立ちの刻—諸感覚と命の息が分かれ始めるとき—ヨーギーたちが大いなる努力で心中に据えようとするその御方、まさにそのハリを、ビーシュマは眼前に立つ姿として拝した。かくして人生の真の果を得たビーシュマは、生命の息を捨て去った。やがて言葉が途絶えると、そこに座していた梵を知る聖仙たちは、涙にむせび喉を詰まらせながら、大心のビーシュマを恭しく讃えた。

यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
योगिनःyogins
योगिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयोगिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्राप्त-वियोग-कालेat the time of impending separation (death)
प्राप्त-वियोग-काले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्राप्तवियोगकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
यत्नेनwith effort
यत्नेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयत्न
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
चित्तेin the mind
चित्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootचित्त
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
विनिवेशयन्तिthey fix/establish (it)
विनिवेशयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-नि-विश्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada, Active
सताम्of the good (saints)
सताम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
पुरस्तात्in front
पुरस्तात्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस्तात्
हरिम्Hari (Vishnu)
हरिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहरि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ईक्षमाणःseeing, beholding
ईक्षमाणः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootईक्ष्
FormPresent active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राणान्the life-breaths
प्राणान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
उज्जहौhe abandoned (gave up)
उज्जहौ:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-हā
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Active
प्राप्त-फलःhaving attained the fruit (of life)
प्राप्त-फलः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राप्तफल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्मिन्when/therein (in that)
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
उपरतेhaving ceased, stopped
उपरते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-रम्
FormPast passive participle, Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
शब्देin the speech/utterance
शब्दे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
ततःthen
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तेthose
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ब्रह्म-वादिनःexpounders of Brahman (brahmavādins)
ब्रह्म-वादिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मवादिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भीष्मम्Bhishma
भीष्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अम्भि-बाष्प-कण्ठाःwith throats choked with tears
अम्भि-बाष्प-कण्ठाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअम्भिबाष्पकण्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आनर्चुःthey praised/honoured
आनर्चुः:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-नर्च्
FormPerfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada, Active
महा-मतिम्the great-minded (one)
महा-मतिम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहामति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Bhīṣma
H
Hari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
B
Brahmavādins (Vedic sages/ṛṣis)

Educational Q&A

The verse presents an ideal of conscious dying: the mind fixed on the divine (Hari) at the final moment. Bhīṣma’s end is portrayed as the ‘fruit of life’—a culmination of dharma, self-mastery, and devotion—showing that inner orientation at death reflects one’s lifelong discipline and values.

Bhīṣma, lying on his bed of arrows, completes his instruction and then falls silent. As he beholds Hari before him, he relinquishes his life-breaths. The assembled sages, overwhelmed with emotion, honor and praise him for his greatness and wisdom.