Shloka 9
भीष्मस्वप्न-स्मृत्युपाख्यानम् | Bhīṣma’s Dream-Linked Recollection of the Paraśurāma Combat
गमिष्यामि तु तत्राहं यत्र भीष्मं तपोधन । समरे पातयिष्यामि स्वयमेव भृगूद्धह,'भुगुश्रेष्ठ तपोधन! अब मैं वहीं जाऊँगी, जहाँ ऐसी बन सकूँ कि समरभूमिमें स्वयं ही भीष्मको मार गिराऊँ'
gamiṣyāmi tu tatrāhaṃ yatra bhīṣmaṃ tapodhana | samare pātayiṣyāmi svayam eva bhṛgūddhaha ||
गमिष्यामि तु तत्राहं यत्र भीष्मं तपोधन । समरे पातयिष्यामि स्वयमेव भृगूद्धह ॥
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes personal resolve and accountability in pursuing one’s chosen course, while also highlighting the ethical tension of seeking justice through violence in war.
The speaker declares an intention to go to where Bhīṣma is and personally bring about his fall in battle, addressing an ascetic (a foremost Bhṛgu) as witness to this vow.