Shloka 4
Bhīṣmadeva’s Passing Away in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa
दृष्ट्वा निपतितं भूमौ दिवश्च्युतमिवामरम् । प्रणेमु: पाण्डवा भीष्मं सानुगा: सह चक्रिणा ॥ ४ ॥
dṛṣṭvā nipatitaṁ bhūmau divaś cyutam ivāmaram praṇemuḥ pāṇḍavā bhīṣmaṁ sānugāḥ saha cakriṇā
เมื่อเห็นภีษมะนอนล้มอยู่บนพื้นดิน ประหนึ่งเทวะผู้ตกจากสวรรค์ พระราชายูธิษฐิระพร้อมเหล่าปาณฑพ น้องๆ และพระศรีกฤษณะผู้ทรงจักร จึงก้มกราบนอบน้อมต่อท่าน
Lord Kṛṣṇa was also a younger cousin of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira as well as the intimate friend of Arjuna. But all the family members of the Pāṇḍavas knew Lord Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord, although conscious of His supreme position, always behaved in a humanly custom, and so He also bowed down before the dying Bhīṣmadeva as if He were one of the younger brothers of King Yudhiṣṭhira.
FAQs
Because Bhīṣma is a revered mahājana and elder who upheld dharma; even though he lay wounded, the Pāṇḍavas honor his spiritual greatness and seek auspiciousness by offering obeisances.
The cakrī is Lord Kṛṣṇa, the bearer of the Sudarśana cakra, who accompanies the Pāṇḍavas to meet Bhīṣma.
Honor saintly elders and devotees even in adversity; humility and reverence toward spiritually advanced persons invite clarity, blessings, and dharmic guidance.