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वासुदेव उवाच अनुजानामि भीष्म त्वां वसून् प्राप्तुहि पार्थिव । न ते$स्ति वृजिनं किंचिदिहलोके महाद्युते,भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने कहा--पृथ्वीपालक महातेजस्वी भीष्मजी! मैं आपको (सहर्ष) आज्ञा देता हूँ। आप वसुलोकको जाइये। इस लोकमें आपके द्वारा अणुमात्र भी पाप नहीं हुआ है
vāsudeva uvāca | anujānāmi bhīṣma tvāṁ vasūn prāptum iha pārthiva | na te 'sti vṛjinaṁ kiñcid iha loke mahādyute ||
วาสุเทวะตรัสว่า “โอ้ภีษมะ โอ้ราชาผู้รุ่งเรืองยิ่ง เราอนุญาตแก่ท่าน—จงไปสู่โลกแห่งวสุทั้งหลายเถิด โอ้ผู้มีรัศมีใหญ่ ในโลกนี้ท่านไม่มีมลทินแห่งความผิดแม้เพียงน้อยนิด”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms Bhīṣma’s moral integrity: despite the violence and complexity of the Kurukṣetra war, his life is declared free from culpable wrongdoing. It highlights the ethical idea that steadfast adherence to one’s vowed dharma, when guided by right intention and self-control, can remain unstained even amid tragic circumstances.
Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) addresses the dying Bhīṣma and grants him leave to depart for the realm of the Vasus—Bhīṣma’s divine lineage. The statement functions as a public vindication and a compassionate send-off, marking Bhīṣma’s transition from the human battlefield narrative to his destined celestial abode.