Shloka 59
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
ग्रसन्तमिव चेतांसि तावकानां महाहवे । दृष्टवा माधवमाक्रन्दे भीष्मायोद्यतमन्तिके
sañjaya uvāca | grasann iva cetāṃsi tāvakānāṃ mahāhave | dṛṣṭvā mādhavam ākrande bhīṣmāya udyatam antike |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Sa dakilang labanan, si Mādhava ay waring nilulunok ang mismong kamalayan ng iyong mga tao. At nang makita nila si Mādhava, sa gitna ng kaguluhan, na lumalapit at tumitindig na may hangaring patayin si Bhīṣma, kumalat sa lahat ng dako ang isang napakalakas na sigawan dahil sa takot kay Vāsudeva: “Napatay na si Bhīṣma! Napatay na si Bhīṣma!”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the presence and resolve of a divinely guided leader can overwhelm an opposing force psychologically: fear, rumor, and collapsing morale can decide outcomes as much as weapons. Ethically, it also points to the tension between vows and dharma in war—Bhīṣma’s near-invincibility and Kṛṣṇa’s readiness to intervene underscore that protecting righteousness may demand extraordinary resolve.
Sañjaya reports that during the fierce fighting, Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava/Vāsudeva) moved close, appearing ready to strike down Bhīṣma. Seeing this, the Kaurava side panicked; a loud commotion spread with people crying that Bhīṣma had been killed, even before it had actually happened.