Shloka 104
तानब्रवीच्छान्तनवो नाहं गनन्ता कथंचन । दक्षिणावर्त आदित्ये एतन्मे मनसि स्थितम्
tān abravīc chāntanavo nāhaṁ gantā kathaṁcana | dakṣiṇāvarta āditye etan me manasi sthitam, bhārata |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan, ang anak ni Śāntanu (si Bhīṣma), matapos magmuni-muni, ay nagsalita sa kanila: “Hangga’t ang Araw ay nasa paglalakbay nitong patimog (dakṣiṇāyana), hindi ako aalis mula rito sa anumang paraan. Ito ang matatag kong pasya, O Bhārata.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast resolve and disciplined adherence to a chosen dharmic timing: Bhīṣma, master of his vows, refuses to relinquish life while the Sun is in its southward course, showing self-control and alignment with a cosmic/ritual order rather than impulse or convenience.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīṣma, lying on the battlefield and contemplating, addresses those present and declares that he will not leave his body yet; he will remain until the Sun turns to the auspicious northward course, indicating his deliberate postponement of death.