Shloka 54
परिखा खन््यतामत्र ममावसदने नृपा: । उपासिष्ये विवस्वन्तमेवं शरशताचित:
parikhā khanyatām atra mamāvasadane nṛpāḥ | upāsiṣye vivasvantam evaṁ śaraśatācitaḥ ||
Sañjaya nói: “Hỡi các bậc quân vương, hãy đào một hào ở đây quanh chỗ ta nằm. Ta sẽ ở lại ngay nơi này, với thân thể bị trăm mũi tên ghim chồng, mà phụng thờ Vivasvat—Thần Mặt Trời.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid extreme pain and the chaos of war, one can uphold inner discipline and redirect suffering into purposeful devotion; steadfastness (dhṛti) and reverence for the divine become a form of ethical strength rather than mere endurance.
After Bhishma has fallen and lies immobilized, pierced by many arrows, instructions are given to dig a protective trench around his resting place; he declares his intention to remain there and worship the Sun (Vivasvat) despite his condition.