Character

毗濕摩

भीष्मBhīṣma

verses
2,609
books
18
chapters
892

What the texts say

In the Mahabharata, Bhishma, first named Devavrata, is the son of King Shantanu and Ganga, born through the potency of a Vasu. Mahabharata 1.57.76Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.96.47 Bhishma gave up the kingdom and vowed lifelong celibacy, so that a fisherman king's daughter could be given to his father. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.101.97 In the same epic, Bhishma becomes commander-in-chief of the Kaurava army. Mahabharata 14.59.8 Struck by the arrows of Arjuna, he lies upon a bed of shafts. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.1.185 Afterwards, Yudhishthira, the Kuru king, regains his composure on hearing Bhishma's determinations of dharma. Mahabharata 1.2.201

Where to read

Every verse that names 毗濕摩, book by book.

    • 6.114.28

      婆罗多族之最啊,阿周那怒起,以五箭将那“沙克提”斩为五段,尽管它是凭毗湿摩臂力所掷。

    • 1.94.67

      随后,提婆弗罗多与年长的刹帝利们同行,前往达沙族之主处,亲自为父王求娶那位少女。

    • 6.115.30

      于是,具足正法之心的商檀奴之子毗湿摩,向立于面前的般度族与俱卢族俯首致敬,继而开口对他们说道。

    • 1.15.1

      毗湿摩说道:婆罗门啊,梵天派遣(使者)前往婆罗那西城,究竟做了什么?圣者啊,阇那尔达那(毗湿奴)与商羯罗(湿婆)又行了何等事业?

    • 1.2.47

      昔日梵天(Brahmā)对大魂普拉斯提耶(Pulastya)所宣说之法,普拉斯提耶又在恒河之门——恒河门城(Gaṅgādvāra,哈里德瓦尔)向毗湿摩(Bhīṣma)宣讲。

    • 6.80.3

      天誓(毗湿摩)——具有大智慧,专修禅定瑜伽——是一切圣典的依归,诸根调伏,清净无染。

    • 6.1.57.1

      苏多说道:在那神圣之地,诸位最胜二生者啊,日神由毗湿摩亲自依仪安立;并得诸大婆罗门首领同意,且以圆满的内在决心而行。

    • 6.1.226.16

      “由智知(jñāna)得解脱(mokṣa)——此乃我所宣说的真实。此一教诲,王啊,将由圣者毗湿摩(Bhīṣma)、善檀奴(Śāntanu)之子再为你宣闻。”

    • 6.1.72.5

      于是,众俱卢族人——毗湿摩(Bhīṣma)、德罗纳(Droṇa)等——从那伽城(Nāgapura)迅速启程,前往堕罗伐底城(Dvāravatī)。

    • 1.20.15

      他(福身王)的长子是甘格亚(毗湿摩),一位拥有卓越力量的大英雄。同样,那两个极其强大的儿子也是由贞信所生。

    • 6.24.22

      福身王(Shantanu)已升入天堂,我的母亲成了寡妇。这位贞洁的妇人带着她的两个儿子,受到了毗湿摩(Bhishma)的保护。

    • 2.5.5

      四年间,国王与他的儿子(天誓)在一起享受着巨大的快乐,正如湿婆神与他的儿子鸠摩罗(迦絺吉夜)在一起欢喜一样。

Key chapters

The chapters where 毗濕摩 matters most.

  1. Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed

    Mahabharata 6.114 · 44 verses

    Central tragic hero and ethical pivot

  2. Śāṃtanu’s Ideal Rule; Devavrata’s Return; The Satyavatī Marriage Condition and Bhīṣma’s Vow (आदि पर्व, अध्याय ९४)

    Mahabharata 1.94 · 11 verses

    Heir who converts a political problem into a moral absolute…

  3. Bhīṣma’s Fall, the Arrow-bed (śara-talpa), and the Establishment of Guard

    Mahabharata 6.115 · 23 verses

    Fallen commander transformed into a living axis of dharma

  4. Bhīṣma’s request for water; Arjuna’s Parjanya-astra; counsel to Duryodhana on reconciliation

    Mahabharata 6.116 · 15 verses

    शरशय्यास्थः धर्म-राजनीति-उपदेशकः

  5. Janaka-Sulabhā Dialogue on Mokṣa and Non-attachment

    Mahabharata 12.308 · 1 verse

    Authoritative transmitter who frames doctrine through an…

  6. Bhīṣma-Karṇa Saṃvāda on the Śaraśayyā (भीष्म-कर्ण संवादः शरशय्यायाम्)

    Mahabharata 6.117 · 6 verses

    Wounded patriarch dispensing truth, absolution, and…

  7. Inquiry into the means to overcome Bhīṣma

    Mahabharata 6.103 · 37 verses

    Unconquerable commander who voluntarily discloses his own…

  8. Bharadvāja’s Counsel on Crisis-Statecraft (Śānti Parva 138)

    Mahabharata 12.138 · 1 verse

    Primary instructor

  9. Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity

    Mahabharata 13.107 · 1 verse

    Normative authority who elevates ācāra as the master-key…

  10. Dāyavibhāga (Inheritance Apportionment) and Household Precedence: Dialogue of Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīṣma

    Mahabharata 13.47 · 3 verses

    Dharma-authority delivering casuistic inheritance doctrine with…

Key episodes

  1. The Gita Begins: Arjuna's Despair on the Battlefield

    Bhagavad Gita 1-2

  2. Devavrata's Vow: How Bhishma Got His Name

    Mahabharata 1.94

  3. Draupadi Dragged into the Assembly

    Mahabharata 2.60-2.63

  4. Bhishma Falls to the Bed of Arrows

    Mahabharata 6.114-6.117

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