Shloka 61
स्थितिं धर्मे परां दृष्टवा भीष्मस्यामिततेजस: । तदनन्तर विभिन्न जनपदोंके स्वामी नरेशगण अमिततेजस्वी भीष्मकी यह धर्मविषयक उत्तम निष्ठा देखकर बड़े विस्मित हुए || ६० है ।।
sañjaya uvāca | sthitiṃ dharme parāṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīṣmasyāmitatejasaḥ | tadanantaraṃ bhinnajanapadānāṃ svāmino nareśā amitatejasvinaḥ bhīṣmasya dharmaviṣayakām uttamāṃ niṣṭhāṃ dṛṣṭvā mahad vismitā abhavan | upadhānaṃ tato dattvā pituḥ te manujeśvarāḥ, rājan, tava pitṛtulyaṃ bhīṣmaṃ | te nareśāḥ pāṇḍavāś ca mahārathāḥ kauravāś ca sarve ekasāthaṃ sundare bāṇaśayye śayānaṃ mahātmānaṃ bhīṣmaṃ upasaṃgamya praṇamya trir pradakṣiṇaṃ cakruḥ | sarvataś ca bhīṣmasya rakṣāvyavasthāṃ kṛtvā sarve vīrāḥ svaśibirāṇi jagmuḥ | te atyantam āturā api bhīṣmam eva cintayantaḥ āsan | sāyaṃkāle rudhireṇa liptāḥ te sarve nivasasthānaṃ gatāḥ |
三阇耶说道：见到光威无量的毗湿摩在法中具足至上的坚贞，诸国之王——多方疆土之主——皆对这崇高而以法为本的决意惊叹不已。随后，陛下，他们为如父长者的毗湿摩置一枕靠，诸王并与般度五子及俱卢诸大车战士一同，齐至大心毗湿摩前；彼时他卧于华美的箭床之上。他们向他顶礼，右绕三匝，并从四面安排护卫。其后诸英雄各归营帐；虽忧惶切迫，心念却唯系毗湿摩。至傍晚，众人血迹斑斑，皆返其所居。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the midst of war, dharma is recognized through steadfastness, self-control, and integrity. Bhishma’s unwavering commitment to dharma commands reverence from both sides, showing that moral authority can transcend factional conflict.
After witnessing Bhishma’s supreme dharmic resolve while he lies on the bed of arrows, the assembled kings—along with both Pandavas and Kaurava warriors—approach him, offer salutations, circumambulate him three times, arrange guards for his protection, and then return to their camps, still mentally preoccupied with Bhishma.