Text 38] Bhisma’s Passing Away 49]

Battle of Kuruksetra that He would remain without weapons and would
not use His strength for either of the parties. But to protect Arjuna He got
down from the chariot, took up the wheel of the chariot and hurriedly
rushed at Bhismadeva in an angry mood, like a lion goes to kill an elephant.
He dropped His covering cloth on the way, and out of great anger He did
not know that He dropped it. Bhismadeva at once gave up his weapons and
stood to be killed by Krsna, his beloved Lord. The fighting of the day was
thus ended at that very moment, and Arjuna was saved. Of course there
was no possibility of Arjuna’s death because the Lord Himself was on the
chariot, but because Bhismadeva wanted to see Lord Krsna take up some
weapon to save His friend, the Lord created this situation, making Arjuna’s
death imminent. He stood before Bhismadeva to show him that his promise
was fulfilled and that He had taken up the wheel.

TEXT 38

firafahreedt — frattaieg:
aaagfiega = araanfaat a |
TTA AAT ward
@ wad A WMA Taw

Sita-visikha-hato visirna-damsah
ksataja-paripluta atatayino me
prasabham abhisasara mad-vadhartham
sa bhavatu me bhagavan gatir mukundah

sita—sharp; visikha—arrows; hatah—wounded by; visirna-damsah—scat-
tered shield; ksataja—by wounds: pariplutah—smeared with blood;
atatayinah—the great aggressor; me—my: prasabham—in an angry mood:
abhisasdra—began to move on; mat-vadha-artham—for the purpose of
killing me: sah—He; bhavatu—let Him become; me—my: bhagavan—the
Personality of Godhead; gatih—destination; mukundah—one who awards
salvation.

TRANSLATION

May He, Lord Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, who awards
salvation, be my ultimate destination. On the battlefield He charged me,
as if angry because of the wounds dealt by my sharp arrows. His shield was
scattered, and His body was smeared with blood due to the wounds.
