
bheeshm

bheeshm (), jise pitmah, gangaputra aur devvrat key roop mein bhee jaanaa jaataa haye, mahakavya mahabharat kaa ack pramukh charitra haye. vaha mahakavya key kurukshetra yuddh key dauran kaurav balon key sarvocch senapati they. way ekmatra charitra they jinhone apane pitaa, kuru raajya key raajaa shantanu key shasankal seey shuru hocker mahabharat kii sampoorn ghatnaaon koo dekhaa. bheeshm vyaas key sautele bhaai they, joe pandavon aur kauravon donon key daadaa they. way kuru samrajya key ack pramukh rajneta they. unakaa janm prasiddh raajaa shantanu aur devi gangaa key badey bete key roop mein huaa thaa.
mool roop seey devvrat naam seey naamit, unhein apane raajya kaa uttaradhikari banaaya gayaa thaa. haalaanki, unhone apane pitaa kii khushi key liye apane janmasiddh adhikaar kaa tyag kiya aur aajivan brahmacharya kaa sankalp liya. iss niswarth nirnay key kaaran, vaha bheeshm key roop mein jaanaa jaane lagaa, aur aanshik amarta seey dhanya thaa jaba taka kii ack dharmi aur yogya raajaa apane pitaa, shantanu dwara simhaasan parr naheen baithata. unhone kauravon key paksh mein kurukshetra yuddh mein bhaag liya. yuddh key dasaven dinn, pandav rajkumar arjun ney shikhandi kii madad seey bheeshm koo kaee teeron seey chheda aur teeron key bistar parr usey lakvagrast curr diyaa. teer key bistar parr pachas-ack raat bitaane key baad, bheeshm ney apane shareer koo shubh "uttaraayan" (sheetkaleen sankranti) parr chhod diyaa. apani mrityu seey pahale, unhone vishnu sahasranam koo yudhishthir koo saunp diyaa.
bheeshm hindu dharm mein ack poojya vyakti hain. pratyek varsh unaki punyatithi bheeshm ashtami key roop mein manai jaati haye, joe maagh (janwari-farwari) maheene key shukl (prakaash) key aadhe bhaag key aathven chandra divas parr aatee haye.
vyutpatti aur upkala.
monier monier-williams key anusaar, "bheeshm" (bhasha) shabd kaa arth haye "bhayaanak", "bhayaanak", "bhayabheet" yaa "ugra". iss shabd kaa upayog ugra devta rudra key saath-saath rakshas kaa varnan karane key liye bhee kiya jaataa haye. mahakavya mein, devvrat ney yeh praapt kiya kyonki unhone ack bhayankar yaa bhayaanak vrat (bheeshm pratigya) liya aur ise puuraa kiya. bheeshm koo unake janm key samay devvrat naam diyaa gayaa thaa, jiska arth haye vaha joe devtaon key prati samarpit haye.
kyonki bheeshm gangaa key ekmatra jeevit putra they, unhein kaee upnaam diye gaye they jinka arth haye "gangaa kaa putra" "gangputra" "(gangputra)," giroh "(gaing)," gangsuta "(gangsut) aur" gangeya ". gaingdatt" (gaingdatt) shabd kaa arth haye "gangaa". bheeshm key sanrakshkon mein shantnav (shanatnav), shantanputra, shantansuta aur shantanuja shamil hain. bheeshm koo iss roop mein bhee sandarbhit kiya gayaa thaah
janm aur praarambhik jeevan.
bheeshm key janm aur yuvavastha kaa varnan mukhya roop seey mahakavya kii "aadi parv" pustak mein kiya gayaa haye. vaha chandra rajvansh key ack raajaa shantanu aur unaki pahali patni gangaa, ack nadee devi key ekmatra jeevit putra they. aisaa maanaa jaataa haye kii vaha dyu urf prabhasa naamak ack vasu kaa avtaar thaa.
kinvadanti key anusaar, raajaa pratipa key sabse chhote bete aur kuru raajya key raajaa shantanu shikaar kii yatra parr they, jaba unhone gangaa nadee key tata parr ack sunder mahila koo dekhaa. vaha usase pyaar karane lagaa aur usane shaadi mein uska haath maanga. mahila usake prastaav parr sahmat hoe gaee lekin ack shart key saath kii vaha usake karyon parr kabhi sawal naheen uthaayega; aur aggar yeh sthiti toot gaee, tou vaha usey chhod degi. shantanu ney ise sweekaar curr liya aur usake saath ack khushahal vaivaahik jeevan jiyaa. haalaanki, jaba ack bachcha paida huaa thaa, tou raani usey gangaa nadee mein dubo detee thee. ack-ack karke, saat bete paida hue aur doob gaye, jabaki shantanu apani pratibaddhata key kaaran chup rahey. jaba vaha aathven bachche koo nadee mein fenkane vaali thee, tou shantanu ney khud koo niyantrit karane mein asamarth hocker usey roque diyaa aur usake karyon key baare mein uska saamana kiya. shantanu key kathor shabdon koo sunane key baad, mahila ney khud koo devi gangaa honey kaa khulasa kiya aur apane karyon koo uchit thaharaaya aur nimnalikhit kahani sunai.
ack baar khagoliya vasu aur unaki patniyaan jangal mein anand leey rahey they jaba dyu kii patni ney ack utkrisht gaay dekhi aur apane pati seey ise churaane key liye kahaa. gaay nandini thee, joe ichcha poori karane vaali gaay surbhi kii betty thee, aur rishi vashishth key swaamitva mein thee. apane bhaaiyon kii madad seey, due ney ise churaane kii koshish kii, lekin vashishth ney unhein pakad liya aur unhein nashwar key roop mein paida honey aur ack dayaniya jeevan kaa saamana karane key liye shaap diyaa. unaki vinati parr, vashishth ney dayaa dikhaai aur anya saat vaason seey kahaa kii way unake janm key turant baad mukt hoe jaayenge. haalaanki, chori kaa naayak honey key naate prithvi parr lambe jeevan koo sahan karane key liye shaapit kiya gayaa thaa. apane beton key janm seey pahale, gangaa seey saat bachchon koo unake janm key turant baad maarne kaa anurodh kiya gayaa thaa. yeh sunkar, shantanu dukh aur paschaataap seey bhar gayaa aur gangaa ney usey chhodane kaa faisala kiya kyonki usaki haalat bigad gaee thee. gayab honey seey pahale, usane shantanu seey usake uttaradhikari koo vaapas karane kaa vaadaa kiya.
gangaa ney apane bete kaa naam devvrat rakhaa aur usey alag-alag "lock" (kshetron) mein leey gaee, jahan uska paalan-poshan aur prashikshan kaee prakhyaat rishiyon dwara kiya gayaa thaa.
varshon baad, shantanu gangaa key tata parr ghoom rhaa thaa aur usane dekhaa kii nadee kaa paani uthala hoe gayaa thaa. unhone ack yuvak koo teeron seey baney baandh seey paani kii dhaaraon koo avaruddh karate hue dekhaa. shantanu ney samaantaon key kaaran apane bete koo pahachaana aur usey vaapas karane key liye gangaa seey vinati kii. gangaa ack yuva roop mein dikhaai dee aur apane vaade key anusaar apane bete koo shantanu koo saunp diyaa. yuva devvrat koo gaingdatt key roop mein jaanaa jaataa thaa kyonki usey gangaa dwara saunp diyaa gayaa thaa.
shapath.
devvrat koo spasht uttaradhikari banaaya gayaa thaa, aur nagrik unaki divya prishthabhoomi aur paatrata key kaaran unase pyaar karate they. iss beach, shantanu jangal mein gayaa aur satyavati naam kii ack machuaare seey milaa, joe yamuna koo paar karane vaali naukaaon kaa sanchaalan karati thee. vaha usase pyaar karane lagaa aur usake pitaa, dashraj seey shaadi mein uska haath maanga. haalaanki, dashraj ney kahaa kii vaha kewal tabhi sahmat honge jaba shantanu ney satyavati key bete koo uttaradhikari key roop mein rakhane kaa vaadaa kiya hoe. shantanu ney iss prastaav koo aswikar curr diyaa kyonki usane pahale hii devvrat koo simhaasan dene kaa vaadaa curr liya thaa aur mahal mein laut aaya thaa. unhone kissy bhee company seey bachana shuru curr diyaa aur apana samay duhkh aur ekant mein bistar parr bitana shuru curr diyaa. devvrat ney apane pitaa key dukh koo dekhaa aur ack mantri seey isake peechhe kaa kaaran khoja.
devvrat turant dashraj kii kuteer mein gayaa aur usey satyavati key liye vinati kii, lekin dashraj ney apani poorv sthiti koo dohraya. apane pitaa kii khushi aur khushi key liye, devvrat ney simhaasan parr apane adhikaar saunp diye aur satyavati key putra koo raajya key simhaasan parr bithaane kaa vaadaa kiya. satyavati key pitaa dashraj koo ashvasana naheen diyaa gayaa thaa kyonki unhone daavaa kiya thaa kii satyavati key bete aur devvrat key bachchon key beach simhaasan key adhikaaron key sambandh mein vivaad utpann honey kii sambhavana haye. unhein santusht karane key liye, devvrat ney aajivan "brahmacharya" (brahmacharya) kaa vrat liya, iss prakaar khud koo vaivaahik jeevan key sukhon seey vanchit curr diyaa.
swarg seey aakashiyon ney foolon kii bauchhar kii aur vaha "bheeshm" key roop mein jaane jaane lagey kyonki unhone ack bhayaanak vrat liya thaa. machuaare kii sahamati seey bheeshm satyavati koo rath parr savaar hocker apane pitaa key paas leey gaye aur unhein apani pratigya key baare mein soochit kiya. ack pyaar karane vaale pitaa shantanu ney unhein "ichcha mitryu" kaa vardan diyaa, joe unaki mrityu key samay parr niyantran thaa. shantanu aur satyavati jald hii shaadi curr lii aur dou bachchon-chitrangda aur vichitravirya kaa janm huaa.
kuru samrajya key mamle.
apane pitaa kii mrityu key baad, bheeshm ney kuru raajya key mamalon mein ack pramukh bhoomika nibhai. jaba uttaradhikar sankat they taba unhone raajya kaa prabandhan kiya. unhone apane bhateejon key vivaah kii bhee vyavastha kii aur apane potey-bhateejon, kauravon aur pandavon key beach shaanti laane kii koshish kii.
harivansh" paath mein ullekh haye kii shantanu kii mrityu key baad shoke avadhi key dauran, bheeshm ney panchal raajya key ack rajneta ugraayudh paurav koo maar daala, joe satyavati key prati lalayit thaa aur usey dhana seey khareedane kii koshish kartaa thaa. mahabharat" key anusaar, chitrangad koo raajaa key roop mein taaj pahanaaya gayaa thaa, haalaanki, unhein jald hii ack "gandharv" (khagoliya sangeetkaar) dwara maar diyaa gayaa thaa. bheeshm ney chitrangda key antim sanskar kiye. vichitravirya, joe shasson karane key liye bahut chhota thaa, koo bheeshm dwara raajaa key roop mein taaj pahanaaya gayaa thaa, lekin raajya kaa vaastavik niyantran satyavati key adheen thaa jaba taka kii vaha vayaskata taka naheen pahunch gayaa. bheeshm ney usa samay satyavati kii sahaayata kii.
kaashi kii rajkumariyon kaa apaharan aur parashuram key saath yuddh.
jaba vichitravirya badey hue, tou bheeshm ney kaashi raajya kii rajkumariyon, amba, ambika aur ambalik koo laane aur unase shaadi karaane kaa faisala kiya. bheeshm raajya mein pahunche aur una rajkumariyon kaa jabaran apaharan curr liya, joe "swayamvar" (swa-chayan samaroh jahaan ack mahila daavedaron key ack samooh seey apane pati kaa chayan karati haye) mein apane jeevansathi kaa chayan curr rahee theen. shalwa yaa saubal raajya key shaasak aur amba key premi shalva ney bheeshm koo rokane kaa prayaas kiya lekin asafal rahey. hastinapur pahunchane parr, ambika aur ambalika ney vichitravirya seey shaadi karane key liye sahamati vyakt kii, jabaki amba ney bheeshm koo shalv key liye apane pyaar key baare mein bataaya. usaki bhaavanaon key baare mein jaanane key baad, bheeshm ney amba koo saubal raajya mein bheja.
udayog parv" aage amba key saath-saath bheeshm aur parashuram key beach kii ladaai key baare mein bataata haye. jaba amba ney shalva seey usase shaadi karane kaa anurodh kiya, tou usane usey yeh daavaa karate hue aswikar curr diyaa kii vaha pahale seey hii swaayamvar key dauran apamaanit thaa. usane usey yeh bhee bataaya kii vaha ack mahila koo sweekaar naheen curr sakata, jise dusare purush ney jeet liya thaa. ack prakaar seey pataa chalata haye kii amba key hastinapur lautane key baad, bheeshm ney vichitravirya seey usase shaadi karane key liye kahaa, lekin usane usase shaadi karane seey bhee incar curr diyaa kyonki vaha kissy anya purush seey pyaar karati thee. usey sweekaar karane vaalaa koee naheen honey key kaaran, amba ney apane dukh key liye bheeshm koo doshi thaharaaya aur usase badala lena chaahata thaa. vaha kaee raajyon key raajaon key paas gaee aur unhein bheeshm koo maarne key liye manaane kii koshish kii; lekin unamen seey koee bhee sahmat naheen huaa. kuchh rishiyon dwara salah diye jaane key baad, vaha bheeshm key shikshak parashurama seey millie aur usey madad karane kii pratigya karane mein safaltapurvak aashvast kiya.
parashurama kurukshetra gaye aur unase milane key liye bheeshm koo ack sandesh bheja. bheeshm usa sthaan parr pahunche aur apane shikshak koo apani seva kii peshkash kii. sthiti koo hull karane key liye, parashurama ney usey amba seey shaadi karane kaa adesh diyaa, usey bataaya kii yeh uska kartavya thaa. haalaanki, bheeshm ney ise aswikar curr diyaa, unhein apane vrat kii yaad dilaate hue. isase krodhit parashuram ney bheeshm koo zaan seey maarne kii dhamki dee. bheeshm ney usey shaant karane kii koshish kii lekin vaha whiffle rhaa. donon key shabdon kii raksha key saath ack teevra ladaai shuru hui. way teis dinon taka ladey, pratyek khagoliya hathiyaron kaa upayog karate hue. gangaa ney unhein rokane kii koshish kii lekin asafal rhaa. yuddh key chaubisven dinn, bheeshm ney parashuram key khilaf pushpashastra kaa upayog karane kaa prayaas kiya, lekin divya rishi narad aur devtaon ney hastakshep kiya aur shaktishali hathiyaron key upayog parr apani chinta dikhaai joe duniya koo nasht curr sakate they. parashuram ney sangharsh koo samaapt curr diyaa aur yuddh koo gatirodh ghoshit curr diyaa gayaa. ghatana key baare mein sunane key baad, amba ney khud seey badala lene kaa faisala kiya aur bhagwan shiv koo khush karane key liye kathor tapasya kii. shiv usake saamane prakat huaa aur usane aashvast kiya kii vaha punarjanm legee aur bheeshm kii mrityu mein sahayak hogi. santusht hocker, usane phir jangal kii chitaa banaa lii aur khud koo maar daala. varshon baad, unakaa punarjanm shikharanini key roop mein huaa, joe panchal raajya key raajaa drupad kii betty thee.
raajneetik prabhaav.
vichitravirya koo hastinapur key raajaa key roop mein taaj pahanaaya gayaa thaa aur unhone kuchh varshon taka shasson kiya, isase pahale kii way tapedik key kaaran marr gaye. unaki koee santan naheen thee aur vansh vilupt honey key khatare mein thaa. satyavati ney bheeshm koo vichitravirya kii vidhvaaon seey shaadi karane aur raajaa key roop mein shasson karane yaa cumm seey cumm unhein ack uttaradhikari paida karane key liye garbhavati karane key liye raaji kiya. haalaanki bheeshm ney prastaav koo aswikar curr diyaa aur usey apane vrat key baare mein bataaya. phir unhone sujhaav diyaa kii ack rishi seey "niyog" karane kaa anurodh kiya jaa sakata haye (ack abhyaas jisamen kissy anya vyakti seey ack mahila koo garbhavati karane kaa anurodh kiya jaataa haye, jiska pati mrit yaa napunsak haye). satyavati ney apani bahuu koo garbhavati karane key liye apane vivaah seey pahale paida hue bete koo vyaas kahaa. teen bachche ambika seey dhritarashtra, ambalika seey pandu aur ack naukarani seey vidura paida hue they. bheeshm ney unhein prashikshit kiya aur unaki shaadi bhee karwa dee. unhone gandhar raajya kii rajkumari gandhari key saath dhritarashtra kii shaadi kii vyavastha kii. vaha madras raajya seey pandu key liye madri bhee laaya aur vidura kaa vivaah bhee devka kii betty seey karwa diyaa.
bhaaiyon mein sabse badey honey key bavjood, dhritarashtra koo unake andhepan key kaaran simhaasan seey vanchit curr diyaa gayaa thaa. pandu koo raajaa key roop mein niyukt kiya gayaa thaa, lekin baad mein, unhone apana pada tyag diyaa aur apani patniyon key saath jangal mein chaley gaye. dhritarashtra koo vaastavik raajaa banaaya gayaa aur gandhari ney kaurav bhaai-bahanon koo janm diyaa. iss beach, pandu kii dou patniyon ney paanch pandav bhaaiyon koo janm diyaa. pandu kii samay seey pahale mrityu key baad, unaki pahali patni kunti apane beton key saath hastinapur laut aaee. satyavati ney ambika aur ambalika key saath tapasya key liye jangal mein sevaanivritt honey kaa faisala kiya, jisase bheeshm raajya kii jimmedaari sambhaalane lagey. rajkumaron koo yuddh mein prashikshit karane key liye bheeshm dwara ack brahmin yoddha dronn koo niyukt kiya gayaa thaa.
bachpan seey hii kaurav apane chachere bhaaiyon seey nafrat karate they aur unhein kaee baar maarne kii koshish karate they. aisaa hii ack lakshangrih kaa ayojan thaa, jisamen duryodhan-sabse badey kaurav-ney pandavon koo jalaane kaa faisala kiya. bheeshm nirash they lekin vidura ney unhein santvana dee aur unhein bataaya kii pandav jeevit hain. iss ghatana key kaaran duryodhan aur yudhishthir key beach uttaradhikar vivaad huaa. ise hull karane key liye, bheeshm ney dhritarashtra koo rajkumaron key beach raajya koo vibhajit karane kii salah dee. pandavon ney indraprasth mein apani rajdhani banaai aur samprabhuta aur samrat kii sthiti praapt karane key liye "rajsuy" kaa pradarshan kiya. bheeshm ney unakaa samarthan kiya aur samaroh mein bhaag liya. unhone yudhishthir koo krishna koo samaroh mein sarvocch sthaan dene kaa sujhaav diyaa, lekin isase krishna key shatru shishupal krodhit hoe gaye. unhone shuru mein bheeshm koo pada dene kaa virodh kiya, lekin jaba bheeshm ney krishna key sammaan mein koee apatti naheen dikhaai, tou shishupal ney unakaa upman karna shuru curr diyaa.
hastinapur mein juaa khelane key dauran bheeshm maujood they, jahan pandavon kii patni draupadi koo darbar mein apamaanit kiya gayaa thaa. jaba unhone yudhishthir key khel mein haarne key dharm parr sawal uthaaya, tou bheeshm ney koshish kii lekin usey jawab dene mein whiffle rahey aur dharm koo sookshm bataaya.
kurukshetra yuddh.
kurukshetra mein mahaan yuddh mein, bheeshm duss dinon key liye kaurav balon key sarvocch senapati they. vaha kauravon key paksh mein anichha seey ladey. bheeshm apane samay aur itihas key sabse shaktishali yoddhaon mein seey ack they. unhone pavitra gangaa key putra honey aur bhagwan parashuram key chhaatr honey key kaaran apana kaushal aur ajeyata praapt kii. lagbhag paanch peedhiyon key honey key bavjood, bheeshm itane shaktishali they kii usa samay kissy bhee jeevit yoddha seey parajit naheen hoe sakate they. harr dinn, vaha cumm seey cumm 10,000 sainikon aur lagbhag 1,000 rathon koo maar detaa thaa. yuddh kii shuruat mein, bheeshm ney kissy bhee pandav koo naa maarne kii kasam khaai, kyonki vaha unase pyaar kartaa thaa, kyonki vaha unake daadaa they. duryodhan aksar bheeshm kaa saamana karate they aur aarop lagaate they kii vaha vaastav mein kaurav shivir key liye naheen lada rhaa thaa kyonki vaha kissy bhee pandav koo naheen maarenge. unhone yuddh mein kissy bhee kaurav koo maare jaane kii anumati naheen dee, kyonki way apane sabhi potey-potiyon seey pyaar karate they aur shaanti vaarta chaahte they.
duryodhan ack raat bheeshm key paas gayaa aur pandavon key prati apane sneh key kaaran usa parr apani poori taakat seey yuddh naheen ladane kaa aarop lagaaya. agale dinn bheeshm aur arjun key beach ack bheeshan yuddh huaa. halanki arjun bahut kushal aur shaktishali thaa, vaha gambhirta seey naheen lada rhaa thaa kyonki uska dill apane priya daadi bheeshm koo chot pahunchaane key liye naheen thaa. bheeshm ney arjun aur krishna parr teer daage. joe krishna koo krodhit curr chuka thaa, jisane pahale seey hii yuddh mein hathiyar naheen uthaane kii kasam khaai thee, ack rath kaa pahiya uthaaya aur bheeshm koo dhamki dee. arjun ney bhagwan krishna koo rath parr lautane key liye manaa curr aur apani poori shakti key saath ladane aur bheeshm koo rokane kaa vaadaa karate hue chakr neeche rakhane key liye roque diyaa. iss prakaar bheeshm ney krishna koo hathiyar uthaane key liye majboor karane kii apani pratigya koo puuraa kiya. taba arjun ney majboot hathiyaron kaa istemal kiya, jisase bheeshm ghayal hoe gaye. bheeshm aur arjun key dwandwa kii bhagwan swayam prashansa karate they kyonki way akash seey ise dekhate they.
iss prakaar yuddh gatirodh mein bund hoe gayaa thaa. jaise hii pandav iss sthiti parr vichaar curr rahey they, krishna ney unhein swayam bheeshm seey milane aur iss gatirodh seey baahar nikalane kaa raasta sujhaane kaa anurodh karane kii salah dee. bheeshm pandavon seey pyaar karate they aur jaanate they kii way vijay key unake maarg mein ack baadha key roop mein khade hain aur isaliye jaba way bheeshm key paas gaye, tou unhone unhein sanket diyaa kii way unhein kaise haraa sakate hain. unhone unase kahaa kii aggar ack baar vipareet ling kaa vyakti saamana kartaa haye, tou vaha apane hathiyar rakh dega aur abb aur naheen ladegaa.
baad mein krishna ney arjun koo bataaya kii vaha shikhandi kii madad seey bheeshm koo kaise neeche laa sakate hain. pandav iss tarah kii chaal key liye sahmat naheen they, kyonki iss tarah kii ranneeti kaa upayog karke way dharm key maarg kaa paalan naheen karenge, lekin krishna ney ack chatur vikalp kaa sujhaav diyaa. aur iss prakaar, agale dinn, yuddh shikhandi key dasaven dinn arjun key saath arjun unake rath rakshak they aur way bheeshm kaa saamana karate they joe shikhandi seey bachate they. phir vaha yuddh mein arjun dwara maaraa gayaa, asankhya teeron seey viddh. arjun ney bheeshm parr teer daage, aur apane poore shareer koo chhed diyaa. iss prakaar, jaisa kii poorv nirdhaarit thaa (mahadev kaa vardan kii vaha bheeshm key patan kaa kaaran hogi) shikhandi, yaani, amba punarjanm bheeshm key patan kaa kaaran thaa. jaise hii bheeshm gir gayaa, uska puuraa shareer arjun key teeron key dandon seey jameen key oopar pakad liya gayaa joe usaki peeth seey nikalate they, aur usaki baahon aur pairon key madhyam seey. bheeshm koo aise teeron key bistar parr lette hue dekhkar swarg seey shraddha seey dekhane vaale devtaon koo bhee vinamra curr diyaa. unhone chupchaap shaktishali yoddha koo aashirvaad diyaa. jaba donon senaaon key yuva rajkumar unake chaaron or ikattha hue, yeh poochate hue kii kyaa way kuchh curr sakate hain, tou unhone unhein bataaya kii jaba unakaa shareer jameen key oopar teeron key bistar parr padaa huaa thaa, tou unakaa sir binaa kissy sahaayata key latka huaa thaa. yeh sunkar, kaee rajkumar, kaurav aur pandav donon samaan roop seey unake liye resham aur makhmali key takiye laae, lekin unhone unhein aswikar curr diyaa. unhone arjun seey ack yoddha key liye upayukt takiya dene key liye kahaa. arjun ney phir apane teer seey teen teer nikaale aur unhein bheeshm key sir key neeche rakhaa, nukile teer key sire oopar kii or they. yuddh key poorv sanic kii pyaas bujhaane key liye, arjun ney prithvi parr ack teer maaraa, aur paani kii ack jharanen oopar utheen aur bheeshm key munh mein ghus gaeen. aisaa kahaa jaataa haye kii gangaa khud apane bete kii pyaas bujhaane key liye uthee thee.
mrityu.
yuddh key baad, jaba vaha apani mrityushayya (teer key bistar) parr they, unhone yudhishthir koo rajkaushal aur ack raajaa key kartavyon parr gahare aur saarthak nirdesh diye. bheeshm ney hamesha dharm koo prathamikta dee. vaha hamesha dharm key maarg parr chalata thaa, apani raajya key bavjood, kyonki vaha vrat kartaa thaa, usey apane raajaa dhritarashtra key aadeshon kaa balpurvak paalan karna thaa, joe jyaadaatar dharm they, vaha poori tarah seey pareshan thaa. unhein yakeen thaa kii unhein dharm koo jeetane denaa chaahiye aur pandavon koo jeetane denaa chaahiye, lekin jiss tarah seey unhone yuddh kaa netritva kiya aur chup rahey, vaha ack tarah seey unake paap they aur unhone teeron key bistar seey isake liye bhugtan kiya. anta mein, bheeshm ney ladaai chhod dee, apani jeevan shakti aur saans parr dhyaan kendrit kiya, ghaavon koo seal curr diyaa, aur teer key bistar parr apane shareer koo chhodane key liye shubh kshan kii prateeksha kii. unhone apane shareer koo teer key bistar parr chhodane key liye sheetkaleen sankranti yaa uttaraayan key pahale dinn key liye lagbhag 58 raaton taka intezar kiya. "mahabharat" mein kahaa gayaa haye kii unhone apani mrityu key baad moksh praapt kiya. unhein maatri lock (jise swarg, swarg key oopar bhee maanaa jaataa haye) diyaa gayaa thaa. maagh (maheena) shukl ashtami bheeshm pitamah (pitaa) kii punyatithi haye, jiss dinn koo bheeshm ashtami key roop mein jaanaa jaataa haye. hindu iss dinn kaee peedhiyon seey unake liye ekodishta shradhd kaa paalan karate hain, aur kewal unheen dwara kiya jaa sakata haye jinake pitaa jeevit naheen hain. bheeshm ashtami seey shuru hocker bheeshm dwaidi taka paanch dinon taka sabhi vishnu mandiron mein bheeshm panchak vrat (upvaas) manaaya jaataa haye. logon kaa maanana haye kii aggar way nadee key kinare inn pavitra anushthaanon kaa paalan karate hain tou unhein ack putra kaa aashirvaad milega, jisamen bheeshm key dridh guna honge. yeh bhee kahaa jaataa haye kii joe loga iss upvaas koo karenge way ack khushahal jeevan jiyenge aur apani mrityu key baad moksh praapt karenge. 
lokpriya sanskriti mein.
filmein aur television.
unake jeevan koo vibhinn bhaaratiya bhaashaon mein kaee filmon mein banaaya gayaa haye. pahali mook film 1922 mein banaai gaee thee. bolchal kii avadhi key dauran, pahali film hindi (1937) mein banaai gaee thee. isake baad 1942 mein ack bangali film aaee jiska nirdeshan jyotish bunnerjea ney kiya thaa. jauhar ganguli ney sheershak bhoomika nibhai.
aadhunik sandarbh.
tank tii-90 mukhya yuddh tank, joe bhaaratiya senaa key liye roose seey praapt duniya key sabse unnat mbt mein seey ack haye, kaa naam bheeshm key naam parr rakhaa gayaa haye.