Bheeshma Sthuthi…

Lord Krishna knew how badly this “man of justice” was perplexed. So, Krishna took the frustrated Dharmaputra to seek advice from his grandfather Bheeshma who was still lying on “Sharashayya” – a bed of arrows – in the war field itself. He was awaiting the arrival of Uttaraayana, the auspicious time for leaving his body. The Pandava brothers along with Sage Veda Vyasa and other Sages followed him.

Bheeshma Pitamaha was lying like a fallen mountain on the bed of arrows that adorned his entire body. As he could not get up from there, he offered Pranam to the Lord with his glance and words of honour. Pandavas prostrated before him and he looked at his grand children with wet eyes filled with compassion and great love.

How understanding he was, as he soothed them with his kind words. He knew how badly the Pandavas were treated by the Kauravas right from their childhood and what all crises they had to face all those years. If not for the support from the Lord, what would have happened to them and their mother! More than anyone else, Bheeshma knew that the war