Lord Krishna had promised not to wield a weapon during the Kurukshetra war. Bhishma had taken a challenge that he would make the Lord break the vow. He valiantly fought against Arjuna causing great harm. To protect Arjuna, Lord Krishna got down from the chariot, took up a broken chariot wheel and hurriedly rushed at Bhismadeva in an angry mood, as a lion goes to kill an elephant. He dropped His covering cloth on the way. Bhismadeva at once gave up his weapons and stood ready to be killed by Krishna, his beloved Lord. The Lord breaks his own vow to keep the words of His devotees.
Bhismadeva was bestowed with the power to leave material body at will. At the instruction of Lord Krishna, Arjuna pierced his grandfather’s body with arrows and created a bed of roses for the grandsire to lie in rest. After the battle, the Pandavas visited the spot where Bhismadeva was lying on a bed of arrows, about to pass away. The great warrior attracted the attention of all the contemporary elites and all of them assembled to show their feelings of love, respect and affection for the great soul. Bhisma instructed Yudhisthira on the tenets of dharma and only by following dharma one can gain happiness. He also recited the Visnu Sahasranama to the Pandavas glorifying the Lord.
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