Bheeshmastami

Courtesy: Sri.Narahari 

Bheeshmastami

Magha Shudda Astami

This is the day on which Bheeshma did the dehatyaaga after being in the Shara panjara for many days.

As per Mahabharatha,  Bhishma was the son of Shantanu Maharaja born to Ganga.

Bheeshma had taken an oath not to marry for ever and he kept up his words for ever to ensure that the sons of Shantanu only be given the throne of Kuruvamsha. 

Bheeshma had to fight for Kauravas, during Kurukshetra war against Pandavaas. 

He studied under from Parashurama Devaru and learnt all sorts of vidya.  Nearly 500 years of his life, he dedicated for vidyarjana.

He only did the Vishnu Sahasranama upadesha to Pandavaas.  When he gave the upadesha, Krishna only sat in him and gave the upadesha in the mouth of Bheeshma.

We have to give Tarpana to Bheeshmaru :

Bheeshma Argya Mantra

ಗಂಗಾಪುತ್ರಾಯ ಭೀಷ್ಮಾಯ ಆಜನ್ಮಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರಿಣೇ |
ಅಪುತ್ರಾಯ ಜಲಂ ದದ್ಯಾಂ ನಮೋ ಭೀಷ್ಮಾಯ ವರ್ಮಣೇ |
ಭೀಷ್ಮ: ಶಾಂತನವೋ ವೀರ: ಸತ್ಯವಾದೀ ಜಿತೇಂದ್ರಿಯ: |
ಆಭೀರದ್ಭಿರವಾಪ್ನೋತು ಪುತ್ರಪೌತ್ರೋಚಿತಾಂ ಕ್ರಿಯಾಮ್ |
ವೈಯಾಘ್ರಪಾದಗೋತ್ರಾಯ ಸಾಂಕೃತ್ಯಪ್ರವರಾಯ ಚ |
ಅಪುತ್ರಾಯ ದದಾಮ್ಯೇತಜ್ಜಲಂ ಭೀಷ್ಮಾಯ ವರ್ಮಿಣೇ |
ವಸೂನಾಮವತಾರಾಯ ಶಂತನೋರಾತ್ಮಜಾಯ ಚ |

गंगापुत्राय भीष्माय आजन्मब्रह्मचारिणे ।
अपुत्राय जलं दद्यां नमो भीष्माय वर्मणे ।
भीष्म: शांतनवो वीर: सत्यवादी जितेंद्रिय: ।
आभीरद्भिरवाप्नोतु पुत्रपौत्रोचितां क्रियाम् ।
वैयाघ्रपादगोत्राय सांकृत्यप्रवराय च ।
अपुत्राय ददाम्येतज्जलं भीष्माय वर्मिणे ।
वसूनामवताराय शंतनोरात्मजाय च ।

gangaaputraaya bhIShmaaya AjanmabrahmachaariNE |
aputraaya jalaM dadyaam namO bhIShmaaya varmaNE |
bhIShma: shaaMtanavO vIra: satyavaadI jitEndriya: |
AbhIradbhiravaapnOtu putrapoutrOchitaaM kriyaam |
vaiyaaGrapaadagOtraaya saankRutyapravaraaya cha |
aputraaya dadaamyEtajjalam bhIShmaaya varmiNE |
vasUnaamavataaraaya shantanOraatmajaaya cha |