February 5 was a little-known event on the Indian calendar called Bhishma Ashtami. On this day, those who observe it offer ...

In the War of Kurukshetra, Arjun had pierced Bhishma's flesh with so many arrows that his back would not touch the ground when he finally collapsed. Instead, he lay on a bed of arrows, writhing in ...

When Bhishma, lying on his bed of arrows, awaits the start of Uttarayan, to breathe his last, he is unable to shed his mortal coil and, puzzled, he seeks Veda Vyasa’s advise. “I have not ...

On this day, Bhishma Pitamah, lying on his bed of arrows, waited for the Sun's transition into Uttarayan (northward movement) and Shukla Paksha (waxing moon phase) before departing from his mortal ...

According to Hindu scriptures, Bhishma Pitamah, lying on his bed of arrows, awaited the transition of the Sun into Uttarayan and Shukla Paksha before attaining moksha (liberation). His unwavering ...

Bhishma Pitamah, while lying on his bed of arrows, awaited the Sun's transition into Uttarayan and Shukla Paksha before relinquishing his mortal life. In the presence of Lord Krishna, Bhishma ...