Your son calls upon you to appear as a witness to my oath.
I, son of Mother Ganga....
take an oath on the sanctity of my mother....
take an oath on my father's love and faith, Mother Satyavati.
I will spend my life not as the King of Hastinapur,
but as a servant.
I will deliver the kingdom to your sons.
And to ensure that their future is forever secure....
....I myself will never marry.
I will not create my family.
And have pledged to be celibate for my entire life.
Deva Vrata!!
Greetings father.
What have you done son?
Such a terrible ("bhisma") oath.
Such a great favour.
Have you forgotten that after a certain righteous limit....
.....a favour isn't a joy.
It becomes a punishment.
Don't say that.
I have not done a favour on you father.
I have secured this kingdom of our ancestors.
I have removed all chances of future conflict.
This is a duty of a Crown Prince, right?
You are unique, son.
Favours are done by many people.
But very few people have the strength to call a favour as one's duty.
Give me a chance to repay your debt son.
Ask me something.
Give me only one boon father.
Until righteousness and power does not become one on the throne of Hastinapur....
...till then I must not die.
I give you the boon of 'death by will'.
Without asking your will, Yamaraja (God of Death) will not come near you.
At what time, place, and at whose hands you wish to die....
...then and there, through that very medium you will obtain death.
People will always rever you and....
....honour you with the name of Bhisma ("terrible").
(24 years later..... Panchal, Kampalya Nagar)
Punish him! King, give him punishment!
People of Panchal!
Look at him citizens!
This is the Crown Prince of Hastinapur.
The heir of the Kuru Empire.
Crown Prince Vichitravirya.
People of Panchal!
He has dared to breach our righteous limits.
After becoming drunk with liquor, he has crossed our nation's boundaries.
And not only this, citizens.
He has burnt our fertile fields.
Burning fields is a bigger crime than killing a human.
And in the kingdom of Panchal, there is only one punishment for this....
Punishment by death!
You cannot kill me, Prishata.
Because to protect this younger brother....
....his elder brother will surely come.
His father Shantanu was taken by Yama (God of Death).
His brother Chitrangada was killed by Daksha.
And this is Hastinapur's future.
Because of your foolishness, you have given Panchal a golden opportunity.
Nobody can save you now.
Your end is imminent.
Tear him apart!!!
King of Panchal! You had no right to imprison our Crown Prince.
If he has done any wrong, then he will atone for it.
But not here. In Hastinapur.
Bhisma!!
Your Crown Prince has done the mistake of entering the grounds of Panchal.
We are just taking advantage of this opportunity.
Considering it as an opportunity, Ravana had made the mistake of setting Hanuman's tail on fire.
Dont make the mistake of setting fire in Bhisma's heart.
Otherwise, the entire Panchal will burn just like Lanka.
I am coming to save my Crown Prince.
If you have the strength, then stop me.
Attack!!
Bhisma! You will have to pay for this insult.
Right here on this land of Panchal!
Someone will take birth.....
....who will be the reason for your death.
Princess Amba.
We cannot proceed ahead. The path ahead has been obliterated.
Burn the fields.
We cannot burn the fields, Princess.
This is a crime.
The mongoose isnt harmed by the snake, fool!
The powerful dont receive the blame of a crime.
Surely, the Princess of Kashi must be approaching.
My soldiers were saying that you wont be able to come, Amba.
But I know that Amba herself is a river of fire.
She will create her own path.
If anyone comes between you and I, King.....
....then I will burn the entire world.
Brother Bhisma.....You cannot hit me.
Lift your weapons, Crown Prince.
No brother!
Lift your weapons.
No!
Lift your weapons.
Sword fighting, mace, archery, club, etc....
I have tried to impart the knowledge of many, many weapons.
But only the liquor vessel found a place in your hands?
He who doesnt have the strength to lift weapons....
....is the one who lifts the liquor vessel.
But such a weak king cannot sit on the throne of Hastinapur.
Crown Prince!
You have to become strong.
Lift your weapons Crown Prince.
No brother Bhisma.
Lift your weapons.
Vichitravirya... you, you are alright?
Mother.....mother.....
What are you doing, Bhisma?
Queen Mother, the Crown Prince is deserving of punishment. He has....
What has he done?!
Since the time of our ancestors, Panchal has been the enemy of the Kurus.
And to go into the enemy's land and insult him....you call this a crime Bhisma?
Queen Mother....The Crown Prince's act was not according to war tactics.
A King's primary duty is to understand his own strengths and weaknesses.
If one is incapable, then a King doesnt break alliances.
Vichitravirya understands his strengths.
Because you are his strength, Bhisma.
With you around, who has he to fear?
And Panchal has done the crime.
They had no right to behave in such a manner with any King or Crown Prince.
And Bhisma....
You know that a king's body is like a golden vessel.
And in every situation, it is valuable.
Isnt it, Bhisma?
Of course, Queen Mother.
But when that golden vessel is seated upon the peak of the temple, it becomes pure and worshippable.
Queen Mother... my only wish is that just like father, Vichitravirya also maintains his throne on the peak of righteousness.
And forever and forever, Vichitravirya's name be taken with respect by the citizens.
Attempting to fill children's future with happiness...
...this is every parent's primary duty.
Who you have brought into the universe.
And whose deeds will also be your future identity in this universe.
So what can be more important than planning for their future happiness?
But happiness and security.....
Arent they obtained by man's deeds?
Good or bad morals given by parents.
Their appropriate or inappropriate teachings.
Are they not the root of all of today's deeds?
Morals and teachings build a man's character.
Meaning... the way parents build their children's character.....
....their future is built in the same way.
But even then, the majority of parents in the worry of securing their children's future...
....forget the work of building their character.
Actually the parents who worry about their children's future, their children have no benefit.
But those parents who build their children's character instead of worrying about their future.....
.....the entire universe praises those children.
Think about it.