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