O king, you have always gratified by your virtue your father, your grandfather, your great grandfather and also the celestials with Grandsire (Brahma) at their head and also the Rishis, O virtuous man, O Vasava-like hero, O Bhishma, you will attain to the region of the Vasus and you will acquire eternal fame on earth.
पिता पितामहश्चैव सर्वे च प्रपितामहाः। पितामहपुरोगाश्च देवाः सर्षिगणा नृप॥ तवधर्मेणधर्मज्ञ नित्यमेवाभितोषिताः। अवाप्स्यसि त्वं लोकान् वै वसूनां वासवोपम्। कीर्तिं च महतीं भीष्म प्राप्स्यसे भुवि शाश्वतीम्।१११।।