“Why should the high-souled Bhishma pass away when the sun is in the Southern solstice." Having thus spoken, the swans flew towards the Southern directions.
भीष्मः कथं महात्मा सन् संस्थाता दक्षिणायने॥ इत्युक्त्वा प्रस्थिता हंसा दक्षिणामभितो दिशम्।