Bhishma said Then Mahadeva of severe vows, entered the water and remained there like an immovable wooden stake, O king, for millions of years.
भीष्म उवाच पुरा सोऽन्तर्जलगताः स्थाणुभूतो महाव्रतः। वर्षाणामभवद् राजन् प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च॥