Bhishma said That almighty one (the Grandsire), having thus spoken to the gods and the sages in the days of yore, repaired to his own residence' leaving all creatures behind.
भीष्म उवाच एवमुक्त्वा स भगवान् देवान् सर्षिगणान् पुरा। विसृज्य सर्वभूतात्मा जगाम भवनं स्वकम्॥