Bhishma said 'Salutations to you, O divine Krishna! You are the origin and the dissolution of all the worlds. You are the Creator and you are the Destroyer. You, O Hrishikesha, cannot be defeated by any one.
भीष्म उवाच नमस्ते भगवन् कृष्ण लोकानां प्रभवाप्यय। त्वं हि कर्ता हृषीकेश संहर्ता चापराजितः॥