The vast army of the illustrious Pandava (Yudhishthira) again began to fly away. Having seen the Somakas routed the Kurus gladdening the heart of the grandsire rushed to battle with great cheerfulness. (Seeing) all this, Krishna reflected;-"Clad in armour I will kill Bhishma today for the sake of the Pandavas.
द्रवते च महासैन्यं पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः। एते च कौरवास्तूर्णं प्रभग्नान् वीक्ष्य सोमकान्॥ प्राद्रवन्ति रणे दृष्ट्वा हर्षयन्तः पितामहम्। सोऽहं भीष्मं निहन्म्यद्य पाण्डवार्थाय दंशितः॥