Who else, though a lord of earth, can attempt to vanquish him when he stands forward with his arrows? And I am practicing these sever austerities for the destruction of Bhishma.
कोऽन्यस्तमुत्सहेज्जेतुमुद्यतेषु महीपतिः। साहं भीष्मविनाशाय तपस्तप्स्ये सुदारुणम्॥