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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.9.4

द‍ृष्ट्वा निपतितं भूमौ दिवश्‍च्युतमिवामरम् । प्रणेमु: पाण्डवा भीष्मं सानुगा: सह चक्रिणा ॥ ४ ॥
dṛṣṭvā nipatitaṁ bhūmau
[drishtvaa nipatitam bhoomau]
divaś cyutam ivāmaram
[divash chyutam ivaamaram]
praṇemuḥ pāṇḍavā bhīṣmaṁ
[pranemuh paandavaa bheeshmam]
sānugāḥ saha cakriṇā
[saanugaah saha chakrinaa]
Word-for-word
dṛṣṭvā — thus seeing nipatitam — lying down bhūmau — on the ground divaḥ — from the sky cyutam — fallen iva — like amaram — demigod praṇemuḥ — bowed down pāṇḍavāḥ — the sons of Pāṇḍu bhīṣmam — unto Bhīṣma sa-anugāḥ — with the younger brothers saha — also with cakriṇā — the Lord (carrying the disc).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dṛṣṭvā nipatitaṁ bhūmau
dṛṣṭvā
thus seeing
nipatitam
lying down
bhūmau
on the ground
divaś cyutam ivāmaram
divaḥ
from the sky
cyutam
fallen
iva
like
amaram
demigod
praṇemuḥ pāṇḍavā bhīṣmaṁ
praṇemuḥ
bowed down
pāṇḍavāḥ
the sons of Pāṇḍu
bhīṣmam
unto Bhīṣma
sānugāḥ saha cakriṇā
sa-anugāḥ
with the younger brothers
saha
also with
cakriṇā
the Lord (carrying the disc).
Seeing him [Bhīṣma] lying on the ground, like a demigod fallen from the sky, the Pāṇḍava King Yudhiṣṭhira, along with his younger brothers and Lord Kṛṣṇa, bowed down before him.
Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa was also a younger cousin of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira as well as the intimate friend of Arjuna. But all the family members of the Pāṇḍavas knew Lord Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord, although conscious of His supreme position, always behaved in a humanly custom, and so He also bowed down before the dying Bhīṣmadeva as if He were one of the younger brothers of King Yudhiṣṭhira.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing Bhīṣma lying on the ground like a fallen devatā, the Pāṇḍavas offered respects to him along with their followers and Kṛṣṇa.
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Personal Guidance
Seeing Bhīṣma like a demigod fallen from the sky, the King and Lord Kṛṣṇa bowed before him. Even the greatest bow to the dying wise. Final teachings demand humility.
Reflection Questions
  • Who in my life deserves my deeper bow while they are still here?
  • Where am I withholding reverence I should give?
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