PRATISHRUTI SMARANYATRA BHISHMANCHI

• Translators: Anjani Naravane

• ISBN: 9789353173081

• Edition: 1

• Publishing Year: August 2019

• Pages: 256

• Language: Translated from Gujarati to Marathi

• Category: Novel

• Binding: Paperback

• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

Overview:

• This novel delves into the life of Bheeshma, a crucial character in the epic Mahabharat.

• Prince Dev-Vrat is later called Bheeshma after he takes the extremely difficult vow to never marry and never ascend the throne of Hastinapur.

• Severely wounded in the war, Bheeshma lies on the bed of arrows, waiting for the sun to cross over to the northern hemisphere, signaling his death.

• One night, Krishna urges him to remember all the women to whom he had done great injustice.

• Despite initial refusal, Bheeshma begins to reflect and realizes that from his mother, Ganga, to Satyavati, Amba, Ambalika, Ambika, Gandhari, and Draupadi, he had wronged them all.

• The novel explores the lives of these women and how Bheeshma's steadfast loyalty to the throne of Hastinapur often caused harm, leading to many problems.

• Through his reflections, he comes to understand the consequences of his actions, as he remembers his past at Krishna's insistence.