Bhakti ArohanBhakti Arohan

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 1, Verse 12

तस्य सञ्जनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः । सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् ॥ १२ ॥

tasya sañjanayan harṣhaṁ kuru-vṛiddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ siṁha-nādaṁ vinadyochchaiḥ śhaṅkhaṁ dadhmau pratāpavān

Translation

Then the mighty grandsire Bhishma, eldest of the Kurus, roared like a lion and blew his conch loudly, filling Duryodhan with joy.

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

तब कुरुवंश के वयोवृद्ध, प्रतापी पितामह भीष्म ने दुर्योधन को हर्षित करते हुए सिंह के समान गर्जना करके ऊँचे स्वर में अपना शंख बजाया।

Commentary

Bhishma understood his grandnephew's anxiety and answered it the only way a warrior could — with a lion's roar and a conch blast. It is an act of kindness toward a troubled boy as much as a signal of war. But note that Bhishma's conch gives joy only to Duryodhan; it does not promise victory.