Guest guest Posted October 12, 2000 Report Share Posted October 12, 2000 > Bhisma means "terrible"; this name was awarded to him by the devas on his > adopting the terrible (i.e. difficult) vow of brahmacarya. > > Where is this stated? In the Mahabharata, somewhere in the beginning... in the first Parva... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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