{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61a5495fd20fb600197c82fd/61a5496b32c9c0001a811edf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mahabharata Episode 60: Day Ten of the War – Fall of Bhishma","description":"<div id=\"attachment_1739\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http://nynjbengali.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bhishma-bed-arrows.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1739\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1739\" src=\"http://nynjbengali.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bhishma-bed-arrows-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"Bhishma lying on a bed of arrows\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https://nynjbengali.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bhishma-bed-arrows-300x215.jpg 300w, https://nynjbengali.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bhishma-bed-arrows-768x550.jpg 768w, https://nynjbengali.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bhishma-bed-arrows-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https://nynjbengali.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bhishma-bed-arrows-419x300.jpg 419w, https://nynjbengali.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bhishma-bed-arrows.jpg 1096w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" /></a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bhishma lying on a bed of arrows</p></div>\n<p>Yudhistir and his brothers beg Bhishma for his life. Bhishma obliges by giving them the only strategy that can kill him. Arjun, with a heavy heart, follows his instructions. He uses Sikhandi as his shield and attacks Bhishma on the tenth day of the war. Bhishma stops fighting and allows his body to be riddled with Arjun's arrows. Listen to this dramatic episode that marks a turning point in the Kurukshetra war.<br />\nIf you like this podcast, please consider supporting us on <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/mahabharata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon</a></p>","author_name":"Sudipta Bhawmik"}