69. Season Finale - War Day 10: The Shield of Shikhandi & The Bed of Arrows

The tenth day brings the most decisive and heartbreaking turning point of the Kurukshetra war. Following the desperate midnight revelation by Bhishma himself, the Pandavas execute their final strategy: placing Shikhandi at the vanguard. True to his lifelong vow never to strike a woman or someone born as one, the invincible Grandsire lowers his weapons. Shielded by Shikhandi, Arjun unleashes a devastating, unstoppable volley of arrows. As the legendary patriarch falls from his chariot, his body does not touch the earth, resting instead on a glorious and tragic bed of arrows (Sharasaiyya), bringing the first devastating chapter of the war to a close.