# Bhīṣma
*29 references in Bhagavad-gītā As It Is*
* as excuse for Arjuna's not fighting, *[[bg/2/3#purport|Bg. 2.3]]*, **[[bg/2/5#translation|Bg. 2.5]]**, **[[bg/2/31#translation|Bg. 2.31]]**, *[[bg/16/5#purport|Bg. 16.5]]*
* beheld by Arjuna on Battlefield, **[[bg/1/27#translation|Bg. 1.27]]**
* blows conchshell and gives Duryodhana joy, **[[bg/1/12#translation|Bg. 1.12]]**
* cited by Duryodhana as great warrior, **[[bg/1/9#translation|Bg. 1.9]]**
* considered worshipable as superior, **[[bg/2/5#translation|Bg. 2.5]]**
* described as grandfather of the fighters, **[[bg/1/12#translation|Bg. 1.12]]**
* destroyed in mouth of universal form, *[[bg/11/26-27#purport|Bg. 11.26-27]]*
* did not protest Draupadī's disrobing, **[[bg/1/12#translation|Bg. 1.12]]**
* doomed at Kurukṣetra, *[[bg/1/16-18#purport|Bg. 1.16-18]]*, **[[bg/11/35#translation|Bg. 11.35]]**
* forced by finances to side with Duryodhana, **[[bg/2/6#translation|Bg. 2.6]]**
* his conchshell does not disturb Pāṇḍavas, **[[bg/1/20#translation|Bg. 1.20]]**
* his support urged by Duryodhana, **[[bg/1/11#translation|Bg. 1.11]]**, **[[bg/1/12#translation|Bg. 1.12]]**
* knows victory will be on Kṛṣṇa's side, **[[bg/1/12#translation|Bg. 1.12]]**
* Kṛṣṇa speaks in his presence, [[bg/0a|Bg. Introduction]]
* lost respectability as teacher, **[[bg/2/6#translation|Bg. 2.6]]**
* no need for lamentation for, **[[bg/2/13#translation|Bg. 2.13]]**
* one must follow, **[[bg/4/17#translation|Bg. 4.17]]**
* gives protection to the army of Duryodhana, **[[bg/1/10#translation|Bg. 1.10]]**, **[[bg/1/11#translation|Bg. 1.11]]**
* superior to Bhīma, **[[bg/1/11#translation|Bg. 1.11]]**
* supported Kṛṣṇa in assembly of Kurus, *[[bg/7/25#purport|Bg. 7.25]]*
* would have spiritual or heavenly body in next life, **[[bg/2/13#translation|Bg. 2.13]]**