supremely generous in bestowing grace
Verse 187
प्रसादपरमोदारो गाङ्गेयसुगतिप्रदः ।विपक्षपक्षक्षयकृत्परीक्षित्प्राणरक्षणः॥
prasādaparamōdārō gāṅgēyasugatipradaḥ ·vipakṣapakṣakṣayakṛtparīkṣitprāṇarakṣaṇaḥ
The Names in This Verse (4)
who gave Bhīṣma (Gāṅgeya, son of the Gaṅgā) a blessed end
Bhīṣma (Gāṅgeya = son of the Gaṅgā) attains liberation at death while gazing on Kṛṣṇa's face; Kṛṣṇa stands by the deathbed to ensure the grandsire's final vision is of the Supreme.
who brought about the destruction of both opposing factions
The Kurukṣetra war destroys both sides: the Kauravas completely, and the Pāṇḍava allies largely; Kṛṣṇa—who takes no life himself during the war—is the organizing intelligence behind the total destruction.
who protected the life of Parīkṣit
restoring the unborn child to life in Uttarā's womb
After Aśvatthāmā's brahmastra targets Uttarā's womb to end the Pāṇḍava lineage, Kṛṣṇa enters the womb with his Sudarśana and revives the dead embryo—the future Parīkṣit, last of the Pāṇḍava line.