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Bhishma chose a particular time for his death. What was this time called?

  1. Bhramakaal

  2. Sainkaal

  3. Suprabhaat

  4. Uttarayan
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Explanation

Bhishma chose Uttarayan (the northward movement of the sun) as the time for his death. Waiting for this auspicious period, he lay on a bed of arrows for 58 days after the war. Uttarayan is considered sacred in Hindu tradition, believed to be spiritually favorable for liberation. The other options are not related to this context.

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