Knowing that Bhīṣmadeva had merged into the unlimited eternity of the Supreme Absolute, all present there became silent like birds at the end of the day.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
सम्पद्यमानमाज्ञाय भीष्मं ब्रह्मणि निष्कले । सर्वे बभूवुस्ते तूष्णीं वयांसीव दिनात्यये
sampadyamānamājñāya bhīṣmaṃ brahmaṇi niṣkale | sarve babhūvuste tūṣṇīṃ vayāṃsīva dinātyaye
SB 1.9.44