icchā-mātre kailā nija-prāṇa niṣkrāmaṇa
pūrve yena śuniyāchi bhīṣmera maraṇa
icchā-mātre - just by desire; kailā - performed; nija-prāṇa - of his life; niṣkrāmaṇa - going away; pūrve - formerly; yena - as; śuniyāchi - we have heard; bhīṣmera maraṇa - the death of Bhīṣmadeva.