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.