Shri Krishna seeing that Arjuna was fighting mildly and Bhisma was showering arrows, put away the reins of the horses and jumped down from the chariot and proceeded with aim to kill Bhisma:
वासुदेवस तु संप्रेक्ष्य पार्थस्य मृदुयुद्धताम
भीष्मं च शरवर्षाणि सृजन्तम अनिशं युधि [50]
उत्सृज्य रजतप्रख्यान हयान पार्थस्य मारिष
करुद्धॊ नाम महायॊगी परचस्कन्द महारथात
अभिदुद्राव भीष्मं स भुजप्रहरणॊ बली
परतॊदपाणिस तेजस्वी सिंहवद विनदन मुहुः
दारयन्न इव पद्भ्यां स जगतीं जगतीश्वरः
करॊधताम्रेक्षणः कृष्णॊ जिघांसुर अमितद्युतिः
गरसन्न इव च चेतांसि तावकानां महाहवे [MB 6.102.53-55]
Abandoning then, O sire, Partha's silver like steeds, and filled with wrath, that great lord of Yoga powers jumped down from that great chariot. Repeatedly roaring like a lion, the mighty Krishna of great energy and immeasurable splendor, the Lord of Universe, with eyes red as copper from rage, and having his bare arms alone for his weapons, rushed towards Bhishma, whip in hand, desirous of slaying him and seeming to split the universe itself with his tread.
But after that, Arjuna pleaded Krishna to not break His vow and promised to kill Bhisma himself. Shri Krishna in anger without saying a word to Arjuna goes back and mounts the chariot.
माधवस तु वचः शरुत्वा फल्गुनस्य महात्मनः
न किं चिद उक्त्वा सक्रॊध आरुरॊह रथं पुनः [70]
Madhava, however, hearing these words of the high-souled Phalguni, spoke not a word, but in anger once more mounted upon the chariot.
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