VICTORY or DEFEAT-DEPEND ON KRISHNA.

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VICTORY or DEFEAT—DEPEND ON KRISHNA.

SB 9.10.20 P The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Ramacandra

THE SOLDIERS LORD RAMACANDRA RECRUITED IN THE JUNGLE WERE ALL MONKEYS AND DID

NOT HAVE PROPER EQUIPMENT WITH WHICH TO FIGHT THE SOLDIERS OF RAVANA, FOR

RAVANA'S SOLDIERS WERE EQUIPPED WITH WEAPONS OF MODERN WARFARE WHEREAS THE

MONKEYS COULD ONLY THROW STONES, MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND TREES. It was only Lord

Ramacandra and Laksmana who shot some arrows. BUT BECAUSE THE SOLDIERS OF

RAVANA WERE CONDEMNED BY THE CURSE OF MOTHER SITA, THE MONKEYS WERE ABLE TO

KILL THEM SIMPLY BY THROWING STONES AND TREES. There are two kinds of

strength--daiva and purusakara. DAIVA REFERS TO THE STRENGTH ACHIEVED FROM THE

TRANSCENDENCE, and purusakara refers to the strength organized by one's own

intelligence and power. Transcendental power is always superior to the power of

the materialist. DEPENDING ON THE MERCY OF THE SUPREME LORD, ONE MUST FIGHT

ONE'S ENEMIES EVEN THOUGH ONE MAY NOT BE EQUIPPED WITH MODERN WEAPONS.

THEREFORE KRSNA INSTRUCTED ARJUNA, MAM ANUSMARA YUDHYA CA: "THINK OF ME AND

FIGHT." WE SHOULD FIGHT OUR ENEMY TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY, BUT FOR VICTORY

WE MUST DEPEND ON THE MERCY OF THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD.

Bg 1.14 P Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra

In contrast with the conchshell blown by Bhismadeva, the conchshells in the

hands of Krsna and Arjuna are described as transcendental. The sounding of the

transcendental conchshells indicated that there was no hope of victory for the

other side because Krsna was on the side of the Pandavas. JAYAS TU

PANDU-PUTRANAM YESAM PAKSE JANARDANAH. VICTORY IS ALWAYS WITH PERSONS LIKE THE

SONS OF PANDU BECAUSE LORD KRSNA IS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. AND WHENEVER AND

WHEREVER THE LORD IS PRESENT, THE GODDESS OF FORTUNE IS ALSO THERE BECAUSE THE

GODDESS OF FORTUNE NEVER LIVES ALONE WITHOUT HER HUSBAND. Therefore, victory

and fortune were awaiting Arjuna, as indicated by the transcendental sound

produced by the conchshell of Visnu, or Lord Krsna. Besides that, the chariot

on which both the friends were seated was donated by Agni (the fire-god) to

Arjuna, and this indicated that this chariot was capable of conquering all

sides, wherever it was drawn over the three worlds.

SB 6.12.8 P Vrtrasura' s Glorious Death

The difference between the suras and the asuras is that the suras know that

nothing can happen without the desire of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,

whereas the asuras cannot understand the supreme will of the Lord. In this

fight, Vrtrasura is actually the sura, whereas Indra is the asura. No one can

act independently; rather, everyone acts under the direction of the Supreme

Personality of Godhead. THEREFORE VICTORY AND DEFEAT COME ACCORDING TO THE

RESULTS OF ONE'S KARMA, AND THE JUDGMENT IS GIVEN BY THE SUPREME LORD

(KARMANA-DAIVA-NETRENA). Since we act under the control of the Supreme

according to our karma, no one is independent, from Brahma down to the

insignificant ant. Whether we are defeated or victorious, the Supreme Lord is

always victorious because everyone acts under His directions.