BHAGAVAD-GITA 1:25

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 1:25

 

bhisma-drona-pramukhatah

sarvesam ca mahi-ksitam

uvaca partha pasyaitan

samavetan kurun iti

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

bhisma--Grandfather Bhisma; drona--the teacher Drona; pramukhatah--in

front of; sarvesam--all; ca--also; mahi-ksitam--chiefs of the world;

uvaca--said; partha--O son of Prtha; pasya--just behold; etan--all of

them; samavetan--assembled; kurun--the members of the Kuru dynasty;

iti--thus.

 

TRANSLATION

 

In the presence of Bhisma, Drona and all the other chieftains of the

world, the Lord said, Just behold, Partha, all the Kurus assembled

here.

 

PURPORT

 

As the Supersoul of all living entities, Lord Krsna could understand

what was going on in the mind of Arjuna. The use of the word Hrsikesa

in this connection indicates that He knew everything. And the word

Partha, or the son of Kunti, or Prtha, is also similarly significant

in reference to Arjuna. As a friend, He wanted to inform Arjuna that

because Arjuna was the son of Prtha, the sister of His own father

Vasudeva, He had agreed to be the charioteer of Arjuna. Now what did

Krsna mean when He told Arjuna to "behold the Kurus"? Did Arjuna want

to stop there and not fight? Krsna never expected such things from the

son of His aunt Prtha. The mind of Arjuna was thus predicted by the

Lord in friendly joking.

 

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