Arjuna and Paramparaa

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from Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Introduction:

 

"Here the Lord clearly tells Arjuna that He is making him the first

receiver of a new parampara (disciplic succession) because the old

succession was broken. It was the Lord's wish, therefore, to

establish another parampara in the same line of thought that was

coming down from the sun-god to others, and it was His wish that His

teaching be distributed anew by Arjuna. He wanted Arjuna to become

the authority in understanding the Bhagavad-gita."

 

I have always wondered about this. Srila Prabhupada says that Krishna

wanted to restore the paramparaa, and so He spoke BG to Arjuna.

 

But Arjuna did not initiate another paramparaa, at least not as far

as I know. I am aware that, after Krishna's passing, he gave some

spiritual instructions to the other Paandavas which culminated in all

of them taking to the renounced order. But after that, there was no

paramparaa to speak of. It was only later, with Madhva, Ramanuja,

Chaitanya, etc that the paramparaas were restored.

 

Why then, does Srila Prabupada seem to state that Arjuna was meant to

inaugurate a whole new paramparaa?

 

yours,

 

- K

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> Why then, does Srila Prabhupada seem to state that

> Arjuna was meant to

> inaugurate a whole new parampara?

 

Arjuna, while playing the role, of a conditioned soul,

enticed Lord Krsna to deliver this knowledge anew.

Vyasa heard and recorded it and there was the new

parampara.

Parampara is not a list of names it is transmission

of knowledge.

Sri Madhva appeared in the 1100's AD. Wrote and

presented his writings to Veda Vyasa. Vyasa approved

and there was a revival of parampara.

 

Hoping this helps, RGd

 

 

 

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In a message dated Mon, 3 Dec 2001 10:45:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Hari

Krishna Susarla" <krishna writes:

 

> from Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Introduction:

>

> "Here the Lord clearly tells Arjuna that He is making him the first

> receiver of a new parampara (disciplic succession) because the old

> succession was broken.

 

I suppose parampara can be construed to mean a siksa connection of kings.

Perhaps the Pandavas must have instructed other kings.

 

ys

Gerald

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"> from Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Introduction:

>

> "Here the Lord clearly tells Arjuna that He is making him the first

> receiver of a new parampara (disciplic succession) because the old

> succession was broken.

 

I suppose parampara can be construed to mean a siksa connection of kings.

Perhaps the Pandavas must have instructed other kings."

 

Should this be treated as speculation?

 

your aspiring servant,

Hirdesh

 

 

 

 

 

 

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> Krishna instructed to Arjuna, and Sanjaya received the

> same instructions simultaneously by the mercy of his

> guru. Sanjaya is a disciple of Vyasa, and Vyasa is a

> member of our sampradaya. Sanjaya himself has

> instructed countless souls on the teachings of

> Bhagavad Gita, the first being Dhritarashtra. The

> parampara system was reestablished in countless ways,

> and did not necesitate Arjuna becoming a guru in the

> line of disciplic succession.

 

But the point is, Arjuna did not "distribute the teachings anew." He didn't

teach anyone. Nor did he start a paramparaa. Srila PRabhupada's comments

seem to imply that he was meant to do that -- "it was His wish that His

teaching be distributed anew by Arjuna. He wanted Arjuna to become the

authority in understanding the Bhagavad-gita."

 

- K