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14.thathah svethaih hayaihi yukthaih mahathi syandhane

sthithou maadhavaha paandavaha chaiva dhivyou Sankhou pradhadhmathuhu

 

Then Krishna and Arjuna stationed in their great chariot drawn with white horses

blew their divine conches. The chariot of Arjuna was divine and given by the god

of fire Agni, when he burnt the kaandavavanam as an offering to Agnideva. The

four white horses were given to him by Chithraratha , king of Gandharvas out of

his ever replenished stock of 100 and both the chariot and the horses are

capable of traveling on earth and in the sky. Krishna as the charioteer of

Arjuna blew his conch and Arjuna also did likewise.

 

Both DhuryoDhana and Arjuna went to see Krishna before the war to enlist his

help and Krishna gave them a choice. He said that he will be on one side

without fighting and he will send his army to the other side. Duryodhana opted

for the latter while Arjuna chose Krishna himself. When Duryodhana left, Arjuna

said that without the help of Krishna what was the use of army and he requested

Krishna to become his charioteer so that when Krishna is in forefront victory

would be his. This is how the Lord became the Parthasarathy.

 

 

svethaihi hayaih- by white horses

mahathi syandhane sthithou- the two on the great chariot.

 

maadhavah- This name means the consort of Lakshmi, maayaaha dhavah,

signifying prosperity to Arjuna.

 

Paandavaha means Arjuna. Though this word means all the sons of Pandu,

here it is Arjuna who is with Krishna in the chariot.

 

 

15. pa:nchajanyam hrsheekea dhevdhattham dhananjayaha

poundram dhadhmou mahaasankham bheemakarma vrkodharah

 

 

Krishna sounded his conch Panchajanya, Arjuna blew his conch Dhevadhatta and

Bheema of fierce actions sounded the big conch, Poundra.

 

Panchajnayam Hrsheekesah- The Lord is called Hrsheekesa meaning `one

who has the senses under his control,' hrsheekaanaam eesaha. He is

the one who controls the senses and make them function being he inner-self of

all.

 

The word can be split in two ways, namely, hrsheeka+eeSa or hrshi +kesa. In the

latter form it means that He gives joy, Hrshi with His rays, kesa, that envelop

the whole world. Kesa also means hair and hence it refers to Krishna who has

abundant hair.

 

Panchajanyam- Krishna killed the asura Panchajana and made him into a conch

and hence it is called Panchajanyam.

 

Dhananjaya- The name of Arjuna because he collected a lot of wealth for

Yudhishtira when he did Rajasuyayaga, by conquering all the kings.

Dhanam jayathi ithi dhanajayaha:

 

Dhevadhattham- the conch of Arjuna was called Dhevadhattham because it was

given to him by Indra, dhevena dhattham.

 

Bheemakarmaa vrkodharah- refers to Bheema who was called vrkodhara

because he used to eat a lot and digest the same like a wolf. Vrkasya

udharam iva udharam yasay saha, one who has a stomach like that of a

wolf. He is also referred to as bheemakarma because his actions were

terrifying to his enemies. The word Bheema means fearful.

 

The conch of Bheema was known as Poundra and it was described as mahaasankham as

it was big in size and also in sound.

 

Panchajanyam Hrishikesah- Lord Krishna sounded his conch which was music to His

followers but sounded the death knell to His foes. The one who played the flute

in Brindavan enchanting the whole world with His music, blew His conch in

Kurukshetra, stunning the Kaurava forces into silence.

 

Panchajanya, the conch of the Lord, is pranavasvarupa, represents Omkaara, and

hence synonymous with nadhabrahmam, as pranava, the syllable OM is the source of

all sound. Om ityekaksharam brahma, Brahman the Absolute Reality synonymous with

syllable OM, says the sruti. When the Lord touched the face of the boy Dhruva

with the Panchajanya he became eloquent. Such was the power of Panchajanya.

 

Jai Srimannarayana!