Posted on November 27, 2011
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Pradyumna (leads chanting, etc):
atra sura mahesvasa
bhimarjuna-sama yudhi
yuyudhano viratas ca
drupadas ca maha-rathah
[Bg. 1.4]
Translation: “Here in this army there are many heroic bowmen equal in
fighting to Bhima and Arjuna; there are also great fighters like Yuyudhana,
Virata and Drupada.”
Prabhupada: So all these heroes are mentioned not only in this verse, in
several other verses also. So people may ask that “By mentioning these great
fighter, what spiritual progress we make? Because we are meant for chanting
Hare Krsna maha-mantra, so by chanting the names of these great fighters,
what do we gain?” The question may be raised there. But the thing is that
nirbandhah krsna-sambandhe, whenever there is connection with Krsna, that
also becomes Krsna. This is a subtle form of philosophical understanding.
Nirbandhah krsna-sambandhe. If there is relationship with Krsna… Therefore
the sahajiyas, they do not read Bhagavad-gita. They say, “We have nothing to
do with Bhagavad-gita.” They jump over to the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth
Canto, Krsna’s rasa-lila, as if Krsna is connected with rasa-lila and not
with this lila. They make distinction. Krsna’s this fighting lila, pastimes,
and the rasa-lila pastime, they are all the same because Krsna is the
center. Krsna being center, whatever in connection with Krsna is there, that
becomes also Krsna.
Everything studied in relationship with Krsna, that is perfect knowledge,
and that is described in the Bhagavad-gita. So it is not that like sahajiyas
that we are interested in Krsna’s rasa dance, not with this fighting in the
Battlefields of Kuruksetra. This is sahajiya-bhava. This is not wanted.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 1.4-5 — London, July 10, 1973
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