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Chapter 1. Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra TEXT 25 bhisma-drona-pramukhatah
SYNONYMS  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 Partha (son of Prtha);
pasya--just behold;
etan--all of them; samavetan--assembled;
kurun--all
the members of the Kuru dynasty; iti--thus.
TRANSLATION In the presence
of Bhisma, Drona and all other chieftains of the world, Hrsikesa, the Lord,
said, Just behold, Partha, all the Kurus who are 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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