Now a philosophy begins to arise. The proposals of the participants on the battlefield continue, but now the outcome of the war is predicted on the basis of good and evil, pious and impious. Of course, the pious people are going to win.
Chapter One
Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra
SANSKRIT TEXT 8
bhavan bhismas ca karnas ca
krpas ca samitim-jayah
asvatthama vikarnas ca
saumadattis tathaiva ca
TRANSLATION
There are personalities like yourself, Bhisma, Karna, Krpa, Asvatthama, Vikarna and the son of Somadatta called Bhurisrava, who are always victorious in battle.
SHORT EXPLANATION
Duryodhana mentioned the extraordinarily
heroes on the battlefield.
SANSKRIT TEXT 9
anye ca bahavah sura
mad-arthe tyakta-jivitah
nana-sastra-praharanah
sarve yuddha-visaradah
TRANSLATION
There are many other heroes who are prepared to lay down their lives for my sake. All of them are well equipped with different kinds of weapons, and all are experienced in military science.
SHORT EXPLANATION
It is already decided that all of them will die in the Battle of Kuruksetra for joining the party of Duryodhana. Even though they were well trained and had excellent weapons, it will be fact that the pious, the good, will win, no matter the violence.
Previous texts
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1 Text 1
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1 Text 2 & 3
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1 Text 4 & 5
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1 Text 6 & 7
About the Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita literally means "Song of the Lord". The Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita are two books from Indian history. Mahabharata is the name of the war that is being fought between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. Kauravas are the symbol of negative and the Pandavas are the symbol of the positive. The book is a conversation between Krishna and Arjuna. This dialogue sets out three ways in which man can achieve salvation of this earthly life. These roads are: karma yoga, bhakti yoga and gyan yoga. Bhagavad Gita is the essence of the Vedas and Upanishads and 5,000 + years old.
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Note
There are many translations and as many interpretations of the verses.
I use the translation by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada from the Sanskrit to the Englisch.
Prabhupada is the founder acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)
I lived in a Hare Krishna ashram for three years and know this book quite well. There were Sanskrit verses that I knew from my mind but that's worn out. More of my posts on Vaishnavism.
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