BG-text-009
"People want to be cheated"
73/07/13 London, Bhagavad-gita 1.12
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Pradyumna: Translation: "Then Bhisma, the great valiant grandsire of the
Kuru dynasty, the grandfather of the fighters, blew his conchshell very loudly
like the sound of a lion, giving Duryodhana joy." [Bg. 1.12]

Prabhupada: So Duryodhana was doubting that "My grandfather, Bhisma, is
more affectionately inclined to the other party. So he may not be lenient in
fighting." So in order to encourage Duryodhana, tasya sanjanayan harsam. "Don't
think that I am lenient. I am strong." Immediately, to encourage him, he blew
his conchshell. Nowadays they use bugle. Formerly the conchshells were used by
the kings.

And not that in modern days the fighting takes place -- the poor soldiers,
they come to fight, and the leaders, they remain in safety place. It is not like
that. All of them came out, ksatriya. Bhismadeva came, Duryodhana came, Arjuna
came. And face to face, they had to fight. Not that the poor soldiers would
fight and they would remain in a secure place, no. So tasya sanjanayan harsam
kuru-vrddhah. Kuru-vrddha, the oldest man in the dynasty, Kuru dynasty,
pitamaha, he's the grandfather of Arjuna and Duryodhana. The Dhrtarastra's elder
uncle, his father's elder brother. He was very old man, brahmacari, and in that
old age also, he was taking the risk of fighting. This is ksatriya spirit. Not
that only... Dhrtarastra was escaping. Not escaping, because he was physically
incapable, blind, therefore he did not come in the battlefield. Otherwise even
Bhismadeva, in such old age he also came. This is ksatriya spirit. When there is
fight, there is no rest. And fight means "Either the other party should be
killed or I shall be killed." Not that without any decision the fighting will be
stopped. No, that cannot be. When there is two parties, must be belligerent, one
party. So decision is that "Either you kill me or I kill you." Not that without
killing... "Without being killed one of us, the fighting cannot be stopped."


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