Todays Bhagavad-Gita Class by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada-"People want to be cheated"-73/07/13 , Bhagavad-gita 1.12

October 25, 2005

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"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."

READ OR TO LISTEN TO THE REST OF THIS LECTURE,I HAVE DELETED THE REST OF THIS

CLASS ,SO AS TO NOT TAKE UP THE PAGE WITH A LONG PASSAGE,

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SERVANT,JAYA KESAVA DASA

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