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Gita Madhurya -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter I
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Hearing the words of Arjuna what did Lord Krsna do, Satijaya? Sanjaya replied—"O King, thus requested by Arjuna—the conqueror of sleep, Lord Krsna placed the chariot between the two armies in front of Bhisma Drona and all the kings and asked him to behold those Kauravas assembled there.(24-25) What happened then? Arjuna saw stationed there in both the armies his uncles, grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles. brothers and cousins, sons and grandsons, friends, father-in-law, well-wishers and kinsmen. Arjuna was then possessed by extreme compassion and felt very sad and said. What did Arjuna say, Sanjaya? Arjuna said, "O Krsna! At the sight of these kinsmen thus arrayed, longing for war, my limbs, give way, my mouth is parched, my body quivers, my hair stands on end, the bow Gandiva, slips from my hand, my skin burns all over, my mind is reeling and I am not able even to stand.(26—30) Besides this what do you see, Arjuna? O Kesava (Krsna) I see the omens also inauspicious, nor do I see any good in killing my kith and kin in battle.(31) How will you get kingdom without killing them? I covet neither victory, nor kingdom. nor pleasure, because what use to us is victory or kingdom or pleasure?(32) Why don't you want victory etc.? Those, for whose sake we covet kingdom, enjoyments and pleasures, are arrayed here on the battlefield staking their lives and riches.(33) |
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