|
Chapter 1
Divyau sankhau pradadhmatuh:-Lord Krsna and Arjuna, loudly blew their conchs, which were glorious and divine.
Here, it. may be stated, that it was proper on the part of Bhisma to blow his conch first, because he was the field-marshal of the Kaurava-army. But how far was it justified on the part of Lord Krsna, me chariot-driver of the Pandava-army, to blow the conch, when the fteld-marshal, Dhrstadyumna of the Pandavaarmy, was there? The answer, is that Lord Krsna is ever chief, whether He works as a chariot-driver or a great Vhariot-warrior. He is ever great, whatever the rank He may hold, because His rank is 'Acyuta' (fixed), He never deviates from his divine nature. In Pandava-army, Lord Krsna was the chief and director. Even when, he was a boy, Nanda and Upananda etc., obeyed him. Therefore, they, by obeying him, started to worship Govardhana, (a mountain), instead of Indra, the king of gods, who had been worshipped for generations. It means, that the Lord, in whatever state, place and circumstance, He may live, is ever the chief. Therefore, Lord Krsna was the first in the Pandava-array, to blow his conch.
One, who is really inferior, regards himself as superior, after getting an appointment to a high post. On the contrary, one who is really superior is superior everywhere, and he elevates the post, at which he works. Thus, Lord Krsna, while working as a chariot-driver, elevated that post.
|
|