TEXT 24

Devanagari

सञ्जय उवाच
एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत ।
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम् ॥ २४ ॥

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Tekst

sañjaya uvāca
evam ukto hṛṣīkeśo
guḍākeśena bhārata
senayor ubhayor madhye
sthāpayitvā rathottamam

Synonyms

sañjayaḥ uvāca — Sañjaya said; evam — thus; uktaḥ — addressed; hṛṣīkeśaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; guḍākeśena — by Arjuna; bhārata — O descendant of Bharata; senayoḥ — of the armies; ubhayoḥ — both; madhye — in the midst; sthāpayitvā — placing; ratha-uttamam — the finest chariot.

sañjayaḥ uvāca — Sañjaya ütles; evam — sel moel; uktaḥ — pöördus; hṛṣīkeśaḥ — Jumal Kṛṣṇa; guḍākeśena — Arjuna poolt; bhārata — oo, Bharata järglane; senayoḥ — armeede; ubhayoḥ — mõlemate; madhye — keskele; sthāpayitvā — asetades; ratha-uttamam — parimat sõjavankrit.

Translation

Sañjaya said: O descendant of Bharata, having thus been addressed by Arjuna, Lord Kṛṣṇa drew up the fine chariot in the midst of the armies of both parties.

Sañjaya ütles: Oo, Bharata järglane, seejärel juhtis Jumal Kṛṣṇa Arjuna palve kohaselt parima sõjavankri kahe armee keskele.

Purport

In this verse Arjuna is referred to as Guḍākeśa. Guḍākā means sleep, and one who conquers sleep is called guḍākeśa. Sleep also means ignorance. So Arjuna conquered both sleep and ignorance because of his friendship with Kṛṣṇa. As a great devotee of Kṛṣṇa, he could not forget Kṛṣṇa even for a moment, because that is the nature of a devotee. Either in waking or in sleep, a devotee of the Lord can never be free from thinking of Kṛṣṇa’s name, form, qualities and pastimes. Thus a devotee of Kṛṣṇa can conquer both sleep and ignorance simply by thinking of Kṛṣṇa constantly. This is called Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or samādhi. As Hṛṣīkeśa, or the director of the senses and mind of every living entity, Kṛṣṇa could understand Arjuna’s purpose in placing the chariot in the midst of the armies. Thus He did so, and spoke as follows.

Selles värsis viidatakse Arjunale kui Guḍākeśāle. Guḍākā tähendab uni ning seda, kes suudab alistada une, nimetatakse Guḍākeśaks. Uni tähendab seejuures ka teadmatust. Seega alistas Arjuna Kṛṣṇaga sõbrustamise läbi nii une kui ka teadmatuse. Olles suur Kṛṣṇa pühendunu, ei suutnud ta Kṛṣṇat hetkekski unustada, sest selline on pühendunu loomus. Nii magades kui ka ärkvel olles mõtleb Jumala pühendunu alati Kṛṣṇa nimest, kujust, omadustest ja mängudest. Sedasi alistab pühendunu nii une kui ka teadmatuse lihtsalt pidevalt Kṛṣṇast mõeldes. Seda nimetataksegi Kṛṣṇa teadvuseks ehk samādhiks. Hṛṣīkeśana ehk iga elusolendi kõikide meelte ja mõistuse kontrollijana mõistis Kṛṣṇa, miks Arjuna palus Tal sõjavankri kahe armee vahele juhtida. Seepärast tegigi Ta seda ning lausus järgmist.