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TEXT 24

TEXT 24

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

Synonyms

Synonyms

sañjayaḥ uvāca — Sañjaya sagde; evam — således; uktaḥ — tiltalt; hṛṣīkeśaḥ — Herren Kṛṣṇa; guḍākeśena — af Arjuna; bhārata — O Bharatas efterkommer; senayoḥ — hærene; ubhayoḥ — begge; madhye — ind mellem; sthāpayitvā — efter at have placeret; ratha-uttamam — den bedste stridsvogn.

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.

Translation

Translation

Sañjaya sagde: O Bharatas efterkommer, efter at være blevet tiltalt således af Arjuna kørte Herren Kṛṣṇa den fornemme stridsvogn ind mellem de to hære.

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.

Purport

Purport

FORKLARING: I dette vers bliver Arjuna omtalt som Guḍākeśa. Ordet guḍākā betyder søvn, og den, der kan overvinde søvnen, kaldes guḍākeśa. Søvn hentyder også til uvidenhed. Arjuna overvandt således både søvn og uvidenhed gennem sit venskab med Kṛṣṇa. Som en stor hengiven kunne han ikke glemme Kṛṣṇa i så meget som et øjeblik, for det er en hengivens natur. Hverken når han går eller sover, er Kṛṣṇas navn, form, egenskaber og aktiviteter ude af hans sind. Således kan en hengiven få bugt med både søvn og uvidenhed blot ved uophørligt at tænke på Kṛṣṇa. Dette kaldes Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed eller samādhi. Som Hṛṣīkeśa, lederen af alle levende væseners sind og sanser, kunne Kṛṣṇa forstå Arjunas formål med at ville have stridsvognen ført op mellem hærene. Det gjorde Kṛṣṇa så og bemærkede følgende.

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.