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TEXT 24

TEXT 24

Devanagari

Devanagari

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

Text

Texte

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 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 dit; evam: ainsi; uktaḥ: prié; hṛṣīkeśaḥ: Śrī Kṛṣṇa; guḍākeśena: par Arjuna; bhārata: ô descendant de Bharata; senayoḥ: armées; ubhayoḥ: des deux; madhye: au milieu; sthāpayitvā: plaçant; ratha-uttamam: le plus splendide des chars.

Translation

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 dit: À la requête d’Arjuna, ô descendant de Bharata, Kṛṣṇa mène le char splendide entre les deux armées.

Purport

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.

Dans ce verset, Sañjaya appelle Arjuna « Guḍākeśa ». Ce nom vient de guḍākā, « sommeil », et désigne celui qui l’a vaincu. Le sommeil étant une forme d’ignorance, si l’on donne ce nom à Arjuna, c’est que son amitié pour Kṛṣṇa lui a non seulement permis de dominer le sommeil, mais également de vaincre l’ignorance. Parce qu’il se voue entièrement au Seigneur, il ne peut L’oublier, fût-ce un instant. Telle est la nature du dévot de Kṛṣṇa. Qu’il veille ou qu’il dorme, il pense constamment au nom de Kṛṣṇa, à Sa forme, à Ses attributs, à Ses divertissements. Comme il s’absorbe toujours en ces pensées, il conquiert le sommeil et l’ignorance. Voilà ce qu’est la conscience de Kṛṣṇa, le samādhi. Kṛṣṇa est Hṛṣīkeśa, le maître des sens et du mental de chaque être. Il sait donc pourquoi Arjuna veut placer son char entre les deux armées.