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TEXT 32

TEXT 32

Devanagari

Devanagari

श्रीभगवानुवाच
कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो
लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्त: ।
‍ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे
येऽवस्थिता: प्रत्यनीकेषु योधा: ॥ ३२ ॥

Text

Texte

śrī-bhagavān uvāca
kālo ’smi loka-kṣaya-kṛt pravṛddho
lokān samāhartum iha pravṛttaḥ
ṛte ’pi tvāṁ na bhaviṣyanti sarve
ye ’vasthitāḥ praty-anīkeṣu yodhāḥ
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
kālo ’smi loka-kṣaya-kṛt pravṛddho
lokān samāhartum iha pravṛttaḥ
ṛte ’pi tvāṁ na bhaviṣyanti sarve
ye ’vasthitāḥ praty-anīkeṣu yodhāḥ

Synonyms

Synonyms

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Personality of Godhead said; kālaḥ — time; asmi — I am; loka — of the worlds; kṣaya-kṛt — the destroyer; pravṛddhaḥ — great; lokān — all people; samāhartum — in destroying; iha — in this world; pravṛttaḥ — engaged; ṛte — without, except for; api — even; tvām — you; na — never; bhaviṣyanti — will be; sarve — all; ye — who; avasthitāḥ — situated; prati-anīkeṣu — on the opposite sides; yodhāḥ — the soldiers.

śrī-bhagavān uvāca: Dieu, la Personne Suprême, dit; kālaḥ: le temps; asmi: Je suis; loka: des mondes; kṣaya-kṛt: le destructeur; pravṛddhaḥ: grand; lokān: tous les gens; samāhartum: à détruire; iha: en ce monde; pravṛttaḥ: occupé; ṛte: excepté; api: même; tvām: vous; na: jamais; bhaviṣyanti: seront; sarve: tous; ye: qui; avasthitāḥ: situés; prati-anīkeṣua: dans les camps opposés; yodhāḥ: les soldats.

Translation

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Time I am, the great destroyer of the worlds, and I have come here to destroy all people. With the exception of you [the Pāṇḍavas], all the soldiers here on both sides will be slain.

Dieu, la Personne Suprême, dit: Je suis le temps, grand destructeur des mondes, venu engloutir tous les hommes. Vous exceptés [les Pāṇḍavas], tous les guerriers des deux camps périront.

Purport

Purport

Although Arjuna knew that Kṛṣṇa was his friend and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he was puzzled by the various forms exhibited by Kṛṣṇa. Therefore he asked further about the actual mission of this devastating force. It is written in the Vedas that the Supreme Truth destroys everything, even the brāhmaṇas. As stated in the Kaṭha Upaniṣad (1.2.25),

Bien qu’Arjuna sache que Kṛṣṇa, son ami, est Dieu, la Personne Suprême, il est pour le moins dérouté par les diverses formes qu’Il manifeste devant lui. C’est pourquoi il souhaiterait connaître les véritables intentions de cette puissance dévastatrice. Les Védas enseignent que la Vérité Absolue finit par tout détruire, même les brāhmaṇas. La Kaṭha Upaniṣad (1.2.25) dit:

yasya brahma ca kṣatraṁ ca
ubhe bhavata odanaḥ
mṛtyur yasyopasecanaṁ
ka itthā veda yatra saḥ
yasya brahma ca kṣatraṁ ca
ubhe bhavata odanaḥ
mṛtyur yasyopasecanaṁ
ka itthā veda yatra saḥ

Eventually all the brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and everyone else are devoured like a meal by the Supreme. This form of the Supreme Lord is the all-devouring giant, and here Kṛṣṇa presents Himself in that form of all-devouring time. Except for a few Pāṇḍavas, everyone who was present on that battlefield would be devoured by Him. Arjuna was not in favor of the fight, and he thought it was better not to fight; then there would be no frustration. In reply, the Lord is saying that even if he did not fight, every one of them would be destroyed, for that was His plan. If Arjuna stopped fighting, they would die in another way. Death could not be checked, even if he did not fight. In fact, they were already dead. Time is destruction, and all manifestations are to be vanquished by the desire of the Supreme Lord. That is the law of nature.

Les brāhmaṇas, les kṣatriyas, tous les êtres finissent un jour par être anéantis par le Suprême. Le Seigneur, sous la forme du temps qui engloutit tout, ressemble à un ogre insatiable. C’est donc sous cet aspect qu’Il Se présente ici. À l’exception de quelques combattants du camp des Pāṇḍavas, tous les guerriers présents sur le champ de bataille seront dévorés par Lui.

Arjuna n’est pas favorable au combat, car il lui semble qu’en l’évitant, on évitera du même coup toutes sortes de frustrations. Mais le Seigneur lui fait comprendre que même s’il refuse de combattre, tous ces guerriers périront, car tel est Son dessein. Quand bien même Arjuna déciderait de ne pas combattre, ils mourraient par quelque autre voie. Tous, en vérité, sont déjà morts, car rien ne peut arrêter la mort. Le temps est synonyme de destruction, et, conformément à la volonté du Seigneur, toute manifestation en ce monde est vouée à l’anéantissement. Les lois de la nature sont ainsi.