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adhiyajñaḥ kathaṁ ko ’tra
dehe ’smin madhusūdana
prayāṇa-kāle ca kathaṁ
jñeyo ’si niyatātmabhiḥ

Synonyms

adhiyajñaḥ — ohverduste Jumal; katham — kuidas; kaḥ — kes; atra — siin; dehe — kehas; asmin — selles; madhusūdana — oo, Madhusūdana; prayāṇa-kāle — surmahetkel; ca — ja; katham — kuidas; jñeyaḥ asi — Sind on võimalik tunda; niyata-ātmabhiḥ — enda üle kontrolli omavate inimeste poolt.

adhiyajñaḥ — the Lord of sacrifice; katham — how; kaḥ — who; atra — here; dehe — in the body; asmin — this; madhusūdana — O Madhusūdana; prayāṇa-kāle — at the time of death; ca — and; katham — how; jñeyaḥ asi — You can be known; niyata-ātmabhiḥ — by the self-controlled.

Translation

Oo, Madhusūdana, ütle, kes on ohverduste Jumal ning kuidas elab Ta kehas? Ning kuidas saavad pühendunud teenimist praktiseerivad inimesed mäletada Sind surmahetkel?

Who is the Lord of sacrifice, and how does He live in the body, O Madhusūdana? And how can those engaged in devotional service know You at the time of death?

Purport

Nimetus „ohverduste Jumal" võib viidata kas Indrale või Viṣṇule. Viṣṇu on tähtsamate pooljumalate, sealhulgas Brahmā ja Śiva valitseja ning Indra on kõrgeim täidesaatva võimuga pooljumal. Nii Indrat kui ka Viṣṇut teenitakse yajñadega. Kuid siin küsib Arjuna, kes on tegelikult yajña (ohverduse) Jumal ning kuidas asub Jumal elusolendi kehas?

“Lord of sacrifice” may refer to either Indra or Viṣṇu. Viṣṇu is the chief of the primal demigods, including Brahmā and Śiva, and Indra is the chief of the administrative demigods. Both Indra and Viṣṇu are worshiped by yajña performances. But here Arjuna asks who is actually the Lord of yajña (sacrifice) and how the Lord is residing within the body of the living entity.

Arjuna pöördub Jumala poole nimega Madhusūdana, kuna kord tappis Kṛṣṇa deemoni nimega Madhu. Õigupoolest ei oleks pidanud sellised kahtlusi väljendavad küsimused Arjuna mõtteis esile tõusma, sest Arjuna on Kṛṣṇa teadvuses viibiv pühendunu. Seega on need kahtlused kui deemonid. Kuna Kṛṣṇa on võimeline hävitama deemoneid, pöördub Arjuna siin Tema poole nimega Madhusūdana, et Kṛṣṇa hävitaks Arjuna mõistuses esile kerkinud deemonlikud kahtlused.

Arjuna addresses the Lord as Madhusūdana because Kṛṣṇa once killed a demon named Madhu. Actually these questions, which are of the nature of doubts, should not have arisen in the mind of Arjuna, because Arjuna is a Kṛṣṇa conscious devotee. Therefore these doubts are like demons. Since Kṛṣṇa is so expert in killing demons, Arjuna here addresses Him as Madhusūdana so that Kṛṣṇa might kill the demonic doubts that arise in Arjuna’s mind.

Selles värsis on väga tähtis sõna prayāṇa-kāle, sest see kinnitab, et kõike, mida me elus teeme, kaalutakse meie surma hetkel. Arjuna tahab kindlalt teada saada, mis saab neist, kes viibivad pidevalt Kṛṣṇa teadvuses. Milline on nende positsioon viimsel hetkel? Surmahetkel lakkab keha täielikult funktsioneerimast ning ka mõistus ei toimi enam normaalselt. Sedasi, kehaliselt häirituna, ei pruugi inimene olla võimeline mäletama Kõigekõrgemat Jumalat. Mahārāja Kulaśekhara, suur pühendunu, palub: „Mu kallis Jumal, hetkel olen ma hea tervise juures ning seetõttu on parem, kui sureksin kohe, et minu mõistuse luik võiks otsida pääsu Sinu lootosjalgade juurde." Seda kujundit on siin kasutatud põhjusel, et veelind luik armastab lootoslilledega mängida, püüdes nende juurteni pääseda. Mahārāja Kulaśekhara lausub Jumalale: „Praegu on mu mõistus häirimatu ning ma olen hea tervise juures. Kui ma suren kohe, mõeldes Sinu lootosjalgadest, siis võin ma kindel olla, et ma saavutan Sinu pühendunud teenimise täiuslikkuse. Ent kui ma pean ootama oma loomulikku surma, siis ei tea ma, mis võib juhtuda, sest surmahetkel lakkab keha funktsioneerimast, ma lämbun ning ma pole kindel, kas ma saan korrata Sinu nime. Parem luba mul surra otsekohe." Arjuna küsib, kuidas saab inimene sellisel hetkel keskendada oma mõistuse Kṛṣṇa lootosjalgadele.

Now the word prayāṇa-kāle in this verse is very significant because whatever we do in life will be tested at the time of death. Arjuna is very anxious to know of those who are constantly engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. What should be their position at that final moment? At the time of death all the bodily functions are disrupted, and the mind is not in a proper condition. Thus disturbed by the bodily situation, one may not be able to remember the Supreme Lord. Mahārāja Kulaśekhara, a great devotee, prays, “My dear Lord, just now I am quite healthy, and it is better that I die immediately so that the swan of my mind can seek entrance at the stem of Your lotus feet.” The metaphor is used because the swan, a bird of the water, takes pleasure in digging into the lotus flowers; its sporting proclivity is to enter the lotus flower. Mahārāja Kulaśekhara says to the Lord, “Now my mind is undisturbed, and I am quite healthy. If I die immediately, thinking of Your lotus feet, then I am sure that my performance of Your devotional service will become perfect. But if I have to wait for my natural death, then I do not know what will happen, because at that time the bodily functions will be disrupted, my throat will be choked up, and I do not know whether I shall be able to chant Your name. Better let me die immediately.” Arjuna questions how a person can fix his mind on Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet at such a time.