{"id":10018,"date":"2010-09-13T13:47:51","date_gmt":"2010-09-13T13:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2010\/09\/discussion-bhagwad-gita-chapter-1-verse-10-through-18\/"},"modified":"2010-09-13T13:47:51","modified_gmt":"2010-09-13T13:47:51","slug":"discussion-bhagwad-gita-chapter-1-verse-10-through-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2010\/09\/discussion-bhagwad-gita-chapter-1-verse-10-through-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion on Bhagwad Gita: Chapter 1; Verse 10 through 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"gita1.jpg\"<\/a>Today, we go in as the war is about to start.<\/p>\n

\n\u0905\u092f\u0928\u0947\u0937\u0941 \u091a \u0938\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0947\u0937\u0941 \u092f\u0925\u093e\u092d\u093e\u0917\u092e\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0924\u093e\u0903\u0964
\n\u092d\u0940\u0937\u094d\u092e\u092e\u0947\u0935\u093e\u092d\u093f\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941 \u092d\u0935\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0903 \u0938\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u090f\u0935 \u0939\u093f\u0965\u0967-\u0967\u0967\u0965<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hindi<\/b>
\n\u0907\u0938\u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u0938\u092c \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u091c\u093f\u0928 \u091c\u093f\u0928 \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0930 \u0928\u093f\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u094b\u0902 \u0935\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u0939\u0930 \u0913\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u092d\u0940\u0937\u094d\u092e \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092e\u0939 \u0915\u0940 \u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n

brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/b>
\n\u0905\u0925 \u092d\u0940\u0937\u094d\u092e \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092e\u0939 \u0915\u0940 \u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e,
\n\u0938\u0902\u0915\u094b\u091a \u092c\u093f\u0928\u0941 \u0938\u092c \u092d\u093e\u0901\u0924\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902,
\n\u0938\u092c \u0906\u092a\u0941\u0928\u093f \u2013 \u0906\u092a\u0941\u0928\u093f \u0920\u0949\u0935 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0902,
\n\u0938\u0939\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0938\u092c\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092c\u0939\u0941 \u092d\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902<\/p>\n

And Duryodhan said to his warriors that they may secure their areas and places and cover against attacks on Bheeshm Pitamah from all the sides.<\/p>\n

\n\u0924\u0938\u094d\u092f \u0938\u0902\u091c\u0928\u092f\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0930\u094d\u0937\u0902 \u0915\u0941\u0930\u0941\u0935\u0943\u0926\u094d\u0927\u0903 \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092e\u0939\u0903\u0964
\n\u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939\u0928\u093e\u0926\u0902 \u0935\u093f\u0928\u0926\u094d\u092f\u094b\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0948\u0903 \u0936\u0919\u094d\u0916\u0902 \u0926\u0927\u094d\u092e\u094c \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093e\u092a\u0935\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0965\u0967-\u0967\u0968\u0965<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hindi<\/b>
\n\u0924\u092c \u0915\u0941\u0930\u0941\u0935\u0943\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093e\u092a\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u092d\u0940\u0937\u094d\u092e \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092e\u0939 \u0928\u0947 \u0926\u0941\u0930\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0927\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u0943\u0926\u092f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0930\u094d\u0937 \u0909\u0924\u094d\u092a\u0928\u094d\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u092f\u0947 \u0909\u091a\u094d\u091a \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939\u0928\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0936\u0902\u0916 \u092c\u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0906\u0930\u092e\u094d\u092d \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n

brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/b>
\n\u0915\u0941\u0930\u0941 \u0935\u0943\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092e\u0939 \u092d\u0940\u0937\u092e \u0928\u0947,
\n\u0917\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u093f \u0936\u0902\u0916 \u092c\u091c\u093e\u092f\u094c \u0939\u0948.
\n\u092d\u092f\u094b \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0928\u093e\u0926 \u091c\u0938, \u0924\u093e\u0902\u0938\u094b \u0939\u093f\u092f\u093e.
\n\u0926\u0941\u0930\u091c\u094b\u0927\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u0939\u0930\u0937\u093e\u092f\u094b \u0939\u0948<\/p>\n

Then the elder amongst the Kauravs, Bheeshm Pitamah blew his conch like a loud roar of a lion.<\/p>\n

\n\u0924\u0924\u0903 \u0936\u0919\u094d\u0916\u093e\u0936\u094d\u091a \u092d\u0947\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0936\u094d\u091a \u092a\u0923\u0935\u093e\u0928\u0915\u0917\u094b\u092e\u0941\u0916\u093e\u0903\u0964
\n\u0938\u0939\u0938\u0948\u0935\u093e\u092d\u094d\u092f\u0939\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0928\u094d\u0924 \u0938 \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u092e\u0941\u0932\u094b\u093d\u092d\u0935\u0924\u094d\u0965\u0967-\u0967\u0969\u0965<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hindi<\/b>
\n\u0924\u092c \u0905\u0928\u0947\u0915 \u0936\u0902\u0916, \u0928\u0917\u093e\u0930\u0947, \u0922\u094b\u0932, \u0936\u0943\u0902\u0917\u0940 \u0906\u0926\u093f \u092c\u091c\u0928\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u0947 \u091c\u093f\u0928\u0938\u0947 \u0918\u094b\u0930 \u0928\u093e\u0926 \u0909\u0924\u094d\u092a\u0928\u094d\u0928 \u0939\u0941\u0906\u0964<\/p>\n

brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/b>
\n\u0909\u092a\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0924 \u0928\u0917\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u0936\u0902\u0916 \u092c\u091c\u094d\u092f\u094b,
\n\u092c\u0939\u0941 \u0922\u094b\u0932 \u092e\u0943\u0926\u0902\u0917 \u0928\u093f\u0928\u093e\u0926 \u092d\u092f\u094c .
\n\u0938\u092c \u090f\u0915\u0939\u093f\u0902 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u092c\u091c\u094d\u092f\u094b \u0938\u094b \u0918\u0928\u094d\u092f\u094b,
\n\u0915\u093f \u0924\u093e\u0902\u0938\u094b \u092d\u092f\u0902\u0915\u0930 \u0928\u093e\u0926 \u092d\u092f\u094c<\/p>\n

Thereafter many conchs, drums, and instruments were used to create a loud roaring sound.<\/p>\n

\n\u0924\u0924\u0903 \u0936\u094d\u0935\u0947\u0924\u0948\u0930\u094d\u0939\u092f\u0948\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924\u0947 \u092e\u0939\u0924\u093f \u0938\u094d\u092f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0924\u094c\u0964
\n\u092e\u093e\u0927\u0935\u0903 \u092a\u093e\u0923\u094d\u0921\u0935\u0936\u094d\u091a\u0948\u0935 \u0926\u093f\u0935\u094d\u092f\u094c \u0936\u0919\u094d\u0916\u094c \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0927\u094d\u092e\u0924\u0941\u0903\u0965\u0967-\u0967\u096a\u0965<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hindi<\/b>
\n\u0924\u092c \u0936\u094d\u0935\u0947\u0924 \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0935\u0939\u093f\u0924 \u092d\u0935\u094d\u092f \u0930\u0925 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u093f\u0930\u093e\u091c\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u093e\u0927\u0935 \u0914\u0930 \u092a\u093e\u0923\u094d\u0921\u0935 \u092a\u0941\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0905\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0941\u0928 \u0928\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0936\u0902\u0916 \u092c\u091c\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0964<\/p>\n

brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/b>
\n\u0930\u0925 \u0938\u093e\u091c \u0930\u0939\u094d\u092f\u094b \u091c\u094b \u0924\u0941\u0930\u0902\u0917\u0928 \u0938\u094b\u0902,
\n\u092e\u093e\u0927\u0935 \u0924\u0938\u094d \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0935\u093f\u0930\u093e\u091c \u0930\u0939\u0947 .
\n\u0905\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0941\u0928 \u0939\u0942\u0901 \u0926\u093f\u0935\u094d\u092f \u0905\u0932\u094c\u0915\u093f\u0915 \u0936\u0902\u0916 \u0915\u094b,
\n\u0935\u0947\u0917\u093f \u0938\u094b\u0902 \u0935\u0947\u0917\u093f \u092c\u091c\u093e\u092f \u0930\u0939\u0947<\/p>\n

And then, seated on the chariot with white horses, Shri Krishna (Madhav) and Arjun also blew ther conchs.<\/p>\n

\n\u092a\u093e\u091e\u094d\u091a\u091c\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0902 \u0939\u0943\u0937\u0940\u0915\u0947\u0936\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0935\u0926\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0902 \u0927\u0928\u091e\u094d\u091c\u092f\u0903\u0964
\n\u092a\u094c\u0923\u094d\u0921\u094d\u0930\u0902 \u0926\u0927\u094d\u092e\u094c \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0936\u0919\u094d\u0916\u0902 \u092d\u0940\u092e\u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e \u0935\u0943\u0915\u094b\u0926\u0930\u0903\u0965\u0967-\u0967\u096b\u0965<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hindi<\/b>
\n\u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0943\u0937\u093f\u0915\u0947\u0936 \u0928\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u093e\u091e\u094d\u091a\u091c\u0928\u094d\u092f \u0928\u093e\u092e\u0915 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0936\u0902\u0916 \u092c\u091c\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0927\u0928\u0902\u091c\u092f (\u0905\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0941\u0928) \u0928\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0935\u0926\u0924\u094d\u0924 \u0928\u093e\u092e\u0915 \u0936\u0902\u0916 \u092c\u091c\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u0924\u0925\u093e \u092d\u0940\u092e \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e \u092d\u0940\u092e \u0928\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u092a\u094c\u0923\u094d\u0921\u094d\u0930 \u0928\u093e\u092e\u0915 \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0936\u0902\u0916 \u092c\u091c\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n

brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/b>
\n\u0936\u0902\u0916 \u092a\u093e\u091e\u094d\u091a\u091c\u0928\u094d\u092f \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0927\u0935 \u0928\u0947,
\n\u0926\u0947\u0935\u0926\u0924\u094d\u0924 \u092c\u091c\u093e\u092f\u094b \u0927\u0928\u091e\u094d\u091c\u092f \u0928\u0947 .
\n\u092a\u094c\u0923\u094d\u0921\u094d\u0930 \u0936\u0902\u0916 \u0924\u094b \u092d\u0940\u092e\u093e \u0928\u0947 ,
\n\u0905\u0925 \u0926\u0943\u0936\u094d\u092f \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093e\u092f\u094c \u0938\u0902\u091c\u092f \u0928\u0947<\/p>\n

Hrishikesh (Shri Krishna) blew the conch named Panchjanya and Dhananjaya (Arjun) blew conch named Devdutt and the terrible Bheem blew the Paundra conch. <\/p>\n

\n\u0905\u0928\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f\u0902 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u093e \u0915\u0941\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0940\u092a\u0941\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b \u092f\u0941\u0927\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0920\u093f\u0930\u0903\u0964
\n\u0928\u0915\u0941\u0932\u0903 \u0938\u0939\u0926\u0947\u0935\u0936\u094d\u091a \u0938\u0941\u0918\u094b\u0937\u092e\u0923\u093f\u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u092a\u0915\u094c\u0965\u0967-\u0967\u096c\u0965<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hindi<\/b>
\n\u0915\u0941\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0940\u092a\u0941\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u093e \u092f\u0941\u0927\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0920\u093f\u0930 \u0928\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0905\u0928\u0928\u094d\u0924 \u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f \u0928\u093e\u092e\u0915 \u0936\u0902\u0916, \u0928\u0915\u0941\u0932 \u0928\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0941\u0918\u094b\u0937 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u0939\u0926\u0947\u0935 \u0928\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u092e\u0923\u093f\u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u092a\u0915 \u0928\u093e\u092e\u0915 \u0936\u0902\u0916 \u092c\u091c\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0964<\/p>\n

brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/b>
\n\u0905\u0928\u0902\u0924 \u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u094b \u0936\u0902\u0916 ,
\n\u0924\u094b \u0915\u0941\u0902\u0924\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0941\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u092f\u0941\u0927\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0920\u093f\u0930 \u0928\u0947.
\n\u0938\u0939\u0926\u0947\u0935 \u0928\u0915\u0941\u0932 \u092e\u0923\u093f\u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u092a\u0915 \u0936\u0902\u0916,
\n\u0938\u0941\u0918\u094b\u0937 \u092c\u091c\u092f\u094c \u092e\u0939\u0940\u0927\u0930 \u0928\u0947<\/p>\n

Kunti\u2019s son, Yudhishtra blew his Anant Vijay (Eternal victory) conch, Nakul blew the Sughosh (Sound of Purity), and Sahdev blew the Manipushpak conch.<\/p>\n

\n\u0915\u093e\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0936\u094d\u091a \u092a\u0930\u092e\u0947\u0937\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0938\u0903 \u0936\u093f\u0916\u0923\u094d\u0921\u0940 \u091a \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0925\u0903\u0964
\n\u0927\u0943\u0937\u094d\u091f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0928\u094b \u0935\u093f\u0930\u093e\u091f\u0936\u094d\u091a \u0938\u093e\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0915\u093f\u0936\u094d\u091a\u093e\u092a\u0930\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0924\u0903\u0965\u0967-\u0967\u096d\u0965
\n\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0941\u092a\u0926\u094b \u0926\u094d\u0930\u094c\u092a\u0926\u0947\u092f\u093e\u0936\u094d\u091a \u0938\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0936\u0903 \u092a\u0943\u0925\u093f\u0935\u0940\u092a\u0924\u0947\u0964
\n\u0938\u094c\u092d\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0936\u094d\u091a \u092e\u0939\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0903 \u0936\u0919\u094d\u0916\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0927\u094d\u092e\u0941\u0903 \u092a\u0943\u0925\u0915\u094d\u092a\u0943\u0925\u0915\u094d\u0965\u0967-\u0967\u096e\u0965<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hindi<\/b>
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brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/b>
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\n\u0936\u093f\u0916\u0902\u0921\u0940 \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0925\u0940 \u0935\u0940\u0930 \u092e\u0939\u0940 .
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\u0938\u0941\u0924 \u092a\u093e\u0901\u091a\u094b\u0902 \u0926\u094d\u0930\u0941\u092a\u0926 \u0928\u0943\u092a, \u0926\u094d\u0930\u094c\u092a\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u094c,
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Then Kashiraj, great warrior Shikhandi, Dhrishtadhyum, Virat, Satyaki, Drupad, Draupadi\u2019s sons, other kings and the powerful Abhimanyu blew their own conchs.<\/p>\n

Discussion<\/b><\/p>\n

One finds it interesting that there is a method to even the war. War maybe an admission that every way to solve an issue with discussion has failed and therefore, one will use force and violence; but even that violence should have a way that is decent and not damning. Even when one is ready to fight and kill the other, one does that act with a certain discipline.<\/p>\n

Up until the foreign invaders came to India \u2013 and specially when the Islamic hordes rushed in from Persia and Arabia \u2013 war did not take the toll of property or people that was not involved in the war. If the farmers were tilling the land or pilgrims going from one state to another, they were not used as collaterals or negotiating points. They were not touched. That, many of the Islamic invaders killed in thousands after<\/i> the war suggests that those were not involved in the war. This was even the case with someone as eulogized as Akbar. They did not spare even the priests who ran the temple administration.<\/p>\n

When war becomes an expression of the deepest and the darkest evil as opposed to \u201ca\u201d way forward despite one\u2019s unwillingness to go that way, then you have lost the battle with your self. India\u2019s spirituality was hounded by Islamic invaders and British with a view to exterminate it. But every time Indian spiritual tradition was hurt, it invoked the highest in itself and rejuvenated.<\/p>\n

Conch or Shankh (in Hindi \/ Sanskrit) is known as the manifestation of the sound, Aum. Blowing of the conch is to align one self along that sound.<\/p>\n

Conchs are blown at auspicious occasions when something nice is being attempted. So, why would someone blow the conch at the beginning of arguably the most terrible war in history?<\/p>\n

In a way, it is also an admission that Aum \u2013 a sound which combined the Brahm (Creator), Vishnu (Maintainer), and the Shiv (Destroyer); encapsulates not just what is good, but also what is terrible and even what we consider to be ugly about this creation. <\/p>\n

Shankham\u201d comes from the two Sanskrit words \u201cShum\u201d which means something good and the \u201cKham\u201d means water. Shankham, therefore means \u201cHolder of good water\u201d.<\/p>\n

Story of the Conch:<\/b> the demon Shankhaasura had defeated the (elevated beings) devas. And then he proceeded to the bottom of the ocean. <\/p>\n

The devas went to Lord Vishnu and appealed to Him for help. Lord Vishnu incarnated as Matsya Avataara \u2013 the \u201cfish incarnation\u201d and killed Shankhaasura. The Lord blew the conch-shaped bone of his ear and head after killing the demon. That created the Aum sound emanated, from which emerged the Vedas.<\/p>\n

Now, this story may not be a \u201cfact\u201d, but it is the \u201cTruth\u201d<\/b>. <\/p>\n

When the \u201cgood\u201d in us (the devas) is rendered ineffective against the \u201cbad\u201d in us, then we have to rise above both. The access to our higher self \u2013 that which is beyond the good, the bad and the ugly, ultimately destroys the negativity of bad and the ego of the good.<\/p>\n

For, it must have been instructive for the devas to know that the sound of Aum ultimately was created out of the remains of a demon they wanted to kill. The sound of Creation, from which all Vedas emanated did not arise from the devas but from the remains of the demon.<\/p>\n

When the ego of good is no more and good in us is ineffective in handling the necessities of living, and the bad has been vanquished; then from that comes the path to our liberation.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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