Verse 20
"Then seeing the sons of dhrtarastra drawn up in battle array, ready to shoot their missiles,
Arjuna, the son of Pandu, whose chariot had a monkey in its banner, took up his bow, O King,
and spoke to Hrsikesa - Lord Krsna."
Transliteration:
a-tha vya-va-sthi-tAn dRe-ShTvA
dhA-rta-rA-ShTrAn ka-pi-dhva-jaH |
pra-vRe-ttaE sha-stra-sam-pA-taE
dha-nu-ru-dhya-mya pA-NDa-vaH
hRe-SHI-kaE-sham ta-dA vA-kyam
i-da-mA-ha ma-hI-pa-taE ||20||
Artha:
Analysis The battle was just about to begin. It is understoodfrom the above statement that the sons of Dhrtarastra were more or less disheartened by the unexpected arrangement of military force by the Pandavas, who were guided by the direct instructions of Lord Krsna in the battlefield. The emblem of Hanuman on the flag of Arjuna is another sign of victory because Hanuman cooperated with Lord Rama in the battle between Rama and Ravana, and Lord Rama emerged victorious. Now both Rama and Hanuman were present on the chariot of Arjuna to help him. Lord Krsna is Rama Himself, and wherever Lord Rama is, His eternal servitor Hanuman and His eternal consort Sita, the goddess of fortune, are present. Therefore, Arjuna had no cause to fear any enemies whatsoever. And above all, the Lord of the senses, Lord Krsna, was personally present to give him direction. Thus, all good counsel was available to Arjuna in the matter of executing the battle. In such auspicious conditions, arranged by the Lord for His eternal devotee, lay the signs of assured victory.
Verse 20 Contributed by Shashikala Vasu Murthy
To see latest comments and suggestions please visit our web site at https://gitasandesha.tripod.com/comments.htm
Note: Please send your comments, suggestions and further addition for this verse to gitasandesha@yahoo.com