POWERFUL COGNITION
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Blowing of the conches created vibrations in the sky and upon the earth. The conches were filled with great spiritual power and divine presence. They were in fact mantra or sacred sounds, which created powerful vibrations affecting the environment.
अथ व्यवस्थितान्दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान् कपिध्वजः ।
प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसम्पाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः ।
हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते
॥ १-२० ॥
atha vyavasthitān dṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrān
kapidhvajaḥ pravṛtte śastrasampāte
dhanurudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ hṛṣīkeśaṁ
tadā vākyam idam āha mahīpate
Seeing the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra arrayed
in the battlefield, Arjuna, the son of
Pāṇḍu, who was seated in his chariot,
bearing the flag marked with
Hanumān, took up his bow
POWERFUL COGNITION
Arjuna is not the mere hero of Mahābhārat in this Gītā scripture. He is the embodiment of all humanity.
अर्जुन उवाच ।
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत ।
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्
॥ १-२१ ॥
arjuna uvāca senayor ubhayor
madhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me
'cyuta yāvad etān nirīkṣe 'haṁ
yoddhu kāmān avasthitān
Arjuna said: O Acyuta (Infallible One), please place my chariot between the two armies while I may observe these warriors arrayed for battle
POWERFUL COGNITION
Arjuna, embodiment of all humanity. He is Nara, the human aspect of Nārāyaṇa, Lord Viṣṇu, who in turn is Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, as Nārāyaṇa and Nara, as the Divine and human, is the theme that runs throughout Bhagavad Gītā
1.22
कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन् रणसमुद्यमे
॥ १-२२ ॥
kair mayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇasamudyame
Arjuna said with whom I have to engage in fight
POWERFUL COGNITION
Arjuna already knew whom he was fighting. It was as if he was hoping that at the last minute something would occur to change the course of events. If that were to happen, he knew that it could only take place through the grace of his charioteer, friend and guide, Mādhava.
