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Bg 01-11 LON 1973-07-13 Wanting to Be Cheated
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ANNOUNCER: The following is a
class on the Bhagavad-gītā As It Is,
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First chapter, text
number 11 and 12,
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given by His Divine Grace
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda,
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recorded on July 13th,
1973, in London, England.
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PRADYUMNA: Translation: “Then
Bhīṣma, the great valiant grandsire
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of the Kuru dynasty, the
grandfather of the fighters,
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blew his conchshell very loudly like the
sound of a lion, giving Duryodhana joy.”
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PRABHUPĀDA: Ahh…
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So, Duryodhana was doubting
that “My grandfather, Bhīṣma,
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is more affectionately
inclined to the other party.
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So, he may [be]
lenient in fighting.”
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So in [indistinct]… in order
to encourage Duryodhana,
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tasya sañjanayan harṣam
[Bg 1.12]
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“Don’t think that I am le…
a lenient; I am strong.”
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Immediately, to encourage
him, he blew his conchshell.
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Nowadays they use bugle.
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Formerly, the conchshells
were used by the kings.
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And not that…
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In modern days the
fighting takes place:
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The poor soldiers: They come
to fight, and the leaders:
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They remain in safety place.
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It is not like that.
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All of them came out: Kṣatriya.
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Bhīṣmadeva came; Duryodhana
came; Arjuna came.
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And, face-to-face,
they had to fight.
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Not that the poor
soldiers would fight
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and [the leaders] would
remain in a secure place; no.
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So tasya sañjanayan harṣaṁ,
kuru-vṛddhaḥ… [Bg 1.12].
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Kuru-vṛddha, the oldest man in the
dynasty—Kuru dynasty—pitāmaha.
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He’s the grandfather of
Arjuna and Duryodhana.
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The Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s elder uncle—
his father’s elder brother.
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He was very old man: Brahmacārī.
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And in that old age also, he
was taking the risk of fighting.
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This is kṣatriya spirit.
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Not that… Only…
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Dhṛtarāṣṭra was escaping; not escaping,
because he was physically incapable: Blind.
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Therefore, he did not
come in the battlefield.
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Otherwise…
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Even Bhīṣmadeva, in such
old age: He also came.
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This is kṣatriya spirit.
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When there is fight,
there is no rest.
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And fight means “Either the other party
should be killed or I shall be killed.”
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Not that without any decision
the fighting will be stopped.
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No, that cannot be.
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When there is two parties…
Must be belligerent: one party.
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The decision is that “Either
you kill me or I kill you.”
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Not that without killing…
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“Without being killed one of us,
the fighting cannot be stopped.”
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Just like Jarāsandha was
fighting with Bhīma.
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During daytime the fight
[indistinct]… fighting was going on,
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and at night Bhīma was
a guest of Jarāsandha.
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As guest is honored,
respected; all the parties…
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But during daytime the
fighting was going on.
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And this fighting went
on for twenty-eight days.
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Still, there was no decision.
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Then Kṛṣṇa gave hint [to] Bhīṣma…
Ah… Bhīma… Bhīma… Bhīmasena,
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that “Jarāsandha has got a defect:
He is joined—two bodies joined.
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So if you bifurcate him,
then he will be killed.”
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Later on Bhīmasena took that
policy, and Jarāsandha was killed.
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So amongst the kṣatriyas when there
is fighting, unless one party is killed,
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the fighting cannot be stopped.
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This is the Battle of Kurukṣetra.
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To see the history of the
former kings and kṣatriyas:
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How they were determined.
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This is one of the qualifications of
kṣatriya: not to go away from the fighting.
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When there is challenge of fighting,
immediately a kṣatriya would accept.
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That is kṣatriya spirit.
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Īśvara-bhāvaṁ ca; and
ruling over others.
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And, charitable.
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These are the
symptoms of kṣatriya.
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They are described
in the Bhagavad-gītā.
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Brāhmaṇa qualification;
kṣatriya qualification;
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vaiśya qualification;
śūdra qualification.
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So, very nice arrangement:
Vedic civilization.
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Everyone is guided
by the superior.
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The brāhmaṇa
guides the kṣatriyas,
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the kṣatriya guides the vaiśyas,
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and the vaiśya employs the śūdras.
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cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ
guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ
[Bg. 4.13]
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In this way, four divisions of
brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya: vaiśya:
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They manage the
whole society so nicely.
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The kṣatriyas: As the kṣatriya’s business
was to give protection to the citizens,
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similarly, vaiśya’s duty was to
give protection to the animals.
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kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ
vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam
[Bg. 18.44]
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Vaiśya: They should engage
themselves in agricultural production,
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and giving protection to the cows—
especially mentioned: Go-rakṣya.
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Go-rakṣya—cow protection—is
one of the items of state affairs.
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And now there is
no cow protection.
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Poor cows: They deliver milk, and
later on they become slaughtered.
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How much sinful the modern society is,
and they still want peace and prosperity.
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That is not possible.
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The society must be divided:
Brāhmaṇa; Kṣatriya; Vaiśya; Śūdra.
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And they must execute
their proper duty.
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And the vaiśyas: They should
give protection to the cows.
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And the śūdras: They should work under
the direction of the higher three divisions.
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In this way there will
be nice management.
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Then, as it is stated during the
reign of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira,
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kāmaṁ vavarṣa parjanyaḥ
[SB 1.10.4]
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Then nature also will help.
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If you keep things all right,
according to the direction,
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then nature also will help you.
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Nature will give you
sufficient foodstuff.
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vavarṣa parjanyaḥ, kāmaṁ
[SB 1.10.4]
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Whatever the necessities of life,
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it will be supplied by nature simply
by proper pouring of water: Vṛṣṭi.
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Actually, now the whole
world is suffering for drought.
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There is scarcity of rain.
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And if the rain is stopped for one or
two years more, there will be havoc.
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It is already there: Havoc.
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In India there is famine, because
there are more… Mostly agriculturists.
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So there is famine.
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In other countries they
have got industries.
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But India is not so
industrially advanced.
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So without water,
nothing can be produced.
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Therefore, during Mahārāja
Yudhiṣṭhira’s time:
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kāmaṁ vavarṣa parjanyaḥ
[SB 1.10.4]
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yajñād bhavati parjanyaḥ
[Bg. 3.14]
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If you want sufficient water,
then you must perform yajña.
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These are the indications—
direction—of the Vedic wisdom.
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So in this… At the present moment
no other yajña is possible.
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The only yajña: Saṅkīrtana-
yajña is possible.
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yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair
yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ
[SB 11.5.32]
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So if this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement
is taken seriously all over the world,
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and they perform saṅkīrtana-yajña,
everything will be adjusted immediately.
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Everything.
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But these rascals will not take it.
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They will suffer.
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Otherwise all directions are there.
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People have to take the advantage
of direction: Perfect direction,
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without any mistake,
and they will be happy.
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So, we are trying to introduce this
Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement,
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so that people may come to their senses,
take advantage of it, and be happy.
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Thank you very much; Hare Kṛṣṇa.
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