Bhagavad Gita 1.24संजय उवाच एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम् ॥
sañjaya uvācha evam ukto hṛiṣhīkeśho guḍākeśhena
bhārata senayor ubhayor madhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam
Sanskrit recitation
The field is set · 1.1–1.27 · Scene
Translation
Sanjaya said, Thus addressed by Arjuna, Krishna stationed the best of chariots, O Dhritarashtra, in the midst of the two armies.
Hindi translation
।।1.24 -- 1.25।। संजय बोले - हे भरतवंशी राजन्! निद्राविजयी अर्जुन के द्वारा इस तरह कहने पर अन्तर्यामी भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण ने दोनों सेनाओं के मध्यभाग में पितामह भीष्म और आचार्य द्रोण के सामने तथा सम्पूर्ण राजाओं के सामने श्रेष्ठ रथ को खड़ा करके इस तरह कहा कि 'हे पार्थ! इन इकट्ठे हुए कुरुवंशियोंको देख'।
Meaning
In this verse Arjuna is referred to as Guḍākeśa. Guḍākā means sleep, and one who conquers sleep is called guḍākeśa. Sleep also means ignorance. So Arjuna conquered both sleep and ignorance because of his friendship with Kṛṣṇa. As a great devotee of Kṛṣṇa, he could not forget Kṛṣṇa even for a moment, because that is the nature of a devotee. Either in waking or in sleep, a devotee of the Lord can never be free from thinking of Kṛṣṇa’s name, form, qualities and pastimes. Thus a devotee of Kṛṣṇa can conquer both sleep and ignorance simply by thinking of Kṛṣṇa constantly. This is called Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or samādhi. As Hṛṣīkeśa, or the director of the senses and mind of every living entity, Kṛṣṇa could understand Arjuna’s purpose in placing the chariot in the midst of the armies. Thus He did so, and spoke as follows.
After A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The field is set· 1.1–1.27→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 1.1Dhritarashtra said, "What did my people and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled…
- 1.2Sanjaya said: Having seen the army of the Pandavas drawn up in battle array, King…
- 1.3Behold, O Teacher! This mighty army of the sons of Pandu, arrayed by the son of Drupada,…
- 1.4Here are heroes, mighty archers, equal in battle to Bhima and Arjuna, Yuyudhana (Satyaki),…
- 1.5Dhrishtaketu, Chekitana, the valiant king of Kasi, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, and Saibya—the…
- 1.6The strong Yudhamanyu and the brave Uttamaujas, the son of Subhadra (Abhimanyu, the son of…
- 1.7Know also, O best among the twice-born! the names of those who are the most distinguished…
- 1.8"Thou thyself, Bhishma, Karna, Kripa, the victorious in war, Asvatthama, Vikarna, and…
- 1.9And also many other heroes, ready to give up their lives for my sake, armed with various…
- 1.10Our army, marshalled by Bhishma, is insufficient, whereas theirs, marshalled by Bhima, is…
- 1.11Therefore, do all of you, stationed in your respective positions in the several divisions…
- 1.12His glorious grandsire, the oldest of the Kauravas, roared like a lion to cheer Duryodhana…
- 1.13Then, suddenly, conches, kettledrums, tabors, drums, and cow horns blared forth from the…
- 1.14Then, Madhava (Krishna) and the son of Pandu (Arjuna), seated in the magnificent chariot…
- 1.15Hrishikesha blew the Panchajanya, Arjuna blew the Devadatta, and Bhima, the wolf-bellied…
- 1.16King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya; Nakula and Sahadeva blew the…
- 1.17The king of Kasi, an excellent archer, Sikhandi, the mighty car-warrior, Dhrishtadyumna,…
- 1.18Drupada and the sons of Draupadi, O Lord of the Earth, and the son of Subhadra, the…
- 1.19The tumultuous sound rent the hearts of Dhritarashtra's party, reverberating through both…
- 1.20Then, seeing the people of Dhritarashtra's party standing arrayed and the discharge of…
- 1.21Arjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I…
- 1.22Arjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I…
- 1.23For I desire to observe those who are assembled here to fight, wishing to please in battle…
1.24Sanjaya said, Thus addressed by Arjuna, Krishna stationed the best of chariots, O…
- 1.25In front of Bhishma and Drona, and all the rulers of the earth, he said: "O Arjuna, son of…
- 1.26Then, Arjuna (son of Pritha) saw there (in the armies) stationed fathers, grandfathers,…
- 1.27He saw fathers-in-law and friends in both the armies. The son of Kunti, Arjuna, seeing all…
Word-by-word→
- evam
- thus
- madhye
- between
- uktaḥ
- addressed
- bhārata
- descendant of Bharat
- senayoḥ
- armies
- ubhayoḥ
- the two
- ratha-uttamam
- magnificent chariot
- sthāpayitvā
- having drawn
- guḍākeśhena
- by Arjun, the conqueror of sleep
- sañjayaḥ uvācha
- Sanjay said
- hṛiṣhīkeśhaḥ
- Shree Krishna, the Lord of the senses
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