Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Bhagavad Gita 1-13, 14

tataHa shaMkhascha bhEryascha paNavaanaka gOmukhaaHa

sahasaivaabhyahanyaMta sashabdastumulObhavat ||13||

Following the sound of Bhishma's conch shell, many instruments like conches, drums, horns were played simultaneously causing tumultuous sound of war.

tataHa shwEtaiRhayairyuktE mahati syaMdanE sthitou

madhavaHa paaMDavaaSchaiva divya shaMkhau pradadhmatuHu ||14||

"Then Madhava (Lord Krishna) and Arjuna (one of the Pandavas) who were seated in their great chariot yoked to white horses blew their celestial conches." 

Madhava and Pandava are seated in the great chariot, the charioteer is Lord Krishna himself, and the color of the horses is white signifying purity, flawlessness. There is also an analogy that horses are like thoughts in the mind and the controller is the charioteer - the Lord. By signifying that the conches of Arjuna and Krishna are divine the author is giving us an indication about the unfolding of the divine interactions.

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