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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.15.15
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 15
- yo bhīṣma-karṇa-guru-śalya-camūṣv adabhra-
- rājanya-varya-ratha-maṇḍala-maṇḍitāsu
- agrecaro mama vibho ratha-yūthapānām
- āyur manāṁsi ca dṛśā saha oja ārcchat
yaḥit is He only — it is He only; bhīṣmaBhīṣma — Bhīṣma; karṇaKarṇa — Karṇa; guruDroṇācārya — Droṇācārya; śalyaŚalya — Śalya; camūṣuin the midst of the military phalanx — in the midst of the military phalanx; adabhraimmense — immense; rājanyagreat royal princes-varyagreat royal princes — great royal princes; rathachain of chariots-maṇḍalachain of chariots — chain of chariots; maṇḍitāsubeing decorated with — being decorated with; agregoing forward caraḥgoing forward — going forward; mamaof mine — of mine; vibhoO great King — O great King; rathaall the charioteers-yūthaall the charioteers-pānāmall the charioteers — all the charioteers; āyuḥduration of life or fruitive activities — duration of life or fruitive activities; manāṁsimental upsurges — mental upsurges; caalso — also; dṛśāby glance — by glance; sahaḥpower — power; ojaḥstrength — strength; ārcchatwithdrew — withdrew.
It was He only who withdrew the duration of life from everyone and who, in the battlefield, withdrew the speculative power and strength of enthusiasm from the great military phalanx made by the Kauravas, headed by Bhīṣma, Karṇa, Droṇa, Śalya, etc. Their arrangement was expert and more than adequate, but He [Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa], while going forward, did all this.
The Absolute Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, expands Himself by His plenary Paramātmā portion in everyone's heart, and thus He directs everyone in the matter of recollection, forgetfulness, knowledge, the absence of intelligence and all psychological activities (BG 15.15, Not yet available in the library. Try the live source.). As the Supreme Lord, He can increase or decrease the duration of life of a living being. Thus the Lord conducted the Battle of Kurukṣetra according to His own plan. He wanted that battle to establish Yudhiṣṭhira as the Emperor of this planet, and to facilitate this transcendental business He killed all who were on the opposite party by His omnipotent will. The other party was equipped with all military strength supported by big generals like Bhīṣma, Droṇa and Śalya and it would have been physically impossible for Arjuna to win the battle had the Lord not helped him by every kind of tactic. Such tactics are generally followed by every statesman, even in modern warfare, but they are all done materially by powerful espionages, military tactics and diplomatic maneuvers. But because Arjuna was the Lord's affectionate devotee, the Lord did all this Himself without personal anxiety by Arjuna. That is the way of the devotional service to the Lord.