Bhagavad-gītā As it Is — Bhagavad-gītā Como Ele É EM PROCESSO << 11 - The Universal Form >> << 11 - A Forma Universal >> << VERSE 28 — VERSO 28 >> यथा नदीनां बहवॊ ऽमबुवेगाः; समुद्रम एवाभिमुखा दरवन्ति तथा तवामी नरलॊकवीरा; विशन्ति वक्त्राण्य अभिविज्वलन्ति yathā nadīnāṁ bahavo ’mbu-vegāḥ samudram evābhimukhā dravanti tathā tavāmī nara-loka-vīrā viśanti vaktrāṇy abhivijvalanti WORD BY WORD — PALAVRA POR PALAVRA yathā as nadīnām of the rivers bahavaḥ the many ambu-vegāḥ waves of the waters samudram the ocean eva certainly abhimukhāḥ towards dravanti glide tathā similarly tava Your amī all these nara-loka-vīrāḥ kings of human society viśanti are entering vaktrāṇi the mouths abhivijvalanti and are blazing TRANSLATION — TRADUÇÃO As the many waves of the rivers flow into the ocean, so do all these great warriors enter blazing into Your mouths. PURPORT — SIGNIFICADO Although Arjuna knew that Kṛṣṇa was his friend and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he was puzzled by the various forms exhibited by Kṛṣṇa. Therefore he asked further about the actual mission of this devastating force. It is written in the Vedas that the Supreme Truth destroys everything, even the brāhmaṇas. As stated in the Kaṭha Upaniṣad (1.2.25), yasya brahma ca kṣatraṁ ca ubhe bhavata odanaḥ mṛtyur yasyopasecanaṁ ka itthā veda yatra saḥ Eventually all the brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and everyone else are devoured like a meal by the Supreme. This form of the Supreme Lord is the all-devouring giant, and here Kṛṣṇa presents Himself in that form of all-devouring time. Except for a few Pāṇḍavas, everyone who was present on that battlefield would be devoured by Him. Arjuna was not in favor of the fight, and he thought it was better not to fight; then there would be no frustration. In reply, the Lord is saying that even if he did not fight, every one of them would be destroyed, for that was His plan. If Arjuna stopped fighting, they would die in another way. Death could not be checked, even if he did not fight. In fact, they were already dead. Time is destruction, and all manifestations are to be vanquished by the desire of the Supreme Lord. That is the law of nature. << Previous Verso — Verso anterior | Next Verse — Próximo >>

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