Geeta-Darshan Adhyaya 01-02 ~ 01

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गीता-दर्शन, अध्याय १-२ ~ 01

event type discourse
date & time 29 Nov 1970 am
location Ahmedabad, meditation camp
language Hindi
audio Available, duration 1h 12min. Quality: good. Sutra incomplete: missing end of sanksrit part and beginning of Hindi part. Missing end of discourse (under revision).
Sanskrit chanted sutra, followed by a Hindi translation of the sutra.
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shorttitle EARLY06
notes
See Talk:Geeta-Darshan (गीता-दर्शन) (series).
First translation is presented on CD-ROM (1994): title Early Talks, ch.6.
Translation later published in Gita Darshan (2012).
synopsis
(Translated as in Early Talks, ch.6 on CD-ROM)
Reader of the sutras/questions: unknown.
Sutra 1
Dhritarashtra said:
O Sanjay, assembled on the field of righteousness, the field of the Kurus, and eager to fight, what did my sons and the sons of Pandu do?
Question 1
Beloved Osho, Sanjay, who is the reporter of the war to Dhritarashtra, what is his role in the Gita? Did Sanjay possess powers of clairvoyance or clairaudience? What is the original source of his mental-power? Could this power be self-created?
Sutra 2
Valiant Yudhamanyu and powerful Uttamauja, Subhadra's son Abhimanyu, as well as all the five sons of Draupadi; all of them are great warriors.
Also know, o foremost among brahmins, the outstanding men on our side, the leaders of my army. I will mention them now for your information.
First yourself, then Bheeshma, Karna, and the ever victorious in battle Kripa; Ashwatthama, Vikarna, and also the son of Somadatta, Bhurishrava.
Therefore, standing firm in all the fronts, each in his respective place, guard Bheeshma alone everyone of you.
Question 2
Beloved Osho, on the one hand we find that in Shreemad Bhagavadgita the total emphasis is on Arjuna, while here Duryodhana says, "Pandavas' army is protected by Bheema, and the Kauravas' by Bheeshma..." Could it be that by pitting Bheema against bheeshma, Duryodhana is indicating that he considers Bheema as his only true rival?
Question 3
Beloved Osho, on the one hand there is the will of the unknown, and on the other there is the will of the individual. Since they come into conflict, how would an individual know what is the will of the unknown?
Question 4
Beloved Osho, in scientific accomplishments there is something of the individual's own that is invested. It is difficult to understand how the will of existence works in scientific achievement.
Question 5
Beloved Osho, this statement of yours that the unconscious mind is always united with God creates difficulties. Jung explained this later on by relating mythology with the "collective unconscious." But when Freud says that the unconscious is also connected with Satan, the problem becomes more acute.
Sutra 3
Hearing such words of Duryodhana, addressed to Dronacharya, the senior among the Kauravas, the most valiant grandsire Bheeshma roared aloud like a lion and blew his conch in order to cheer him up.
Following this, conches and kettle drums, tambors, drums and horns were struck all together making a tumultuous noise.
While seated in their magnificent chariot, which was yoked to white horses, Krishna and Arjuna also blew their celestial conches.
Krishna blew his Panchajanya conch and Arjuna his Devadatta. Bheema, as the doer of terrific deeds and a man of enormous appetite, blew his mighty conch Paundra.
Prince Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew his Anantvijaya conch, and Nakula and Sahadeva blew their Sughosha and Manipushpaka conches respectively.
Question 6
Beloved Osho, since Krishna blows his conch in return to the terrifying sound of Bheeshma's conch, could the sounding of Krishna's conch be taken as a reaction rather than an independent action? Does the blowing of conches by Krishna and Arjuna, in this chapter of the Gita, mean anything other than the making of a proclamation?
Sutra 4
And the superb archer -- the king of Kashi, the great warrior Shikhandi, Drishtadumna and Virata, and the invincible Satyaki, kind Drupada and all the five sons of Draupadi, and the strong-armed son Subhadra; o lord of earth, each blew their respective conches.
Resounding heaven and earth, the tumultuous uproar rent the hearts of Dhritarashira's sons.
O king, then Arjuna, whose banner bore the crest of Hanuman, having looked at the sons of Dhritarashtra, and while the weapons were just about to strike, picked up his bow and addressed these words to Krishna:
O lord, place my chariot between the two armies so that I may see clearly these men standing here eager to fight, and figure out which are those that I must encounter with in this war.


(source:CD-ROM)


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