Sājila Arjuna Yena Māyābaddha Nara
sājila arjuna yena māyābaddha nara
mohitera nyāya haila pāṇdava-sodara
sājila-appeared as; arjuna-Arjuna; yena-like; māyā-baddha-materially conditioned; nara-man; mohitera nyāya-as if under illusion; haila-became; pāṇdava-sodara-brother amongst the Pandavas.
Lord Kṛṣṇa made Arjuna appear as if he were a materially conditioned man. Under illusion, Arjuna, the brother of the Pandavas…
ātmīya-svajana hiṁsā, pare rājya-bhoga
ithe kibā sukha-pārtha dekhāilā śoka
ātmīya-svajana hiṁsā-violence against relatives; pare-after; rājya-bhoga-enjoyment of the kingdom as a result of battle; ithi-in that; kibā-what; sukha-happiness; pārtha-Arjuna; dekhāilā-exhibited; śoka-lamentation.
…expressed his sorrow and grief, saying, “What kind of happiness can be gotten from being envious and violent against one’s own relatives and friends, and after killing them trying to enjoy ruling the kingdom?”
seita’ ‘dehātma buddhi’ ātmīya-jñāna ka’re
kṣatriya haiyā snehe yuddhakṣetra chāḍe
seita-that; dehātma buddhi-on the basis of ones own body; ātmīya-jñāna kare-considering relatives; kṣatriya-warrior; haiyā-though being; snehe-out of affection; yuddhakṣetra-battlefield; chāḍe-give up.
Arjuna was demonstrating dehatma-buddhi, or the consciousness of bodily identification, by thinking that the familial ties of his material body were in fact related to him. Therefore, even though he was a ksatriya, or warrior, by caste and profession, he was abandoning the battlefield, being overwhelmed by material affection and sentiment.
moha dhekhi’ kṛṣṇa tāṅ’ra karila nindana
ataeva arjuna kaila śiṣhyatva grahaṇa
moha-illusion; dhekhi-seeing; kṛṣṇa-Kṛṣṇa; tāṅra-his; karila nindana-criticized; ataeva-thereafter; arjuna-Arjuna; kaila śiṣhyatva grahaṇa-made himself the disciple of Kṛṣṇa.
Seeing Arjuna’s illusion, Lord Kṛṣṇa mercifully criticized him. Thereafter, Arjuna accepted the position of being the disciple of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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