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The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri
Krishna, and His eternal consort, Srimati
Radharani are enjoying transcendental pastimes in
the topmost planet of the spiritual world, Sri
Goloka Vrindavan. They are beckoning us to
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The Attractor of the Attractor of Cupid
Uploaded from Bhaktivedanta Ashram--Austin,
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 In
this material world everyone is under the sway of Cupid
or Madana. Even the
powerful Roman emperor, Julius Caesar, his heart pierced
by the arrows of Cupid, became controlled by the
Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Although Cupid is so powerful
that he captivates everyone, he is captivated by the
beauty of Krishna. Therefore Krishna is called,
Madana-mohana, the attractor of Cupid. And even though
Krishna is so attractive that he attracts the attractor
of everyone, He is attracted by Srimati Radharani, who
is therefore known as Madan-mohana-mohini, the attractor
of the attractor of Cupid.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Krishna, the Amazing Madana Mohana
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Answers According to the Vedic Version: |
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Question: Bhagavad-gita at Start of Battle? |
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In the
first chapter of the Bhagavad-gita it says that the
conch shells were blown by the warriors on both sides.
When the conch shell is blown the war begins the very
next moment. The attendance was four million soldiers
(1.6 million Pandavas and 2.4 million Kauravas).
Where was there so much time for the Bhagavad-gita to be
spoken as the war was already on? Would four million
people wait for two person's hour long conversation and
then begin the war?
Your servant,
Dhaval
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Answer: Vedic Warriors
Were Civilized |
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You
mention four million soldiers, but Srila Prabhupada has
informed us that according to the Mahabharata 640
million men were killed during the eighteen days of the
Battle of Kurukshetra.
After the conch shells blew from both sides the battle
was officially signaled to start. But it was put on hold
when Arjuna dropped his bow and arrows and refused to
fight. In Vedic warfare a soldier never attacks an enemy
who has put down his weapons. The Vedic culture was
indeed so civilized that millions of warriors would
delay the battle until Krishna finished explaining the
Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna. This is real civilization, not
like the barbaric modern day warriors who will attack an
enemy while he is sleeping or will kill innocent
civilians. The Vedic age was so civilized that after
attempting to kill each other on the battlefield the
enemy soldiers would get together in the evening and
socialize as friends. So it is not at all astonishing
that they would respectfully hold off the fighting until
Krishna finished speaking the Bhagavad-gita.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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