Krishna continues...
"Drona, Bhishma, Jayadrath and Karna have already been slain by me. Go ahead and kill them. Do not be sad. Go ahead and fight. You will win a victory over those who stand as your enemies.
Then at this point Sanjay takes the thread of the narrative. He addresses Dhrutarashtra thus :
"Upon these words of Keshava (Krishna), Arjun, choked with deep emotion, folding his hands in reverence,trembling in awe, said to Krishna rather hesitantly.......
Arjun said, " The world delights in singing your eulogies.
The world adores and loves you too.
The demons run like water spilled
in all directions with fear in the heart
and all the assemblies of the enlightened beings
bow to you in deep respect;
everything is in order, perfectly fit .
But tell me O Lord, why do the demons not bow to you?
You are transcendent. You are the Lord of lords.
You are imperishable; you are beyond the antithesis of the truth and untruth.
You abide everywhere in the world simultaneously.
You are the Primeval God, the most archaic being,
the ultimate resort of this world.
You are the one who knows
and you are the one to be known.
You are the destination beyond the end,
and you are the spirit that dwells in all.
You who are the wind and death,
you the fire and you the rain ,
you are the moon and the protector of your subjects,
you are the creator and the predecessor,
I bow to you a thousand times.
You abide in all quarters.
Your spirit lives in all.
You my nearest and dearest of all,
O Krishna the greatest, O the greatest of the Yadava clan,
forgive me if I committed a fault
out of love or familiarity,
out of ignorance of who you are .
While taking a stroll in happy times,
while going to bed after a day's toil,
sitting down to relax and having a meal,
when alone together or in a crowd,
I took liberties with you umpteen times.
I beg your pardon for the transgressions of the past.
There was nothing that could apprise me of your truth.
Father to all, revered by all, the master among all,
there is none who is comparable to you.
I bow to you and beseech you O God,
Bear with me and forgive me
the way a father forgives a son,
the way a friend forgives his mate,
the way a lover forgives the beloved.
That which was beyond my farthest dream
you made me see with my waking eye.
My heart is seized with fear; anxiety saddens and anguish pains.
Come as the Krishna of the olden days,
those halcyon days of camaraderie.
You who were seen with a crown on your head,
a mace in your hand, a wheel in the other,
you agile as if of four hands!
Come back to that form, O Cosmic Being!
Krishna said,
" Out of love I demonstrated to you
the cosmic form none was able to see before.
I showed you my essential form,
my aura of transcendental light,,
the infinite cosmos where I dwell.
Many have pursued me, have worked hard
to see me in my cosmic form.
In this mortal world of humanity
none could see what you saw.
Do not grieve; do not be sad.
Do not feel forsaken
on having witnessed me in a gigantic form .
Give up this fear,
be of good cheer
and see me again in my dearest form.
"Drona, Bhishma, Jayadrath and Karna have already been slain by me. Go ahead and kill them. Do not be sad. Go ahead and fight. You will win a victory over those who stand as your enemies.
Then at this point Sanjay takes the thread of the narrative. He addresses Dhrutarashtra thus :
"Upon these words of Keshava (Krishna), Arjun, choked with deep emotion, folding his hands in reverence,trembling in awe, said to Krishna rather hesitantly.......
Arjun said, " The world delights in singing your eulogies.
The world adores and loves you too.
The demons run like water spilled
in all directions with fear in the heart
and all the assemblies of the enlightened beings
bow to you in deep respect;
everything is in order, perfectly fit .
But tell me O Lord, why do the demons not bow to you?
You are transcendent. You are the Lord of lords.
You are imperishable; you are beyond the antithesis of the truth and untruth.
You abide everywhere in the world simultaneously.
You are the Primeval God, the most archaic being,
the ultimate resort of this world.
You are the one who knows
and you are the one to be known.
You are the destination beyond the end,
and you are the spirit that dwells in all.
You who are the wind and death,
you the fire and you the rain ,
you are the moon and the protector of your subjects,
you are the creator and the predecessor,
I bow to you a thousand times.
You abide in all quarters.
Your spirit lives in all.
You my nearest and dearest of all,
O Krishna the greatest, O the greatest of the Yadava clan,
forgive me if I committed a fault
out of love or familiarity,
out of ignorance of who you are .
While taking a stroll in happy times,
while going to bed after a day's toil,
sitting down to relax and having a meal,
when alone together or in a crowd,
I took liberties with you umpteen times.
I beg your pardon for the transgressions of the past.
There was nothing that could apprise me of your truth.
Father to all, revered by all, the master among all,
there is none who is comparable to you.
I bow to you and beseech you O God,
Bear with me and forgive me
the way a father forgives a son,
the way a friend forgives his mate,
the way a lover forgives the beloved.
That which was beyond my farthest dream
you made me see with my waking eye.
My heart is seized with fear; anxiety saddens and anguish pains.
Come as the Krishna of the olden days,
those halcyon days of camaraderie.
You who were seen with a crown on your head,
a mace in your hand, a wheel in the other,
you agile as if of four hands!
Come back to that form, O Cosmic Being!
Krishna said,
" Out of love I demonstrated to you
the cosmic form none was able to see before.
I showed you my essential form,
my aura of transcendental light,,
the infinite cosmos where I dwell.
Many have pursued me, have worked hard
to see me in my cosmic form.
In this mortal world of humanity
none could see what you saw.
Do not grieve; do not be sad.
Do not feel forsaken
on having witnessed me in a gigantic form .
Give up this fear,
be of good cheer
and see me again in my dearest form.
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