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| {{terms|"The ksatriya's duty is to protect the citizens from all kinds of difficulties, and for that reason he has to apply violence in suitable cases for law and order"}} | | {{terms|"duty is to protect the citizens from all kinds of difficulties, and for that reason he has to apply violence in suitable cases for law and order"}} |
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| [[Category:Law]] | | [[Category:Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 1972 Purports, Chapter 02 - Vaniquotes]] |
| [[Category:Order]] | | [[Category:Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 1972 Purports, Chapters 01 to 18 - Vaniquotes]] |
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| <div id="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is" class="section" sec_index="0" parent="compilation" text="Bhagavad-gita As It Is"><h2>Bhagavad-gita As It Is</h2> | | <div id="section"> |
| | <h2>Bhagavad-gita As it is</h2> |
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| <div id="BG_Chapters_1_-_6" class="sub_section" sec_index="1" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is" text="BG Chapters 1 - 6"><h3>BG Chapters 1 - 6</h3> | | <div id="sub_section"> |
| | <h3>BG Chapters 1 - 6</h3> |
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| <div id="BG232_0" class="quote" parent="BG_Chapters_1_-_6" book="BG" index="71" link="BG 2.32" link_text="BG 2.32"> | | <div class="quote"> |
| <div class="heading">In the Parāśara-smṛti, or religious codes made by Parāśara, the great sage and father of Vyāsadeva, it is stated: "The kṣatriya's duty is to protect the citizens from all kinds of difficulties, and for that reason he has to apply violence in suitable cases for law and order." | | <div class="quote_heading"> |
| | In the Parasara-smrti or religious codes made by Parasara, the great sage and father of Vyasadeva, it is stated: "The ksatriya's duty is to protect the citizens from all kinds of difficulties, and for that reason he has to apply violence in suitable cases for law and order. Therefore he has to conquer the soldiers of inimical kings, and thus, with religious principles, he should rule over the world." |
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| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 2.32|BG 2.32, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">O Pārtha, happy are the kṣatriyas to whom such fighting opportunities come unsought, opening for them the doors of the heavenly planets.</p> | | |
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| | [[Vanisource:BG 2.32 (1972)|BG 2.32 (1972), Translation and Purport]] |
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| <div class="purport text"><p>As supreme teacher of the world, Lord Kṛṣṇa condemns the attitude of Arjuna, who said, "I do not find any good in this fighting. It will cause perpetual habitation in hell." Such statements by Arjuna were due to ignorance only. He wanted to become nonviolent in the discharge of his specific duty. For a kṣatriya to be on the battlefield and to become nonviolent is the philosophy of fools. In the Parāśara-smṛti, or religious codes made by Parāśara, the great sage and father of Vyāsadeva, it is stated:</p> | | <div class="quote_translation"> |
| :kṣatriyo hi prajā rakṣan | | O Pārtha, happy are the kṣatriyas to whom such fighting opportunities come unsought, opening for them the doors of the heavenly planets. |
| :śastra-pāṇiḥ pradaṇḍayan
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| :nirjitya para-sainyādi | | <div class="text"> |
| :kṣitiṁ dharmeṇa pālayet
| | As supreme teacher of the world, Lord Kṛṣṇa condemns the attitude of Arjuna who said, "I do not find any good in this fighting. It will cause perpetual habitation in hell." Such statements by Arjuna were due to ignorance only. He wanted to become nonviolent in the discharge of his specific duty. For a kṣatriya to be in the battlefield and to become nonviolent is the philosophy of fools. In the Parāśara-smṛti or religious codes made by Parāśara, the great sage and father of Vyāsadeva, it is stated: |
| <p>"The kṣatriya's duty is to protect the citizens from all kinds of difficulties, and for that reason he has to apply violence in suitable cases for law and order. Therefore he has to conquer the soldiers of inimical kings, and thus, with religious principles, he should rule over the world."</p> | | |
| <p>Considering all aspects, Arjuna had no reason to refrain from fighting. If he should conquer his enemies, he would enjoy the kingdom; and if he should die in the battle, he would be elevated to the heavenly planets, whose doors were wide open to him. Fighting would be for his benefit in either case.</p>
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| | :kṣatriyo hi prajā rakṣan śastra-pāṇiḥ pradaṇḍayan |
| | :nirjitya parasainyādi kṣitiṁ dharmeṇa pālayet. |
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| | "The kṣatriya's duty is to protect the citizens from all kinds of difficulties, and for that reason he has to apply violence in suitable cases for law and order. Therefore he has to conquer the soldiers of inimical kings, and thus, with religious principles, he should rule over the world." |
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| | Considering all aspects, Arjuna had no reason to refrain from fighting. If he should conquer his enemies, he would enjoy the kingdom; and if he should die in the battle, he would be elevated to the heavenly planets whose doors were wide open to him. Fighting would be for his benefit in either case. |
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