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People may ask that "By mentioning these great fighter, what spiritual progress we make? Because we are meant for chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, so by chanting the names of these great fighters, what do we gain?" The question may be raised there. But the thing is that nirbandhaḥ kṛṣṇa-sambandhe: whenever there is connection with Kṛṣṇa, that also becomes Kṛṣṇa.
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Pradyumna: Translation: "Here in this army there are many heroic bowmen equal in fighting to Bhīma and Arjuna; there are also great fighters like Yuyudhāna, Virāṭa and Drupada."

Prabhupāda: Hmm. So all these heroes are mentioned not only in this verse, in several other verses also. So people may ask that "By mentioning these great fighter, what spiritual progress we make? Because we are meant for chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa ''mahā-mantra'', so by chanting the names of these great fighters, what do we gain?" The question may be raised there. But the thing is that ''nirbandhaḥ kṛṣṇa-sambandhe'': whenever there is connection with Kṛṣṇa, that also becomes Kṛṣṇa.

This is a subtle form of philosophical understanding. ''Nirbandhaḥ kṛṣṇa-sambandhe.'' If there is relationship with Kṛṣṇa . . . therefore the ''sahajiyās'', they do not read ''Bhagavad-gītā''. They say, "We have nothing to do with ''Bhagavad-gītā''." They jump over to the ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'', Tenth Canto, Kṛṣṇa's ''rāsa-līlā'', as if Kṛṣṇa is connected with ''rāsa-līlā'' and not with this ''līlā''. They make distinction. Kṛṣṇa's this fighting ''līlā'', pastimes, and the ''rāsa-līlā'' pastime, they are all the same, because Kṛṣṇa is the center. Kṛṣṇa being center, whatever in connection with Kṛṣṇa is there, that becomes also Kṛṣṇa. This is the idea.

:''anāsaktasya viṣayān''
:''yathārham upayuñjataḥ''
:''nirbandhaḥ kṛṣṇa-sambandhe''
:''yuktaṁ vairāgyam ucyate''
:(''Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu'' 1.2.255)

This is the instruction of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī in his ''Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu.''

So just like we, in propagating Kṛṣṇa consciousness, we have to deal with money or persons who are not Kṛṣṇa conscious, outsider. We have to deal with them. But when we go to outsider or when we deal with money, there is relationship with Kṛṣṇa, ''kṛṣṇa-sambandha''. So Rūpa Gosvāmī has distinguished the . . .

:''prāpañcikatayā buddhyā''
:''hari-sambandhi-vastunaḥ''
:''mumukṣubhiḥ parityāgo''
:''phalgu vairāgyaṁ kathyate''
:(''Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu'' 1.2.256)

''Prāpañcika'' means material. So ''prāpañcikatayā buddhyā hari-sambandhi-vastunaḥ.'' Everything has got connection with Kṛṣṇa because ultimately everything is Kṛṣṇa's energy.