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Rudra Vaisnava Sampradaya: Visnuswami |
Sridhara Swami's Commentary
So again here Lord Krishna is being humbly beseeched to describe His
transcendental, majestic opulence in detail as well as the process of
devotion unto Him which insures and guarantees success. Arjuna who is a
royal prince and ksatriya or warrior class requests kathaya meaning please
describe. He wants Lord Krishna to advise a way that even for a mind like
his who is always embroiled in politics, war and mundane worldly affairs
and is seldom introspective can still contemplate the Supreme Lord in
various ways through the medium of His vibhuti or transcendental, majestic
opulence. Not only this but Arjuna wants to hear more and more about Lord
Krishna's divine glories and phenomenal powers for he finds the discourses
of the Supreme Lord to be just like ambrosial nectar and states trptir hi
srnvato nasti me meaning he is never satiated by hearing the instructions
of Lord Krishna.
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Brahma Vaisnava Sampradaya: Madhvacarya |
Madhvacarya's Commentary
Although He is unborn yet the Supreme Lord Krishna removes the miseries for
those who are born.Therefore He is known as Janardana the remover of
afflictions. The Bavahraya text describes Janardana as the supreme unborn
remover of affliction.
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Sri Vaisnava Sampradaya: Ramanuja |
Ramanuja's Commentary
Previously in verse eight Lord Krishna revealed that He is the Supreme
Absoulte Truth, the Ultimate Reality and the cause and origin of all. Now
He is being requested to elaborate in more detail and supply further facts
about His vibhuti or Supreme transcendental opulence and His Supreme yoga
being the science of the individual consciousness attaining communion with
the ultimate consciousness, in regard to His Supreme rulership throughout
all creation. Arjuna confesses that listening to His unparalleled
instructions is exactly like ambrosial nectar and he is never satiated by
it.
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Kumara Vaisnava Sampradaya: Nimbaditya |
Kesava Kasmiri's Commentary
It could be feasible that Lord Krishna might ask Arjuna why is he asking to
repeat what was told already in VII.VIII that He is the flavour in water
and in IX:IV that everything in creation is permeated by Him. The 7th
chapter reveals some of His divine glories and the 9th chapter His Supreme
Power. Earlier in this chapter verse VIII it is revealed that Lord Krishna
is the Supreme Absolute Truth and the origin of everything animate and
inanimate. What Lord Krishna spoke of previously was to concise and brief.
Because of this Arjuna speaks the compound word vistarenatmano yogam
meaning explain in detail the process of yoga or the science of the
individual consciousness attaining communion with the ultimate
consciousness of Lord Krishna. Arjuna is feeling that Lord Krishna's
unequivocal instructions are just like ambrosial nectar and to hear in
detail about the power of His glorious vibhuti or divine, transcendental
opulence along with His eternal power of yoga just increases this ambrosial
nectar.
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