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Krishna’s natureChapter 11 · The Universal Form
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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 11.34

Krishna as Time and the divine plan

द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च

कर्णं तथान्यानपि योधवीरान् ।

मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा

युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्‍नान् ॥ ३४ ॥

droṇaṁ ca bhīṣmaṁ ca jayadrathaṁ ca

karṇaṁ tathānyān api yodha-vīrān

mayā hatāṁs tvaṁ jahi mā vyathiṣṭhā

yudhyasva jetāsi raṇe sapatnān

Translation

Droṇa, Bhīṣma, Jayadratha, Karṇa and the other great warriors have already been destroyed by Me. Therefore, kill them and do not be disturbed. Simply fight, and you will vanquish your enemies in battle.

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Carry Out Kṛṣṇa’s Plan

  1. 1Kṛṣṇa says the great warriors are already destroyed by Him. He tells Arjuna to fight without being disturbed and win.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that the Supreme Lord makes every plan but mercifully gives credit to devotees who carry out His desire.
  3. 3Act in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and learn about the Supreme Lord through a spiritual master.

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In the story

Chapter 11, The Universal Form: krishna as time and the divine plan.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Recognize Kṛṣṇa as the source of all.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

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What does BG 11.34 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?

Practice

Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.

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The story behind it

Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.

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Related verses

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BG 11.32Krishna reveals Himself as timeBG 11.33Become an instrumentBG 18.78Sañjaya’s concluding certainty

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