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Tad vai dhanusta ishavah sa ratho hayaste
So'aham rathi nripatayo yata anamanti
sarvam kshanena tad abhut asad ishena riktam
Bhasmam hutam kuhakarabdham iva uptam ushyam.
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Tad—the same, Vai—certainly, Dhanusta—the same bow, Ishavah—arrows, Sa—the very same, Ratho—the chariot, Hayaste—the very same horses, So'aham—I am the same Arjuna, Nripataya—all the kings, Anamanti—offered their respects, Sarvam—all, Kshanena—by a moment's notice, Tad—all those, Abhut—became, Asad—useless, Ishena—on account of the Lord, Riktam—being void, Bhasmam—ashes, Hutam—offering butter, Kuhakarabdham—money created by magical feats, Iva—like that, Uptam—seed, Ushyam—in the barren land.
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I have got the very same Gandiba bow, the same arrows the same chariot drawn by the same horses and I use them as the same Arjuna whom all the kings offered their due respects. And in the absence of Lord Krishna all of them have become null and void in a moment's notice. It is exactly like offering clarified butter on the ashes, accumulating money by magic wand and sowing seeds in the barren land.
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As we have discussed more than once one should not be puffed up by borrowed plumes. All energies and powers are derived from the Supreme source Lord Krishna and they act as long as He desires and stop to function as soon as He withdraws. As much as all electrical energies are received from the power house and as soon as power house stops supplying energy there is no more use of the bulbs and machine. In a moment's time such energies can be generated or withdrawn by the Supereme Will of the Lord. Material civilization without any connection with the blessing of the Lord is a childs play only. So long the parents allow the child to play it is alright. As soon as the parents withdraw the child has to stop it. Human civilization and all activities thereof must be dovetailed with the supereme blessings of the Lord and without His blessings all advancement of human civilization is like decoration of the dead body. It is said here that dead civilization and its activities are something like pouring clarified butter on the ashes, accumulating money by the magic wand and sowing seeds in barren land.
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#dl##dd#tad vai dhanus ta iṣavaḥ sa ratho hayās te#/dd#
#dd#so 'haṁ rathī nṛpatayo yata ānamanti#/dd#
#dd#sarvaṁ kṣaṇena tad abhūd asad īśa-riktaṁ#/dd#
#dd#bhasman hutaṁ kuhaka-rāddham ivoptam ūṣyām#/dd##/dl#
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#i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tat&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#tat#/i# — the same; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vai&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#vai#/i# — certainly; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dhanuḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#dhanuḥ#/i# — the same bow; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=te&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#te #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=iṣavaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#iṣavaḥ#/i# — arrows; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=saḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#saḥ#/i# — the very same; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rathaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#rathaḥ#/i# — chariot; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hayāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#hayāḥ #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=te&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#te#/i# — the very same horses; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=saḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#saḥ #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=aham&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#aham#/i# — I am the same Arjuna; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rathī&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#rathī#/i# — the chariot-fighter; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nṛpatayaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#nṛpatayaḥ#/i# — all the kings; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yataḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#yataḥ#/i# — whom; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ānamanti&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ānamanti#/i# — offered their respects; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sarvam&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#sarvam#/i# — all; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kṣaṇena&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#kṣaṇena#/i# — at a moment's notice; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tat&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#tat#/i# — all those; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=abhūt&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#abhūt#/i# — became; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=asat&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#asat#/i# — useless; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=īśa&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#īśa#/i# — because of the Lord; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=riktam&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#riktam#/i# — being void; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhasman&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#bhasman#/i# — ashes; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hutam&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#hutam#/i# — offering butter; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kuhaka&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#kuhaka-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rāddham&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#rāddham#/i# — money created by magical feats; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=iva&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#iva#/i# — like that; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=uptam&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#uptam#/i# — sown; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ūṣyām&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ūṣyām#/i# — in barren land.
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I have the very same Gāṇḍīva bow, the same arrows, the same chariot drawn by the same horses, and I use them as the same Arjuna to whom all the kings offered their due respects. But in the absence of Lord Kṛṣṇa, all of them, at a moment's notice, have become null and void. It is exactly like offering clarified butter on ashes, accumulating money with a magic wand or sowing seeds on barren land.
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As we have discussed more than once, one should not be puffed up by borrowed plumes. All energies and powers are derived from the supreme source, Lord Kṛṣṇa, and they act as long as He desires and cease to function as soon as He withdraws. All electrical energies are received from the powerhouse, and as soon as the powerhouse stops supplying energy, the bulbs are of no use. In a moment's time such energies can be generated or withdrawn by the supreme will of the Lord. Material civilization without the blessing of the Lord is child's play only. As long as the parents allow the child to play, it is all right. As soon as the parents withdraw, the child has to stop. Human civilization and all activities thereof must be dovetailed with the supreme blessing of the Lord, and without this blessing all advancement of human civilization is like decoration on a dead body. It is said here that a dead civilization and its activities are something like clarified butter on ashes, the accumulation of money by a magic wand and the sowing of seeds in a barren land.
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