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“Resolve answers chaos before words begin.”
Then, seated on the great chariot yoked with white horses, Madhava and Pandava blew their divine conches.
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Krishna and Arjuna stand together on their great chariot and sound their conches. It marks their answer to the Kaurava war cries.
Sanjaya speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Arjuna Vishada Yoga" (The Yoga of Arjuna's Despair).
Verse 14 sits in Chapter 1 of the Bhagavad Gita — Arjuna Vishada Yoga, "The Yoga of Arjuna's Despair". The chapter has 47 verses in total.
When a cousin's taunt at a family dinner gets the whole table shouting, one calm reply from someone steady can settle the room. Krishna and Arjuna answer the noise together, from the same chariot.
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Krishna and Arjuna answer from one white-horsed chariot, Madhava and Pandava sounding their conches together.
What this verse means
Krishna and Arjuna stand together on their great chariot and sound their conches. It marks their answer to the Kaurava war cries.
Context & commentary
The battlefield is already roaring with enemy conches and drums. On the opposite side, Krishna and Arjuna stand together on their white-horsed chariot and answer with their own conches. The moment turns from threat to resolve.
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When a cousin's taunt at a family dinner gets the whole table shouting, one calm reply from someone steady can settle the room. Krishna and Arjuna answer the noise together, from the same chariot.
“A calm, powerful response can change the whole feel of a moment.”
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