# Krishna and Arjuna *Bhagavad-gita scenes and battlefield pastimes* **67 images** --- <h3>Krsna and Arjuna As Friends</h3> ![[0028_SB-1_3_5.jpg]] *0 King! His jokings and frank talks, which were pleasing and beautifully decorated with smiles, are now remembered by me.* <h3>Arjuna Cuts the Jewel from Asvatthama's Hair</h3> ![[0029_SB-1_1_23.jpg]] *Arjuna severed both hair and jewel from the head of Aśvatthamā.* <h3>Arjuna Satisfies Bhisma's Thirst</h3> ![[0031_SB-1_2_5.jpg]] *Although Bhīṣmadeva lay on the bed of arrows for three days, he did not accept water when it was offered. But then Arjuna, understanding his mind, shot an arrow in the ground, causing Mother Ganges River to come up and enter the mouth of Bhīṣmadeva.* <h3>Krsna, the Ranacora</h3> ![[0034_SB-3_1_4.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa is known as Ranchor, or one who fled from fighting.* <h3>Krsna Stands at Bhisma’s Deathbed</h3> ![[0043_SB-1-2-4.jpg]] *EN SB 1 1987: At the close of the Battle of Kurukṣetra, Bhīṣmadeva, the valiant grandsire of the Kuru dynasty, lay mortally wounded on a bed of arrows. All the great personalities present, including Lord Kṛṣṇa, assembled to offer respects.* <h3>Krsna Prepares to Leave Hastinapura</h3> ![[0043_SB-1-2-10.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa departed from the city of Hastināpura.* <h3>Krsna Shows Arjuna the Enemy</h3> ![[0043_SB-1-2-6.jpg]] *In obedience to the command of His friend, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa pointed out the enemies.* <h3>Arjuna Remembers Krsna After His Disappearance</h3> ![[0043_SB-1-3-2.jpg]] *Remembering Lord Kṛṣṇa and His well wishes, benefactions, intimate familial relations and His chariot driving, Arjuna, overwhelmed and breathing very heavily, began to speak.* <h3>Krsna Rushes Bhisma With a Chariot Wheel</h3> ![[0045_SB-1-2-7.jpg]] *"He got down from the chariot, took up its wheel, and ran towards me hurriedly, just like a lion goes to kill an elephant."* <h3>Lord Siva Destroys the Aerial Cities</h3> ![[0045_SB-7-3-3.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Threatens Devaki</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-1-2.jpg]] *EN KB 2012: While riding with his sister Devakī during the wedding procession, Kaṁsa heard a voice from the sky proclaim that her eighth child would kill him. The demon instantly grabbed Devakī's hair and raised his sword to kill her – but the bride's husband, Vasudeva, dissuaded him.* <h3>Akrura Sees Krsna's Footprints</h3> ![[0054_SB-10-7-4.jpg]] <h3>The Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra</h3> ![[0055_SB11-1-1.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna in the midst of the two armies.* <h3>The Battle Between Arjuna and Bhisma</h3> ![[0061_SB-1-3-7.jpg]] *On the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, the invincible military strength of the Kauravas was like a great ocean. But because of Kṛṣṇa's friendship, Arjuna, seated on his chariot, was able to cross over it.* <h3>The Beginning of the Battle Heralded</h3> ![[0063_BG--5.jpg]] *1.14–15: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna sounded their transcendental conchshells to herald the beginning of the battle. Lord Kṛṣṇa blew His conchshell, called Pāñcajanya; Arjuna blew his, the Devadatta; and Bhīma, the voracious eater and performer of herculean tasks, blew his terrific conchshell, called Pauṇḍra."* <h3>Arjuna Overwhelmed</h3> ![[0063_BG--6.jpg]] *1.27: When Arjuna saw all these different grades of friends and relatives, he became overwhelmed with compassion. Arjuna laments when he sees his relatives standing opposite him on the battlefield. A smiling Kṛṣṇa is ready to console His friend by speaking transcendental instructions.* <h3>Draupadi Insulted</h3> ![[0063_BG--7.jpg]] *Setting the Scene: The insulting of Draupadī in the Kaurava court: Draupadī, the wife of the Pāṇḍava brothers, was being disrobed by Duryodhana and Duḥśāsana, two of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, after her husband Yudhiṣṭhira lost her in a gambling match. Dhṛtarāṣṭra is sitting on the throne. Kṛṣṇa supplied Draupadī with infinite sari fabric to save her honor in the assembly. Because of this incident and other offenses toward the Pāṇḍavas, Kṛṣṇa wanted the Battle of Kurukṣetra to be fought and the miscreants killed.* <h3>Don't Lament for the Body</h3> ![[0064_BG--8.jpg]] *2.11: “Those who are wise lament neither for the living nor for the dead.” Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna that although his compassion for the fighters in the battle appears learned, Arjuna does know that those who are actually learned know the difference between body and soul and do not lament for any stage of the body.* <h3>Transmigration of the Soul</h3> ![[0064_BG--9.jpg]] *2.22: “As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.” The conditioned soul changes bodies from childhood to youth to old age and, at death, moves into the womb of another mother.* <h3>Two Birds Seated on the Tree of the Body</h3> ![[0065_BG--10.jpg]] *2.22, purport: Kṛṣṇa and the living entity are seated on the tree of the body. The bird on the left is captivated by the fruits of the tree, while the friendly bird on the right acts as witness. Similarly, the embodied soul enjoys or suffers the fruits of his material activities, while the friendly Supersoul acts as witness and waits for His friend to turn to Him.* <h3>The Demigods Shower Blessings</h3> ![[0065_BG--13.jpg]] *3.12: “In charge of the various necessities of life, the demigods, being satisfied by the performance of /yajña/ [sacrifice], will supply all necessities to you.”* <h3>Krsna Reveals His Two-Armed Form to Arjuna</h3> ![[0069_BG-64.jpg]] *The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, displayed His four-armed form to Arjuna, and at last He showed him His two-armed form.* <h3>The Surrender of Draupadi</h3> ![[0069_BG-68.jpg]] <h3>Arjuna Surrenders to Krsna</h3> ![[0071_BG-80--BG-62.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Arjuna Blow Their Conches</h3> ![[0073_BG-54.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna sound their transcendental conchshells.* <h3>Arjuna Sees the Universal Form</h3> ![[0075_BG-50.jpg]] *As he gazed upon the universal form of the Lord, Arjuna prayed with joined palms.* <h3>Arjuna Prays to Krsna</h3> ![[0078_BG-29.jpg]] *10.12–13: Arjuna offers prayers to Kṛṣṇa: “You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth. You are the eternal, transcendental, original person, the unborn, the greatest. All the great sages such as Närada, Asita, Devala and Vyäsa confirm this truth about You, and now You Yourself are declaring it to me.”* <h3>Arjuna Sees the Universal Form</h3> ![[0078_BG-31.jpg]] *11.13: “At that time Arjuna could see in the universal form of the Lord the unlimited expansions of the universe situated in one place although divided into many, many thousands.” Even as Kṛṣṇa displayed His universal form to Arjuna, He did not lose His identity as Arjuna’s friend and remains situated on the chariot with Arjuna.* <h3>Krsna Returns to His Two-Armed Form</h3> ![[0078_BG-32.jpg]] *11.50: “The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, having spoken thus to Arjuna, displayed His real four-armed form and at last showed His two-armed form, thus encouraging the fearful Arjuna.”* <h3>Krsna and Arjuna on the Chariot</h3> ![[0090_BG--f.c.jpg]] *“Wherever there is Kṛṣṇa, the master of all mystics, and wherever there is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, victory, extraordinary power, and morality.”* <h3>The Battle of Kuruksetra Begins</h3> ![[0099_BTG-18-4--f.c.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Attacks Bhisma to Protect Arjuna</h3> ![[0104_BTG19-1-p20-21.jpg]] <h3>Sisupala Insults Lord Krsna</h3> ![[0108_KB2-13-pg.144.jpg]] *Śiśupāla continues to insult Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa patiently heard him without protest.* <h3>Krsna Beheads Salva</h3> ![[0108_KB2-15--p160.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa cut off Śālva's head, and the head with earrings and helmet, fell on the ground.* <h3>Krsna and Arjuna Meet Kalindi</h3> ![[0139_KB2-2--pg18.jpg]] *While Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna were resting and drinking water, they saw a beautiful girl of marriageable age walking along the bank of the Yamunā.* <h3>The Kidnapping of Princess Rukmini</h3> ![[0141_KB1-38.jpg]] <h3>Bhisma on the Bed of Arrows</h3> ![[0143_SB-11-4-3.jpg]] <h3>Bhima and Duryodhana Fight After the Kuruksetra War</h3> ![[0145_SB-10_4_1.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Kidnapping Rukmini</h3> ![[0147_KBC-2--87.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Daruka Hasten to Save Rukmini</h3> ![[0151_KBC-2--p81.jpg]] <h3>Kunti Prays to Krsna</h3> ![[0158_QK-1.jpg]] *EN SB 1 1987: As Queen Kuntī offered her heartfelt prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa just before His departure for Dvārakā, the Lord mildly smiled out of compassion.* <h3>Bhima Steps Forward to Kill Asvatthama</h3> ![[0161_UP-24.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Pulls Rukmini Onto His Chariot</h3> ![[0170_SB-10_3_7-NE---UP-71.jpg]] <h3>Sisupala Beheaded</h3> ![[0176_UP--102.jpg]] *As Śiśupāla hurled insults at the kings about to attack him, Lord Kṛṣṇa took up His razor-sharp disc and instantly severed the demon's head.* <h3>0179/UP 125</h3> ![[0179_UP--125.jpg]] <h3>Partha-sarathi</h3> ![[0186_UP--186.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Instructs Arjuna</h3> ![[0235_BG-13-NE.jpg]] <h3>Jarasandha Challenges Bhima</h3> ![[0236_KB2-UP_.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Yadu in Dvaraka</h3> ![[0238_Scan-1462.jpg]] <h3>Art 0065/0065/BG C3</h3> ![[0065_BG-C3.jpg]] <h3>Art 0066/0066/BG -15</h3> ![[0066_BG--15.jpg]] <h3>Art 0142/0142/NKL 7</h3> ![[0142_NKL-7.jpg]] <h3>Art 0146/0146/KBC 3 p67</h3> ![[0146_KBC-3--p67.jpg]] <h3>Art 0151/0151/NKL 5</h3> ![[0151_NKL-5.jpg]] <h3>Art 0153/0153/KBC 3 p88</h3> ![[0153_KBC-3--p88.jpg]] <h3>Art 0164/0164/BG cover</h3> ![[0164_BG-cover.jpg]] <h3>Art 0170/0170/UP 53</h3> ![[0170_UP--53.jpg]] <h3>Art 0179/0179/UP 114</h3> ![[0179_UP--114.jpg]] <h3>Art 0192/0192/UP 220</h3> ![[0192_UP--220.jpg]] <h3>Art 0209/Art 0209/BG 104</h3> ![[Art-0209_BG-104.jpg]] <h3>Art 0210/Art 0210/KB1 133</h3> ![[Art-0210_KB1-133.jpg]] <h3>Art 0210/Art 0210/KB1 135</h3> ![[Art-0210_KB1-135.jpg]] <h3>Art 0211/Art 0211/KB1 134</h3> ![[Art-0211_KB1-134.jpg]] <h3>Art 0216/Art 0216/SB1 47</h3> ![[Art-0216_SB1-47.jpg]] <h3>Art 0217/Art 0217/SB1 19</h3> ![[Art-0217_SB1-19.jpg]] <h3>Art 0221/Art 0221/SB5 22</h3> ![[Art-0221_SB5-22.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Arjuna Meet Maha-visnu and the Brahmana's Sons</h3> ![[Mad-3-5.jpg]] --- ## Copyright Notice All artwork on this page is © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. 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