# Battles and Warfare **See also:** [[artwork/themes/kurukshetra|Kurukshetra - The Battlefield]] | [[artwork/themes/weapons|Divine Weapons]] | [[artwork/themes/chariot|Chariots]] **63 images** --- <h3>Krsna Beheads Bhaumasura</h3> ![[0223_KB2-62.jpg]] *Before Bhaumāsura could throw his trident, Lord Kṛṣṇa severed the demon's head with His razor-sharp Sudarśana cakra.* <h3>Parasurama Kills the Ksatriyas</h3> ![[0024_SB-9_2_7.jpg]] *Wherever Lord Paraśurāma went, the enemies fell, their legs, arms and shoulders severed, their chariot drivers killed and their elephants and horses all annihilated.* <h3>0035/SB 3-3-1</h3> ![[0035_SB-3-3-1.jpg]] <h3>Indra's Army Fights Vrtrasura's Army</h3> ![[0042_SB-6-2-4.jpg]] <h3>Indra Kills Vrtrasura</h3> ![[0042_SB-6-2-6.jpg]] <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>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>The Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra</h3> ![[0055_SB11-1-1.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna in the midst of the two armies.* <h3>Kalki at the End of Times</h3> ![[0058_SB-12-1-2.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: At the end of the present age, Kali-yuga, the Supreme Lord will advent Himself in the form of Kalki in order to annihilate the degraded rulers of the earth.* <h3>Kalanemi Attacks Lord Visnu</h3> ![[0058_SB-8-2-3.jpg]] *The demon Kālanemi, seeing the Supreme Lord on the battlefield, took up his trident and prepared to throw it at Garuḍa’s head.* <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>Duryodhana Approaches Droṇa Before the Battle</h3> ![[0063_BG--2.jpg]] *Bhagavad-gītā 1.3: Droṇācārya is seated in his tent on the battlefield, when Duryodhana enters and points to the two armies gathered outside: "O my teacher, behold the great army of the sons of Pāṇḍu."* <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>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>Battle Between Varaha and Hiranyaksa</h3> ![[0073_SB-3-3-1.jpg]] *EN SB 2 1987: As Lord Varāha, the boar incarnation, lifted the earth up from the depths of the Garbhodaka Ocean, the ferocious demon Hiraṇyākṣa attacked Him. A great battle ensued.* <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>Dhrtarastra Inquires from Sanjaya</h3> ![[0075_BG-52.jpg]] *Dhṛtarāṣṭra inquires from Sañjaya about the events of the battle.* <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>Krsna Attacks Bhisma to Protect Arjuna</h3> ![[0104_BTG19-1-p20-21.jpg]] <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>Battle Between Krsna and Banasura</h3> ![[0123_KB2-8--pg61.jpg]] *Bāṇāsura rushed toward Kṛṣṇa, simultaneously working 500 bows and 2,000 arrows.* <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>Lord Ramacandra Kills Ravana</h3> ![[0175_UP--105.jpg]] <h3>0196/UP 297</h3> ![[0196_UP--297.jpg]] <h3>Indra Battles Jambha</h3> ![[0197_UP--298.jpg]] <h3>Lord Rama Slays Ravana</h3> ![[0198_UP--280.jpg]] <h3>Indra Laments Killing Vrtrasura</h3> ![[0225_SB6-04.jpg]] <h3>0229/KB UP2</h3> ![[0229_KB-UP2.jpg]] <h3>Deliverance of Bhaumasura</h3> ![[0229_UP-299-.jpg]] <h3>Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons</h3> ![[0234_SB6-11.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Instructs Arjuna</h3> ![[0235_BG-13-NE.jpg]] <h3>Art 0142/0142/NKL 7</h3> ![[0142_NKL-7.jpg]] <h3>Art 0153/0153/KBC 3 p88</h3> ![[0153_KBC-3--p88.jpg]] <h3>Art 0159/0159/UP 35</h3> ![[0159_UP-35.jpg]] <h3>Art 0191/0191/UP 219</h3> ![[0191_UP--219.jpg]] <h3>The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons</h3> ![[Art-0219_SB8-15.jpg]] <h3>Animal Killing Causes War</h3> ![[Art-0238_Anim-Killing-Brings-W.jpg]] *EN VEDA: The law of karma is strict, relentless, and impartial as the laws of motion and gravity. Good begets good, and evil begets evil. If we slaughter animals to fill our dinner plates, we can expect human society to be filled with violence in equal measure.* <h3>Lord Balarama Fights with Balvala</h3> ![[0223_KB2-64.jpg]] *When Lord Balarāma saw the demon Balvala flying in the sky, the Lord immediately called for His plow and club and prepared to kill him.* <h3>Balarama Fights Dvivida</h3> ![[0223_KB2-65.jpg]] *With enormous force, Balarāma struck Dvivida's collarbone with His fists, a blow that proved fatal to the troublesome gorilla.* <h3>Bhima and Jarasandha Fight</h3> ![[0044_SB-1-3-4.jpg]] *EN KB: At once Bhīma pinned one of Jarāsandha's legs to the ground, gripped the other leg with both hands, and tore the demon's body in two.* <h3>The Wrestling Match</h3> ![[0054_SB-10-7-10.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Kills the Kesi Demon</h3> ![[0054_SB-10-7-3.jpg]] <h3>Prahlada Soothes Nrsimhadeva</h3> ![[0180_UP--87.jpg]] <h3>Art 0218/Art 0218/SB4 33</h3> ![[Art-0218_SB4-33.jpg]] <h3>Sankhacuda Slain</h3> ![[0053_SB-10-6-14.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa chased after Śaṅkhacūḍa, swiftly approached him, and with a blow of His fist removed the demon's head.* <h3>Kṛṣṇa Kills Kaṁsa</h3> ![[0066_BG--17.jpg]] *4.8: “To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear, millennium after millennium.” Here Kṛṣṇa kills His demonic usurper uncle, Kaṁsa. Balarāma, Kṛṣṇa’s brother, stands nearby in blue. Behind Kṛṣṇa are Kṛṣṇa’s parents, Vasudeva and Devakī, who were imprisoned for years by Kaṁsa.* <h3>Lord Krsna Kills the Tyrant Kamsa</h3> ![[0079_SB-11-2-5.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: While in Mathurā, Lord Kṛṣṇa dragged the demoniac King Kaṁsa from his high seat and threw him down. Straddling Kaṁsa's chest, Kṛṣṇa punched the demon again and again until he lost his life.* <h3>Battle Between Varaha and Hiranyaksa</h3> ![[0083_SB-2-2-1.jpg]] *The Lord assumed the gigantic form of a boar and fought with the demon Hiraṇyākṣa.* <h3>Garuda Attacks Kaliya</h3> ![[0098_KB1-27-pg.128.jpg]] *Garuḍa struck the body of Kāliya with his effulgent golden wings.* <h3>Krsna an Garuda Fight the Mura Demon</h3> ![[0101_KB2-4--p26.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa saw that the trident of the Mura demon was gradually rushing toward his carrier, Garuḍa.* <h3>The Three Modes of Material Nature</h3> ![[0107_SB-3-2-2.jpg]] *Ikvienu būtni vada trīs materiālās dabas īpašības - skaidrība, kaislības un neziņa.* <h3>End of the Yadu Dynasty</h3> ![[0109_SB-11-5-4.jpg]] <h3>Dhruva Defeats the Illusions of the Yaksas</h3> ![[0119_SB-4-2-4.jpg]] *EN SB 4.1 1987: Dhruva heard threatening thunder and saw flashing lightning and severe rainfall. He also saw many lions, tigers, and made elephants, as well as enormous serpents vomiting forth fire and coming to devour him.* <h3>The Elephant Kuvalayapida</h3> ![[0138_KB1-50--pg271.jpg]] *The elephant moved before Kṛṣṇa like inevitable death.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama in the Wrestling Arena</h3> ![[0139_KB1-47--p275.jpg]] *The audience was not very satisfied because the wrestlers did not appear to be equally matched.* <h3>Krsna and Jambavan Battle</h3> ![[0139_KB2-1--pg4.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa and Jāmbavān fought like two opposing vultures.* <h3>Animal Propensities and Karma 2</h3> ![[0167_UP--49.jpg]] <h3>Virabhadra Attacks Daksa's Yajna</h3> ![[0170_UP--70.jpg]] <h3>Jarasandha Challenges Bhima</h3> ![[0236_KB2-UP_.jpg]] <h3>Parasurama</h3> ![[0056_SB-11-1-6-5.jpg]] --- ## Copyright Notice All artwork on this page is © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. All rights reserved. These images are reproduced here with permission for educational and devotional purposes. 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