# Kurukshetra - The Battlefield **See also:** [[artwork/themes/battles|Battles and Warfare]] | [[artwork/themes/chariot|Chariots]] | [[artwork/themes/weapons|Divine Weapons]] **45 images** --- <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 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 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>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>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>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>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>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>Dhrtarastra Inquires from Sanjaya</h3> ![[0075_BG-52.jpg]] *Dhṛtarāṣṭra inquires from Sañjaya about the events of the battle.* <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>0089/BG-1</h3> ![[0089-BG-1.jpg]] <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>The Yadus Bathe During a Solar Eclipse</h3> ![[0110_KB2-23.jpg]] *All the members of the Yadu dynasty again took their baths in the lakes created by Lord Paraśurāma.* <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>0179/UP 125</h3> ![[0179_UP--125.jpg]] <h3>Partha-sarathi</h3> ![[0186_UP--186.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Meets the Gopis at Kuruksetra</h3> ![[0196_UP--279.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Instructs Arjuna</h3> ![[0235_BG-13-NE.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Meets the Gopis at Kuruksetra</h3> ![[Adi-1-7.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1974, 1996: The gopīs saw their beloved Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra after a long separation.* <h3>Art 0065/0065/BG C3</h3> ![[0065_BG-C3.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 0179/0179/UP 114</h3> ![[0179_UP--114.jpg]] <h3>Art 0209/Art 0209/BG 104</h3> ![[Art-0209_BG-104.jpg]] <h3>Krsna, the Ranacora</h3> ![[0034_SB-3_1_4.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa is known as Ranchor, or one who fled from fighting.* <h3>Rama Kills Ravana</h3> ![[0038_SB-5-2-4.jpg]] <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>Lord Ramacandra Kills Ravana</h3> ![[0175_UP--105.jpg]] <h3>Yamaraja Instructs Suyajna’s Wives</h3> ![[0180_UP--82.jpg]] <h3>Lord Rama Slays Ravana</h3> ![[0198_UP--280.jpg]] <h3>Art 0159/0159/UP 35</h3> ![[0159_UP-35.jpg]] <h3>Art 0218/Art 0218/SB4 27</h3> ![[Art-0218_SB4-27.jpg]] <h3>The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons</h3> ![[Art-0219_SB8-15.jpg]] --- ## Copyright Notice All artwork on this page is © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. 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