Category:Wounds - injury
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda discusses the concept of wounds and injury from both material and transcendental perspectives. In the material world, fighting out of ignorance simply leads to more wounds without any actual solution, and performing penance that injures others or oneself is condemned as being in the mode of ignorance. The duty of a genuine kṣatriya is to protect citizens from injury and to bravely face battle, accepting wounds on the chest rather than the back. However, on the absolute platform, wounds take on a completely different nature. The wounds dealt to Śrī Kṛṣṇa by Bhīṣmadeva's arrows were not material injuries but transcendental exchanges of chivalrous love, deeply enjoyed by the Lord. Similarly, by meditating on Kṛṣṇa, Bhīṣmadeva was entirely relieved from the pain of his own arrow wounds. Furthermore, pure devotees like the gopīs experience profound spiritual anxiety that Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet might be wounded by pebbles, and their hearts are deeply wounded in feelings of separation from Him.
- Material Wounds and Ignorance: In the darkness of material illusion, inflicting wounds upon others offers no genuine solution to life's problems. Furthermore, religious penance that causes injury to oneself or others is rooted strictly in the mode of ignorance.
- The Duty of a Valiant Kṣatriya: A true warrior does not fear injury. A kṣatriya must protect innocent citizens from being wounded, and if he engages in combat, he must fight face-to-face, proudly accepting wounds on his chest rather than his back.
- Transcendental Wounds of Chivalry: On the absolute platform, apparent acts of violence are exchanges of pure love. The wounds inflicted by Bhīṣmadeva upon Śrī Kṛṣṇa were transcendental decorations enjoyed by the Lord, and by meditating on Kṛṣṇa, Bhīṣmadeva transcended the pain of his own physical injuries.
- The Wounded Hearts of Pure Devotees: Unalloyed devotees, such as the gopīs, feel intense anxiety over the mere thought of Kṛṣṇa's soft feet being wounded by forest pebbles. In His absence, their loving hearts are grievously wounded by separation.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Overcoming the Pain of Wounds and Injury through Devotion.
Subcategories
This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
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Pages in category "Wounds - injury"
The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
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- A ksatriya is one who saves the citizens from being injured
- All these decorations, intensified by the wounds dealt by my (Bhismadeva) sharp arrows, were enjoyed by Him (Krsna). Let my mind thus go unto Sri Krsna
- Although Akrura was a great devotee, he was cursed by the inhabitants of Vrndavana because of his taking Krsna away from their midst. Because of wounding their feelings, Akrura was forced to join the conspiracy declared by sinful men
- Although the Lord was victorious, His competitors asked the hand of the princess, and thus there was a fight. Well equipped with weapons, the Lord killed or wounded all of them, but He was not hurt Himself
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- Bhismadeva was surely wounded by the arrows of Arjuna. But wounding is not always the cause of death
- Biting by the opposite sex is never taken as a sign of enmity, even if there is a wound on the body
- By pure meditation, looking at Lord Sri Krsna, he(Bhismadeva) at once was freed from all material inauspiciousness and was relieved of all bodily pains caused by the arrow wounds
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- In ignorance if we fight, there is no solution. In darkness if we fight, we may wound, I may wound you, you may wound me, but there will be no solution. So the whole world is in darkness
- It is the custom of the ksatriya that if they are wounded on the back side, he is considered a coward, but if he is wounded on the chest, he is accepted as real ksatriya. That means he has fought face to face
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- Lord Balarama smashed Banasura's commander in chief, Kumbhanda, with the strokes of His club. Kupakarna was also wounded in this way, and both he and Kumbhanda fell on the battlefield, Kumbhanda being fatally wounded
- Lord Balarama, however, immediately caught hold of the big tree (which was thrown at him by Dvidida) & remained undisturbed, just like a great mountain. To retaliate, He took His club, named Sunanda, and hit the gorilla with it, severely injuring his head
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- On the battlefield Lord Sri Krsna charged me (Bhisma), as if angry because of the wounds dealt by my sharp arrows. His shield was scattered, and His body was smeared with blood due to the wounds
- Our (the gopis) life rests only in You (Krsna). Our minds, therefore, are filled with anxiety that Your tender feet might be wounded by pebbles as You roam about on the forest path
- Our minds, therefore, are filled with anxiety that Your tender feet might be wounded by pebbles as You roam about on the forest path
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- That deer is exactly like a prince. When will it return? When will it again display its personal activities, which are so pleasing? When will it again pacify a wounded heart like mine?
- The apparent wounds caused by the sharpened arrows are misleading to the common man, but one who has a little absolute knowledge can understand the transcendental exchange (between Bhismadeva and Krsna) in the chivalrous relation
- They (the gopis) could not say anything to Krsna but simply stood there silently. By their silence they expressed that their hearts were grievously wounded