Krishna is also called, Hrsikesa because He gave direction to Arjuna on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra. Krishna has many names. In this verse, the particular types of conchshell blown by the different personalities on the side of the Pandavas, were all encouraging to the fighting soldiers. and that was the message announced by the sounds of the conchshells, victory .
Chapter One
Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra
SANSKRIT TEXT 15
pancajanyam hrsikeso
devadattam dhananjayah
paundram dadhmau maha-sankham
bhima-karma vrkodarah
TRANSLATION
Then, Lord Krsna blew His conchshell, called Pancajanya; Arjuna blew his, the Devadatta; and Bhima, the voracious eater and performer of Herculean tasks, blew his terrific conchshell called Paundram.
SHORT EXPLANATION
Lord Krsna is referred to as Hrsikesa in this verse because He is the owner of all senses. The living entities are part and parcel of Him, and, therefore, the senses of the living entities are also part and parcel of His senses. Krishna has different names according to His various activities. His name is Madhusudana because He killed the demon Madhu, His name is Govinda because He gives pleasure to the cows, His name is Vasudeva because He appeared as the son of Vasudeva, His name is Devaki-nandana because He accepted Devaki as His mother, His name is Yasoda-nandana because He awarded His childhood pastimes to Yasoda, His name is Partha-sarathi because He worked as charioteer of Arjuna.
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Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1 Text 8 & 9
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About the Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita literally means "Song of the Lord". The Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita are two books from Indian history. Mahabharata is the name of the war that is being fought between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. Kauravas are the symbol of negative and the Pandavas are the symbol of the positive. The book is a conversation between Krishna and Arjuna. This dialogue sets out three ways in which man can achieve salvation of this earthly life. These roads are: karma yoga, bhakti yoga and gyan yoga. Bhagavad Gita is the essence of the Vedas and Upanishads and 5,000 + years old.
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Note
There are many translations and as many interpretations of the verses.
I use the translation by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada from the Sanskrit to the Englisch.
Prabhupada is the founder acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)
I lived in a Hare Krishna ashram for three years and know this book quite well. There were Sanskrit verses that I knew from my mind but that's worn out. More of my posts on Vaishnavism.
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