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#gitarthavisesha #FirstShadanga #Adhyaya1 #Shloka24 #Shloka25

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।

evamukto hRRiShIkesho guDAkeshena bhArata |
senayorubhayormadhye sthApayitvA rathottamam ||

भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम् ।
उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति ।।

bhIShmadroNapramukhataH sarveShAM cha mahIkShitAm |
uvAcha pArtha pashyaitAnsamavetAnkurUniti ||

भारत - Oh rAja dritarashtra, गुडाकेशेन - curly haired Arjuna, एवम् - as before, उक्त: - told, हृषीकेश: - Sri Krishna, उभयो:सेनयो:मध्ये - in the middle of both armies, भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः - led by bhIShma & droNa, महीक्षिताम् च - as well as in front of other kings,

रथोत्तमम् - the exalted chariot, स्थापयित्वा - anchored, पार्थ - Sri Krishna, समवेतान् - gathered, एतान् - this, कुरून् - kauravas, पश्य - see, उवाच - spoke

(sanjaya describes to dritarashtra)

Oh bharata kula born dritarashtra, curly haired Arjuna commanded Sri Krishna to pilot his chariot in the middle of both armies. Immediately, Krishna did as commanded.

When bhIShma, droNa & other venerable kings were looking, Krishna majestically piloted the exalted chariot.

Krishna spoke 'Arjuna, look well at the kaurava army who've gathered here'

Arjuna was commanding paramAtma to go here, there, faster, slower etc... & the sarva-loka-vyApi was acting like his servant!!!

This quality of Him is known as para-tantriyam

It is a great attribute of paramAtma which means that He is bound by the wishes of His devotees..

Great acharyas bhIShma & droNa were literally amazed to see this para-tantriyam of Lord Krishna unfold right before their eyes!!

So much so that, acharya bhIShma described this attribute of Krishna as 'vidheyAtma' in sahasranama

sankara bhagavatpada mahAcharya gave the following meaning for 'vijitAtmavidheyAtma' in sahasranama

vijitAtma - One who conquers all
avidheyAtma - One who is not conquered by anyone

parAsara bhatta mahAcharya gave the following meaning

vijitAtma - One who conquers all
vidheyAtma - One who is defeated by his devotees!!

para-tantriya meaning as told in the above shloka is explained in sahasranama