Bhagavad Gita 1.5

[Paramananda das]

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Text 5

dhrishtaketus cekitanah
kasirajas ca viryavan
purujit kuntibhojas ca
saibyas ca nara-pungavah

Translation

There are also great, heroic, powerful fighters like Dhrishtaketu, Cekitana, Kasiraja, Purujit, Kuntibhoja and Saibya.

Commentary by Srila Prabhupada

No commentary by Srila Prabhupada.

Commentary by Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur

Please see text 6 for Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur's combined commentary to texts 4, 5 and 6.

commentaries of the 4 sampradaya acaryas:

http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/Gita/verse-01-05.html

Srila Prabhupadas lectures to this vers is at

http://www.prabhupadavani.org/main/Bhagavad-gita/GT007.html

your servant

Payonidhi das

[Paramananda das]

who is Dhrstaketu:

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chedi_Kingdom  he is described as the son of Sisupala that was loyal

to the Pandavas, he was killed by Drona during the battle of Kurusetra

[Paramananda das]

i did a search for Cekitana and all I could find was he was fighting Krpacarya on the 7th day of the Battle of Kuruksetra ,and fought with great heroisme, but finally had to be saved by Bhima.

[Paramananda das]

Kumara Vaisnava Sampradaya:

 

Nimbaditya

 

Kesava Kasmiri's Commentary

 

The adjective viryavan meaning very powerful applies to Dhristiketu the son of Sisupala, Cekitana and the famous King of Kasi. Purujit meaning winner of many battles refers to Kuntibhoga while narapungava meaning noblest among men qualifies King Saibya.

[Paramananda das]

Brahma Vaisnava Sampradaya:

 

Madhvacarya

 

Madhvacarya's Commentary

 

 

Madhvacarya has no commentary so we present Baladeva Vidyabhusana's.

The attribute viryavan meaning heroic is given to Dhristaketu, Cekitana and Kasiraja. The attribute nara-pungavah meaning noblest of men is given to Kuntibhoga and Saibya.

[Paramananda das]

Cekitana is described in Mahabharat as the king of Cedi by some translation, Kesava kasmiri has not listed him as a son of Sisupala .However this can not be correct as Dhistaketu was the king of Chedi:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chedi_Kingdom

 

King Dhristaketu of Chedi

Dhristaketu , the king of Chedi (3,12), was described as the son of king Sisupala (5,50). During the time of Dhristaketu also, Suktimati was the capital of Chedi. Dhristaketu was an army-general in the army of Pandavas in Kurukshetra War. He was the leader of the army of the Chedis, the Kasis, and the Karushas (5,199). He was a Maharatha (a great car-warrior) as per the rating of Bhishma (5,172). One of his sons also took part in the war (5,57). He was slain by Drona (7,128), (11,25). Dhristaketu also was slain in battle by Drona.

• Chedi Princess Karenumati was wedded to the Pandava Nakula, and prince Narimitra was their son. (1,95). It is not clear if she was Dhristaketu's sister. However it was mentioned that his sister was the wife of one of the Pandavas (3,22) (15,1).
• Sarabha, the son of Sisupala became the king of Chedi after the death of Dhristaketu. He was defeated in battle by Arjuna during his military campaign, after the Kurukshetra War. (14,83)

[Paramananda das]

One translation of Mahabharat mentiones Cekitana as a Yadava king

[Paramananda das]

HH Narayana Maharaja that has written a very extensive translation to Bhagavad Gita that is most help full see http://nitaaiveda.com/Shrimad_Bhagavad_Gita/Gita_By_Acharyas/Gita_0...

Has described Cekitana:

Cekitana: Cekitana was a Yadava in the dynasty of Vrishni. He was a very chivalrous maharathi and was one of the commanders- in-chief of the Pandava army. In the Mahabharata war, he met his death at the hands of Duryodhana.

[Paramananda das]

he has described the following 3 wariors in this chapter but not mentioned Dhrstaketu:

 

Kashiraja: Kashiraja was the king of Kashi. He was born from a part of the asura Dirghajihva. A valiant and courageous hero, he fought on the side of the Pandavas. 

Purujit and Kuntibhoja: Purujit and Kuntibhoja were brothers of Kunti, the mother of the Pandavas, and were thus the maternal uncles of the Pandavas. In the Mahabharata war they were killed by Dronacarya. 

Shaibya: Shaibya was the father-in-law of Maharaja Yudhishthira. His daughter Devika was married to Yudhishthira Maharaja. He is known as nara-pungava, the best of men, and was recognised as a powerful, heroic warrior.

[Paramananda das]

Srila Prabhupada has stated in his lecture to this vers:

.....we did not get their full description, it would enhance the pages. But these big personalities, we have got their information. There is a book, The Personalities of Mahabharata

[Paramananda das]

I looked for the name on line and found this:

http://www.mahabharataonline.com/stories/mahabharata_characters.php

 

There is a translation of Mahabharat that many devotees in ISKCON read:

translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

[published between 1883 and 1896]

http://www.mahabharataonline.com/translation/index.php

1. Sadly we have not been abel to translate Mahabharat and Valmikis Ramayana in ISKCON yet