So, so far Päëòavas are concerned, their son. Saubhadra... Saubhadra means Abhimanyu, Subhadrä’s son. Because he was Subhadrä’s son, his name was Saubhadra. Draupadé’s sons, they are called Draupadeya. In Sanskrit, just like bhaginé, sister, bhaginé, her son is called bhägineya, nephews. So there is link. As soon as we speak Saubhadra, that means Subhadrä’s son. Subhadrä’s son, he was only sixteen years old at that time. He was married with Uttarä, the daughter of Mahäräja Viräöa. So they were all mahä-rathas, ordinary, not ordinary fighters. This Abhimanyu was killed by conspiracy by seven commander-in-chief. Bhéñma, Karëa, Droëäcärya, Açvatthämä, they all surrounded him, and they did not allow him to come out. They were very experienced commanders. So this is kñatriya spirit. He was simply a boy, sixteen years old and he had to be killed by the combined efforts of very, very, big commander-in-chiefs. He was so great fighter, Abhimanyu. Abhimanyu-väda (?). So Saubhadra, Draupadé... Similarly, Draupadé’s sons also there. Sarva eva mahä-rathäù. Mahä-ratha means one who could fight with one thousand chariots on the other side. They were called mahä-rathäù.

Then Duryodhana, first of all he pointed out the military strength of the opposite side. This is intelligence. One should take calculation of the opposing elements or the enemy’s side. In fighting the first thing is to take estimation of the enemy’s side, how much they are strong, how they have arranged. Then one should calculate how to counteract, how to fight with them, this is intelligence. Without taking any calculation of the other side, if you are not prepared, then how you can become victorious? This is sane proposal, that is, upayan cintayet prajïo apayan ca cintayet.. A prajïa, an intelligent man, not only think of the bright side on this business, or this fight, or this any..., so many things we have to deal with. Simply we should not calculate the brighter side. There is darker side also. We should always think, "If there is some thief, if there is some rogue, they cheat us, then what precaution I am going to take?" This is intelligence. If I simply calculate that "In this business I will make so much profit." In the meantime, somebody comes and cheats me and go away, then... Therefore upayan cintayet prajïa apayan ca cintayet. Darker side also should be thought of. That is intelligence. Just like they are doing. After calculating the darker side—enemy means darker side—they can defeat me at any moment. That is darker side.

So after calculating their strength, then Duryodhana is speaking about his own strength, asmäkaà tu viçiñöä ye. Viçiñöä, not to speak of the ordinary soldiers. They’re viçiñöä. Viçiñöä means who are specifically to be mentioned, high officers. Asmäkaà tu viçiñöä ye tän nibodha dvijottama. He was in commander-in-chief. For eighteen days there was fight, and one after another, a commander-in-chief was killed. And sixty-four crores of men were killed in the Battlefield of Kurukñetra. And the battle was finished within eighteen days, not lingering for some years. No. Fight to the best capacity and finish the business.

So everyone, both the sides, Päëòava’s side and Kaurava’s side, all were killed. This Saubhadra, Draupadeya, everyone was killed. And the other side also. Only the five brothers they remained, and the one grandchild who was in the womb of the mother, he remained. Otherwise everyone was finished within eighteen days. Such a great fight it was. And people from all parts of the world, they joined the Battle of Kurukñetra.

Somebody was criticizing me that "Swamiji, you are introducing this Hare Kåñëa movement. People are becoming coward. They simply chant Hare Kåñëa." So I replied that "You will see the power of Hare Kåñëa movement in due course of time." He required... Because there were two battles in India: the battle between Rävaëa and Räma, Räma-Rävaëa, the battle of Rämäyaëa; and another battle was Battle of Kurukñetra. And in these two battles the hero was Vaiñëava and Viñëu. In the Räma-Rävaëa battle Lord Rämacandra was there and His devotee Hanumän, Vajräìgajé. Similarly, in the Battlefield of Kurukñetra, Kåñëa was there and His devotee Arjuna was there. So Vaiñëavas, they do not simply chant Hare Kåñëa. If there is need, they can fight under the guidance of Viñëu and become victorious. A Vaiñëava’s one qualification is... Out of the twenty-six qualifications, one qualification is dakña, expert. If there is need of fighting, they can fight like very expert. That is also needed. Kåñëa consciousness does not mean one-sided. Kåñëa as all-pervading, the Kåñëa consciousness movement also should be all-pervading. It should touch everything, even politics, sociology, everything, if required. That is the aim. Because Kåñëa’s mission is: yadä yadä hi dharmasya glänir bhavati bhärata [Bg. 4.7], pariträëäya sädhünäà vinäçäya ca duñkåtäm [Bg. 4.8]. There is two mission: not only to give protection to the devotees, but also to kill the demons. To kill the demons, that is one side. So the devotees of Kåñëa should be trained up both ways: not only to give protection to the devotees, to give them encouragement, but if need be, they should be prepared to kill the demons. That is Vaiñëavism. It is not cowardism. It is not cowardism. When need be. Generally, a Vaiñëava is non-violent. Just like Arjuna. In the beginning he was non-violent, Vaiñëava. He said, "Kåñëa, what is the use of this fighting? Let them enjoy." So by nature he was non-violent, but he was induced by Kåñëa to become violent, that "Your non-violence will not help. You become violent. You kill them. I want." So if Kåñëa wants we shall be prepared to become violent also. And Kåñëa, that is open secret, that pariträëäya sädhünäà vinäçäya ca duñkåtäm [Bg. 4.8]. Two business of Kåñëa, two side. So those who are devotees of Kåñëa, they should be trained up both ways, they should be prepared. But generally, there is no question of becoming violent, unnecessarily. As the modern politicians, unnecessarily they declare war, a Vaiñëava does not do so. No, unnecessarily, there is no need of war. When it was completely impossible to settle up the things between the Päëòavas and the Kauravas, then Kåñëa said, "All right, then there must be fight." When Duryodhana declined to spare even a portion of land holding the sücyagra, the point of a needle... he refused that "I cannot spare even so much land which can hold the point of a needle." Then the war was declared. There is no question of settlement. Otherwise, Kåñëa requested that "These five Päëòavas, they are kñatriyas. They cannot become merchant or brähmaëa. Brähmaëa’s profession is paöhana päöhana yajana yäjana däna pratigrahaù. Brähmaëa can take charity from others. A sannyäsé can take charity from others. Not a kñatriya or a gåhastha. No. That is not allowed. "So they are kñatriyas; they cannot take the professions of a brähmaëa, neither they can take the profession of a mercantile man, business man. They must have some land so that rule over, take taxation. And that is their living means.