Lack of Internal Confidence Leads to Dependency on Many External Factors

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 12

तस्य सञ्जनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्ध: पितामह: |

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चै: शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् || 12||

tasya sañjanayan harṣhaṁ kuru-vṛiddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ

siṁha-nādaṁ vinadyochchaiḥ śhaṅkhaṁ dadhmau pratāpavān|| 12||

 Shloka Translation

BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 12: The wonderful grandfather Bheeshma, the grand old man of the Kuru dynasty, then roared like a lion and blew his conch shell extremely loud, delighting Duryodhana.

Explanation

Bheeshma saw that Duryodhana had no hope of success because Shree Krishna, the Supreme Lord, was on the opposing side. He was aware of his worry, and in an effort to make him feel better, he gave a loud conch blow. When war first broke out, it was announced on the battlefield by blowing a conch shell. Duryodhana received the message that Bheeshma was prepared to command the Kaurava army and would fight valiantly and without mercy as a result.

Reflection 

This is the first of several verses that signal the start of the Mahabharata battle. Conches were traditionally blown to signal the onset of a war. Bheeshma blew his conch to give Duryodhana the assurance that his troops were still on his side, after noticing his worry.

Additionally, it shows that Duryodhana’s ego was dependent on outside factors—such as the roar of conches—instead of having a deep-seated conviction that his army was on his side.

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The next verse brings us closer to the start of the war showing the response of the Kaurava army to Bhishmacharya’s blowing of the conch shell.

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