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Imported quote 17831 But the Battle of Kuruksetra was not that type of battle. One should be aware of the Battle of Kuruksetra very nicely. It was dharma-yuddha. Dharma-ksetre kuru-ksetre samaveta yuyutsavaḥ [Bg 1.1]. Why they settled up that the fighting should take place in the dharma-ksetra? They are to fight, yuyutsavaḥ. It was settled they will fight, but why they selected the dharma-ksetra? This is Vedic system. Even up to date, in villages, not in the cities... In the cities, as soon as there is some misunderstanding between you and me, we go to the court, either criminal court or civil court, to settle up, and it takes years to settle up the business. It goes on. I have seen for generation. One generation passed another generation; the fighting is going on in the court. But if people are Krsna conscious, it could be settled within few minutes. Still among the villagers the system is current in India: when there is some fighting, they go to a saintly person or in a temple to settle up. Just like when Sanatana Gosvami was there in Vrndavana, so in that area, whenever there was some fighting between two parties, they would come to Sanatana Gosvami: baba, ap is ka faisla kar dijiye. [Baba, please draw a decision on this matter] Baba means saintly person. So they would come to Sanatana Gosvami, and they would ask him to become mediator, arbitrator, to settle up. And whatever verdict or judgment he will give, they will accept, that "Baba has said. That's all right." Therefore Srinivasa Acarya has prayed the Gosvamis, dhiradhira. Krsnotkirtana-gana-nartana-parau, dhiradhira-priyau [Srinivasa Acarya].
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