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[Ch. 11]
exhibited by Kṛṣṇa. Therefore he asked further about the actual mission of this devastating force. It is written in the  Vedas  that the Supreme Truth destroys everything, even Brahmā.  Yasya brahme ca kṣatram ca ubhe bhavata odanaḥ/mṛtyur yasyopasecanaṁ ka itthā veda yatra saḥ . Eventually all the  brāhmaṇas ,  kṣatriyas  and everyone else are devoured by the Supreme. This form of the Supreme Lord is an all-devouring giant, and here Kṛṣṇa presents Himself in that form of all-devouring time. Except for a few Pāṇḍavas, everyone who was present in that battlefield would be devoured by Him.
Arjuna was not in favor of the fight, and he thought it was better not to fight; then there would be no frustration. In reply, the Lord is saying that even if he did not fight, every one of them would be destroyed, for that is His plan. If he stopped fighting, they would die in another way. Death cannot be checked, even if he did not fight. In fact, they were already dead. Time is destruction, and all manifestations are to be vanquished by the desire of the Supreme Lord. That is the law of nature.
TEXT 33
तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व जित्वा शत्रून्भुङ्क्त राज्यं समृद्धम् । मयैवैते निहताः पूर्वमेव निमित्तमात्रं भव सव्यसाचिन् ॥३३॥
tasmāt tvam uttiṣṭha yaśo labhasva  
 jitvā śatrūn bhuṅkṣva rājyaṁ samṛddham  
 mayaivaite nihatāḥ pūrvam eva  
 nimitta-mātraṁ bhava savyasācin
tasmāt —therefore;  tvam —you;  uttiṣṭha —get up;  yaśaḥ —fame;  labhasva —gain;  jitvā —conquering;  śatrūn —enemies;  bhuṅkṣva —enjoy;  rājyam —kingdom;  samṛddham —flourishing;  mayā —by Me;  eva —certainly;  ete —all these;  nihatāḥ —already killed;  pūrvam eva —by previous elements;  nimitta-mātram —just become the cause;  bhava —become;  savyasācin —O Savyasācin.
TRANSLATION
Therefore get up and prepare to fight. After conquering your enemies you will enjoy a flourishing kingdom. They are already put to death by My arrangement, and you, O Savyasācin, can be but an instrument in the fight.