360 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 7
PURPORT

Arjuna was a great soul undoubtedly, which is proved here also. He is
encouraged herein personally by the Lord to kill the son of Drona, but
Arjuna considers that the son of his great teacher should be spared, for he
happens to be the son of Dronacarya, even though he is an unworthy son.
He had done all sorts of heinous acts whimsically for no one’s benefit.

Lord Sri Krsna encouraged Arjuna outwardly just to test Arjuna’s sense
of duty. It is not that Arjuna was incomplete in the sense of his duty, nor
was Lord Sri Krsna unaware of Arjuna’s sense of duty. But Lord Sri Krsna
put to test many of His pure devotees just to magnify the sense of duty.
The gopis were put to such tests as well. Prahlada Maharaja also was put
to such a test. All pure devotees come out successful in the respective
tests by the Lord.

TEXT 41
bras ~e Law nN
mae aae mea: |
ies Sos
TAIT MATT Maca AKA TATA 2
athopetya sva-sibiram
govinda-priya-sarathih
nyavedayattam priyayai
Socantya atma-jan hatan

atha—thereafter; upetya—having reached; sva—own; sibiram—camp;
govinda—one who enlivens the senses (Lord Sri Krsna); priya—dear;
sarathih—the charioteer; nyavedayat—entrusted to; tam—him; priyayai—
unto the dear; socantya—lamenting for; atma-jan—own sons; hatan—
murdered.

TRANSLATION
After reaching his own camp, Arjuna, along with his dear friend and
charioteer [Sri Krsna], entrusted the murderer unto his dear wife, who
was lamenting for her murdered sons.
PURPORT

The transcendental relation of Arjuna with Krsna is of the dearmost

friendship. In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord Himself has claimed Arjuna as
