456 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 9

yatra dharma-suto raja
gada-panir urkodarah

krsno ’stri gandivarn capam
suhrt krsnas tato vipat

yatra—where there is; dharma-sutah—the son of Dharmaraja; raja—the
king; gada-panih—hands with his mighty club; vrkodarah—Bhima; krsnah—
Arjuna; astri—carrier of the weapon; gandivam—Gandiva; capam—arrows;
suhrt—well-wisher; krsnah—Lord Krsna, the Personality of Godhead; tatah
—thereof; vipat—reverse.

TRANSLATION

O how wonderful is the influence of inevitable time. It is irreversible
—otherwise, how can there be reverses in the presence of King Yudhisthira,
the son of the demigod controlling religion, Bhima, the great fighter with
a club, the great bowman Arjuna with his mighty weapon Gandiva, and
above all, the Lord, the direct well-wisher of the Pandavas?

PURPORT

As far as material or spiritual resources were required, there was no
scarcity in the case of the Pandavas. Materially they were well equipped
because two great warriors, namely Bhima and Arjuna, were there.
Spiritually the King himself was the symbol of religion, and above all of
them the Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krsna was personally concerned
with their affairs as the well-wisher. And yet there were so many reverses
on the side of the Pandavas. Despite the power of pious acts, the power of
personalities, the power of expert management and the power of weapons
under the direct supervision of Lord Krsna, the Pandavas suffered so many
practical reverses, which can only be explained as due to the influence of
kala, the inevitable time. Kala is identical with the Lord Himself, and
therefore the influence of kala indicates the inexplicable wish of the Lord
Himself. There is nothing to be lamented when a matter is beyond the
control of any human being.

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