Srila Prabhupada: So this kind of so-called immigration department means dog's department. [laughter] They are maintained for checking the human life. Why there should be immigration? We are all brothers. Why you should stop? It is my father's property. It is your father's property. India was like that. The foreigners took advantage of India's simplicity, magnanimity. They came here, the Muhammadans and the Christians, to exploit it. But India was very much magnanimous. Anyone who comes—"Yes, come here. Learn Vedic literature." The India's philosophy is grham satrum api praptam visvastam akutobhayam. That is India's philosophy. "Even the enemy comes to your place, you should receive him so nicely that he will forget that he is your enemy." That is India's philosophy. What to speak of friend, even if you get your enemy, you shall receive him. That is India's hospitality. In the fight...
We have got incidences in the history. There was fight, Kurus and the Pandavas, but in the evening time they were friends. Evening time, there is no animosity. Just like Arjuna went to Duryodhana. Duryodhana criticized as grandfather. Grandfather is sometimes criticized by the grandsons. It is not an offense. You cannot criticize superiors, but between grandfather and grandchildren the relation is different. The grandfather also criticizes the grandchildren. So Duryodhana criticized Bhismadeva, "My dear grandfather, you have got affection for the Pandavas. Then you are not fighting sincerely. You have been appointed the commander-in-chief, but out of your affection you are neglecting your duty." Indirectly he said. So old grandfather became little angry: "What do you want?" "No, you can finish them in one day. Why you are taking so much time?" "All right, I shall finish today. Tomorrow I shall do that. At least I shall finish Arjuna tomorrow. Either his intimate friend Krsna will have to break His promise or His friend will die. You'll see tomorrow."
Because Krsna said, "Arjuna, I am joining you, but I shall not fight. Do you want Me?" Still, Arjuna said, "Yes, I want You. You don't fight." And Duryodhana saw Krsna divided—one side Himself and another side His eighteen aksauhini military force. So Duryodhana thought that "Better let me take the forces. If Krsna does not fight, what shall I do with Him? Better take His forces." So Duryodhana accepted the military force, and Arjuna accepted Krsna, with the promise that "I shall not fight, so I shall become your charioteer." So Arjuna, Krsna and Pitamaha, the Grandfather Bhsmmadeva, this is the scene.
Now Bhismadeva has promised. Bhismadeva knew that "Arjuna cannot be killed. I will show Duryodhana that I am not partial. He is not to be killed. Nobody can kill them. But this rascal is criticizing me, so I shall show tomorrow." So he made five weapons to kill the five brothers, and he said that "I am keeping these five arrows to kill the five brothers tomorrow. Don't worry. Sleep nicely." So Krsna could understand that "This arrangement has been done." So Krsna reminded Arjuna that "Duryodhana wanted to give you some benediction, being pleased upon you. Now you go there and take the five weapons from him." So when... My point is that how the fighting was in a sporting spirit. So Arjuna, when came to the camp of Duryodhana, Duryodhana well received him: "Yes, my dear brother, come. What do you want? Why you have come?" "Now, you promised something to give me. I have come to take that." "Yes, I will give you. You want without fight the kingdom? Take it immediately. You want that?" "No, no, no. I don't want that. Fighting must go on. That is not... I have not come to beg you that. We shall... I have come to take that weapons which you have kept." Immediately he delivered. He kept the safety for killing them, and because he has come to beg... "A ksatriya should not beg, but he is begging? All right, take it." This is India. This is India's civilization.
And the next day also, Bhismadeva fought so vigorously that Arjuna was going to be killed. His chariot broken, his everything was torn. Then Krsna... You have seen the picture. Then Krsna came with a broken wheel to kill Bhismadeva, and Bhismadeva immediately stopped: "Yes, my now promise is fulfilled. Yes, my dear Sir, You have broken Your promise. You promised not to fight, not to... Now, at the present moment, to give protection to Your friend, You have now broken. Yes." So Krsna can do that. Krsna, He can do everything to give protection to His friend and devotee. He can do, break His promise. Therefore in the Bhagavad-gita Krsna says, kaunteya pratijänihi na me bhakta pranasyati [Bg. 9.31]. He does not promise personally, because He might sometimes break His promise. He is asking Arjuna, "You promise so that your promise will be kept always. I shall see to that." This is the philosophy.
We have got incidences in the history. There was fight, Kurus and the Pandavas, but in the evening time they were friends. Evening time, there is no animosity. Just like Arjuna went to Duryodhana. Duryodhana criticized as grandfather. Grandfather is sometimes criticized by the grandsons. It is not an offense. You cannot criticize superiors, but between grandfather and grandchildren the relation is different. The grandfather also criticizes the grandchildren. So Duryodhana criticized Bhismadeva, "My dear grandfather, you have got affection for the Pandavas. Then you are not fighting sincerely. You have been appointed the commander-in-chief, but out of your affection you are neglecting your duty." Indirectly he said. So old grandfather became little angry: "What do you want?" "No, you can finish them in one day. Why you are taking so much time?" "All right, I shall finish today. Tomorrow I shall do that. At least I shall finish Arjuna tomorrow. Either his intimate friend Krsna will have to break His promise or His friend will die. You'll see tomorrow."
Because Krsna said, "Arjuna, I am joining you, but I shall not fight. Do you want Me?" Still, Arjuna said, "Yes, I want You. You don't fight." And Duryodhana saw Krsna divided—one side Himself and another side His eighteen aksauhini military force. So Duryodhana thought that "Better let me take the forces. If Krsna does not fight, what shall I do with Him? Better take His forces." So Duryodhana accepted the military force, and Arjuna accepted Krsna, with the promise that "I shall not fight, so I shall become your charioteer." So Arjuna, Krsna and Pitamaha, the Grandfather Bhsmmadeva, this is the scene.
Now Bhismadeva has promised. Bhismadeva knew that "Arjuna cannot be killed. I will show Duryodhana that I am not partial. He is not to be killed. Nobody can kill them. But this rascal is criticizing me, so I shall show tomorrow." So he made five weapons to kill the five brothers, and he said that "I am keeping these five arrows to kill the five brothers tomorrow. Don't worry. Sleep nicely." So Krsna could understand that "This arrangement has been done." So Krsna reminded Arjuna that "Duryodhana wanted to give you some benediction, being pleased upon you. Now you go there and take the five weapons from him." So when... My point is that how the fighting was in a sporting spirit. So Arjuna, when came to the camp of Duryodhana, Duryodhana well received him: "Yes, my dear brother, come. What do you want? Why you have come?" "Now, you promised something to give me. I have come to take that." "Yes, I will give you. You want without fight the kingdom? Take it immediately. You want that?" "No, no, no. I don't want that. Fighting must go on. That is not... I have not come to beg you that. We shall... I have come to take that weapons which you have kept." Immediately he delivered. He kept the safety for killing them, and because he has come to beg... "A ksatriya should not beg, but he is begging? All right, take it." This is India. This is India's civilization.
And the next day also, Bhismadeva fought so vigorously that Arjuna was going to be killed. His chariot broken, his everything was torn. Then Krsna... You have seen the picture. Then Krsna came with a broken wheel to kill Bhismadeva, and Bhismadeva immediately stopped: "Yes, my now promise is fulfilled. Yes, my dear Sir, You have broken Your promise. You promised not to fight, not to... Now, at the present moment, to give protection to Your friend, You have now broken. Yes." So Krsna can do that. Krsna, He can do everything to give protection to His friend and devotee. He can do, break His promise. Therefore in the Bhagavad-gita Krsna says, kaunteya pratijänihi na me bhakta pranasyati [Bg. 9.31]. He does not promise personally, because He might sometimes break His promise. He is asking Arjuna, "You promise so that your promise will be kept always. I shall see to that." This is the philosophy.
