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<\/a>In the last post we saw the strength of Arjun\u2019s character \u2013 his compassion for his own. Today we will see his weakness \u2013 ignorance.<\/p>\n\u0928 \u0915\u093e\u0919\u094d\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f\u0902 \u0915\u0943\u0937\u094d\u0923 \u0928 \u091a \u0930\u093e\u091c\u094d\u092f\u0902 \u0938\u0941\u0916\u093e\u0928\u093f \u091a\u0964
\n\u0915\u093f\u0902 \u0928\u094b \u0930\u093e\u091c\u094d\u092f\u0947\u0928 \u0917\u094b\u0935\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926 \u0915\u093f\u0902 \u092d\u094b\u0917\u0948\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0940\u0935\u093f\u0924\u0947\u0928 \u0935\u093e\u0965\u0967-\u0969\u0968\u0965<\/p>\n
\u0939\u0947 \u0915\u0943\u0937\u094d\u0923, \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f, \u092f\u093e \u0930\u093e\u091c\u094d\u092f \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u0941\u0916\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0907\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0939\u0947 \u0917\u094b\u0935\u093f\u0902\u0926, (\u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f \u091c\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0930) \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u094d\u092f \u0938\u0947, \u092f\u093e \u092d\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947, \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0924\u0915 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0940\u0935\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u092d\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0932\u093e\u092d \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n
brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/p>\n
\u0938\u0941\u0916 \u0930\u093e\u091c \u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f \u0915\u0940 \u091a\u093e\u0939 \u0928\u093e\u0939\u093f\u0902,
\n\u092f\u0939\u0940 \u0928\u0948\u0915\u0941 \u0928 \u0928\u0948\u0915\u0941 \u092e\u094b\u0939\u0947 \u091a\u0939\u093f\u092c\u094c,
\n\u0905\u0938 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0939\u0942\u0901 \u092d\u094b\u0917 \u0917\u094b\u0935\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u094c,
\n\u0905\u0938 \u091c\u0940\u0935\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u0939\u092e \u0915\u093e \u0915\u0930\u093f\u092c\u094c<\/p>\n
Hey Krishna, I don\u2019t have any desire for any victory, or kingdoms or prosperity. Hey Govind, what will we gain from the kingdom and the life we get after killing our own? What is even the use of this life?<\/p>\n
\u092f\u0947\u0937\u093e\u092e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0919\u094d\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093f\u0924\u0902 \u0928\u094b \u0930\u093e\u091c\u094d\u092f\u0902 \u092d\u094b\u0917\u093e\u0903 \u0938\u0941\u0916\u093e\u0928\u093f \u091a\u0964
\n\u0924 \u0907\u092e\u0947\u093d\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0924\u093e \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0923\u093e\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0935\u093e \u0927\u0928\u093e\u0928\u093f \u091a\u0965\u0967-\u0969\u0969\u0965<\/p>\n
\u091c\u093f\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0939\u092e \u0930\u093e\u091c\u094d\u092f, \u092d\u094b\u0917 \u0924\u0925\u093e \u0938\u0941\u0916 \u0914\u0930 \u0927\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u092e\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902, \u0935\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0923\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092c\u0932\u093f \u091a\u0922\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0905\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0924 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n
brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/p>\n
\u0938\u0941\u0916 \u0930\u093e\u091c \u092d\u094b\u0917 \u0938\u092c \u092f\u0939\u093f \u091c\u0917 \u0915\u0947,
\n\u091c\u093f\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0939\u093f\u0924 \u092e\u093e\u0928\u0935 \u0939\u094b\u0924 \u092f\u0925\u093e.
\n\u0938\u092c \u0920\u093e\u0922\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0938 \u091b\u094b\u0921\u093c,
\n\u0915\u0947\u0939\u093f \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0928 \u091c\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927\u0928 \u0939\u094b\u0924 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0925\u093e<\/p>\n
Those, for whom we want the kingdom, good life, wealth and happiness are right here in the battle ready to give up their lives.<\/p>\n
\u0906\u091a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0903 \u092a\u093f\u0924\u0930\u0903 \u092a\u0941\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0925\u0948\u0935 \u091a \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092e\u0939\u093e\u0903\u0964
\n\u092e\u093e\u0924\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0903 \u0936\u094d\u0935\u0936\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0903 \u092a\u094c\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0903 \u0936\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0932\u093e\u0903 \u0938\u0902\u092c\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093f\u0928\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0925\u093e\u0965\u0967-\u0969\u096a\u0965<\/p>\n
\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941\u091c\u0928, \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e \u091c\u0928, \u092a\u0941\u0924\u094d\u0930, \u0924\u0925\u093e \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092e\u0939\u093e, \u092e\u093e\u0924\u0941\u0932, \u0938\u0938\u0941\u0930, \u092a\u094c\u0924\u094d\u0930, \u0938\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0906\u0926\u093f \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u0938\u0902\u092c\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093f \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0924 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n
brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/p>\n
\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941\u0926\u0947\u0935 \u092a\u093f\u0924\u0930, \u0926\u093e\u0926\u093e, \u092e\u093e\u092e\u093e
\n\u0928\u093f\u091c \u0938\u0941\u0924, \u092a\u094b\u0924\u0947, \u091a\u093e\u091a\u093e, \u0924\u093e\u090a.,
\n\u0924\u0938\u094d \u0939\u0940 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u092c\u0928\u094d\u0927\u0940
\n\u0938\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0902\u0927\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u093e\u0939\u0942 \u0938\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e\u0939\u0942<\/p>\n
Our teachers, fathers, children, grandfathers, Uncles, Father-in-laws, Grand-kids, Brother-in-laws \u2013 everyone is here!<\/p>\n
\u090f\u0924\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0928 \u0939\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941\u092e\u093f\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e\u092e\u093f \u0918\u094d\u0928\u0924\u094b\u093d\u092a\u093f \u092e\u0927\u0941\u0938\u0942\u0926\u0928\u0964
\n\u0905\u092a\u093f \u0924\u094d\u0930\u0948\u0932\u094b\u0915\u094d\u092f\u0930\u093e\u091c\u094d\u092f\u0938\u094d\u092f \u0939\u0947\u0924\u094b\u0903 \u0915\u093f\u0902 \u0928\u0941 \u092e\u0939\u0940\u0915\u0943\u0924\u0947\u0965\u0967-\u0969\u096b\u0965<\/p>\n
\u0939\u0947 \u092e\u0927\u0941\u0938\u0942\u0926\u0928\u0964 \u0907\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u092e \u0924\u094d\u0930\u0948\u0932\u094b\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u091c \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u092d\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947\u0902, \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0907\u0938 \u0927\u0930\u0924\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0939\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0947 \u092f\u0947 \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u092d\u0940 \u0926\u0947\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n
brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/p>\n
\u0924\u093f\u0939\u0942\u0901 \u0932\u094b\u0915\u0928 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0939\u0942\u0901 \u092e\u094b\u0939\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0948,
\n\u0939\u0947 \u092e\u0927\u0941\u0938\u0942\u0926\u0928 ! \u0924\u092c\u0939\u0942\u0901 \u0928\u093e\u0939\u0940\u0902
\n\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0928\u0948\u0915\u0941 \u0928 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u093f \u0938\u0915\u0942\u0902 \u0907\u0928\u0915\u094b\u0902 ,
\n\u092d\u0942 \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u093f\u0924 \u0924\u094b \u0915\u092c\u0939\u0942\u0901 \u0928\u093e\u0939\u0940\u0902<\/p>\n
Hey Madhusudan, we should not kill them even for the Kingdom of all the three worlds, what to say of this earth. Even if they would kill us.<\/p>\n
\u0928\u093f\u0939\u0924\u094d\u092f \u0927\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0924\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0928\u0903 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0924\u093f\u0903 \u0938\u094d\u092f\u093e\u091c\u094d\u091c\u0928\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0928\u0964
\n\u092a\u093e\u092a\u092e\u0947\u0935\u093e\u0936\u094d\u0930\u092f\u0947\u0926\u0938\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0924\u094d\u0935\u0948\u0924\u093e\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0924\u093e\u092f\u093f\u0928\u0903\u0965\u0967-\u0969\u096c\u0965<\/p>\n
\u0927\u0943\u0924\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0907\u0928 \u092a\u0941\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0932\u093e \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u0928\u094d\u0928\u0924\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u0939\u0947 \u091c\u0928\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0928\u0964 \u0907\u0928 \u0906\u0924\u0924\u093e\u092f\u093f\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u093e\u092a \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n
brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/p>\n
\u0927\u0943\u0924\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u0938\u0941\u0924\u0928 \u0915\u094c \u092e\u093e\u0930\u093f \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902,
\n\u0915\u094b\u090a \u0939\u0930\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u0926\u093e\u092a\u093f \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0939\u0941\u0907\u0939\u0948 .
\n\u0906\u0924\u0924\u093e \u092f\u093f\u0928 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u093f \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u092a \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902,
\n\u0928\u093f\u0936\u094d\u091a\u092f \u0939\u0940 \u091c\u0928\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0928 \u0924\u094b \u0939\u0941\u0907\u0939\u0948<\/p>\n
What happiness will we get from killing the sons of Dhritrashtra, hey Janardhan? We will only \u201csin\u201d if we kill these evil-doers.<\/p>\n
\u0924\u0938\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0928\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0939\u093e \u0935\u092f\u0902 \u0939\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0902 \u0927\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0924\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0938\u094d\u0935\u092c\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0927\u0935\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0964
\n\u0938\u094d\u0935\u091c\u0928\u0902 \u0939\u093f \u0915\u0925\u0902 \u0939\u0924\u094d\u0935\u093e \u0938\u0941\u0916\u093f\u0928\u0903 \u0938\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092e \u092e\u093e\u0927\u0935\u0965\u0967-\u0969\u096d\u0965<\/p>\n
\u0907\u0938\u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u0927\u0943\u0924\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0941\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b \u0924\u0925\u093e \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u094d\u092f \u0938\u0902\u092c\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0930\u0928\u093e \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u0909\u091a\u093f\u0924 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0939\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0927\u0935, \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u091c\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u093f\u0938 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0941\u0916 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u094b \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n
brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/p>\n
\u0905\u0925 \u092e\u093e\u0927\u0935 \u0915\u094b\u090a \u0914\u091a\u093f\u0924\u094d\u092f \u0928\u093e\u0939\u0940\u0902,
\n\u092c\u0902\u0927\u0941 \u0914\u0930 \u092c\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0935 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u0915\u094c.
\n\u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u091c\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u092c\u0939\u0942\u0901,
\n\u0938\u0941\u0916 \u0939\u094b\u0924 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u094b\u090a \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0928\u093f\u0928 \u0915\u094c<\/p>\n
That is why it is not right to kill the sons of Dhritrashtra and our relatives. Hey Madhav, what happiness will we get from killing our own?<\/p>\n
\u092f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u092a\u094d\u092f\u0947\u0924\u0947 \u0928 \u092a\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0928\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0932\u094b\u092d\u094b\u092a\u0939\u0924\u091a\u0947\u0924\u0938\u0903\u0964
\n\u0915\u0941\u0932\u0915\u094d\u0937\u092f\u0915\u0943\u0924\u0902 \u0926\u094b\u0937\u0902 \u092e\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0926\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0939\u0947 \u091a \u092a\u093e\u0924\u0915\u092e\u094d\u0965\u0967-\u0969\u096e\u0965<\/p>\n
\u092f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u092a\u093f \u092f\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917, \u0932\u094b\u092d \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u091c\u093f\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u092c\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093f \u0939\u0930\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u091a\u0941\u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0948, \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0937\u092f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0926\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0939 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0926\u094b\u0937 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0916 \u092a\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0964<\/p>\n
brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/p>\n
\u091c\u0926\u094d\u092f\u092a\u093f \u0915\u0941\u0930\u0941 \u0932\u094b\u092d \u0938\u094b\u0902 \u092d\u094d\u0930\u0937\u094d\u091f \u092d\u092f\u094c,
\n\u0915\u0941\u0932 \u092e\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0935\u093f\u0928\u093e\u0936 \u0915\u094b \u0909\u0926\u094d\u092f\u0924 \u0939\u0948.
\n\u0928\u093e\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092a\u093e\u092a \u0915\u094b \u0928\u0947\u0915\u0941 \u0932\u0916\u093e\u092f \u0930\u0939\u094d\u092f\u094b,
\n\u0930\u0928 \u091c\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0928 \u0915\u094c \u0930\u0924 \u0939\u0948<\/p>\n
Although these people due to their greed, and because their intellect has been hijacked, cannot see how their generations and clan will be negatively affected and also cannot see anything wrong in going against their own friends.<\/p>\n
\u0915\u0925\u0902 \u0928 \u091c\u094d\u091e\u0947\u092f\u092e\u0938\u094d\u092e\u093e\u092d\u093f\u0903 \u092a\u093e\u092a\u093e\u0926\u0938\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0928\u093f\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093f\u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0964
\n\u0915\u0941\u0932\u0915\u094d\u0937\u092f\u0915\u0943\u0924\u0902 \u0926\u094b\u0937\u0902 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092a\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0926\u094d\u092d\u093f\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0928\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0928\u0965\u0967-\u0969\u096f\u0965<\/p>\n
\u092a\u0930\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941 \u0939\u0947 \u091c\u0928\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0928, \u0939\u092e \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0924\u094b \u0915\u0941\u0932 \u0915\u093e \u0915\u094d\u0937\u092f \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u094b\u0937 \u0926\u0947\u0916 \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0907\u0938 \u092a\u093e\u092a \u0938\u0947 \u0928\u093f\u0935\u0943\u0924\u094d\u0924 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u092f\u0947 (\u0905\u0930\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0924 \u0907\u0938 \u092a\u093e\u092a \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u091f\u0932\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u092f\u0947)\u0964<\/p>\n
brajbhasha \/ \u092c\u094d\u0930\u091c\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/p>\n
\u0938\u0941\u0928 \u092e\u094b\u0930\u0947 \u091c\u0928\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0928 \u092e\u094b\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u094c,
\n\u0915\u0941\u0932 \u0928\u093e\u0936 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u094b\u0937 \u0939\u091f\u093e\u0935\u0928 \u0915\u094c.
\n\u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u093e\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0935\u093f\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u094c \u091a\u0939\u093f\u092c\u094c,
\n\u0915\u0941\u0932 \u0928\u093e\u0936 \u0915\u094b \u092a\u093e\u092a \u092c\u091a\u093e\u0935\u0928 \u0915\u094c<\/p>\n
But, Hey Janardhan, we at least we can see the danger to our coming generations then why shouldn\u2019t we be free of this sin (that is about to happen)?<\/p>\n
Discussion<\/b><\/p>\n
This portion of Gita, specially as it leads into the second chapter, is perhaps the most misunderstood of the entire text. Due to reverence for the text, Hindus generally assign greatness in every respect to all the characters who were alongside the main protagonist. In this case, all the Pandavas. If Arjun was indeed wise, then there was no need for Gita. The issue was that he was ignorant. And so Bhagwad Gita was a necessary message for his time.<\/p>\n
Not only was he ignorant, but even others. Let us look at him in a little more practical way and not out of our reverence. He was a prince and had been given the best education that money and pedigree could get anyone in that time. Vedas were the main source of knowledge in that time. So it is reasonable to expect that he would have gone through some of it as a curriculum although he may not be a scholar. His discussion does show that he had some inkling of the concepts that occur in Vedas \u2013 Varna, Kul, Paap, Punya etc. \u2013 even if someone may contend that he wasn\u2019t taught anything but Shastra-vidya (knowledge of Arms and battle).<\/p>\n
It is also interesting that later in the text, Shri Krishna contends that what he is giving is a \u201cGupta Gyan\u201d \u2013 a knowledge not known commonly. Which, again is surprising, if Vedas were the main staple of that generation.<\/p>\n
Message from someone like Shri Krishna can only be warranted if people in that generation have become totally ignorant and have completely misconstrued the basic concepts on which the Spiritual process is based. If the basics and foundation of these concepts have been lost, then it makes sense to come back and give the knowledge which has been \u201clost\u201d (Gupta Gyan). Otherwise, why give it?<\/p>\n
And, though Gita is surely a departure from the Vedas in the philosophical sense, yet the building blocks are from the Vedas.<\/p>\n
It is also interesting that someone like Yudhistra, who was known at that time as \u201cDharmaraj\u201d actually violated all the Dharmas in his lifetime. As a king \u2013 when he gambled on the entire kingdom (including its inhabitants, without their consent or knowledge); as a husband \u2013 when he gambled on his wife (without her consent or knowledge) and as a brother \u2013 when he did things that put everyone at risk. He rarely ever did anything that was Dharmic. He was Saintly in many ways, but he rarely ever took \u201cgood\u201d decisions. Most of his decisions were driven by desires and not intellect.<\/p>\n
So, in that sense, it is strange that he was hailed as the epitome of Dharma!<\/p>\n
When the foundations of Dharma have been totally become unknown and people start creating their own benchmarks and their own ways to interpret the Spiritual process and its basics, and such ignorance is not only rampant but has no one honest to even call it out, then something as profound as Bhagwad Gita comes along.<\/p>\n
In these verses too, Arjun displays his compassion, and what is considered to be an accepted way for someone to act when he is confronted with things that make him uncomfortable. People at those times, when decision is needed, become indecisive and cloak that weakness in Saintly terms. Just like Arjun is doing.<\/p>\n
It is a misconception that detachment means not enjoying the worldly pleasures (or bhog). That has put many a spiritual student through untold hardships without any progress. Shri Krishna makes one thing clear that its not abandoning the world that is required, but not being attached to it. <\/p>\n
Even if one abandons the entire world, but mentally he\/she is still attached, it is of no good. On the other hand, one may enjoy every pleasure on the planet, but is not attached to any of them, then one can say he\/she is spiritually elevated. Which means even if you have everything today but you were to lose it all tomorrow, would you cry hoarse from it and feel bad? If losing every material pleasure and possession doesn\u2019t affect you as a person, then you are not attached. <\/p>\n
Unfortunately, that is not how it has been portrayed by most \u201cpundits\u201d.<\/p>\n
And that is exactly where Arjun is coming from. If he can \u201cgive up\u201d instead of \u201cperforming action\u201d, he feels he will do something Dharmic. We will see later on, how Shri Krishna tries to explain the spiritual reality from and at Arjun\u2019s level of ignorance. He uses Arjun\u2019s semantics and concepts, although they insufficient to explain what he wants to say. Slowly and gradually he takes Arjun to the highest level of wisdom.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the last post we saw the strength of Arjun’s character – his compassion for his own. Today we will see his weakness – ignorance.<\/p>\n
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