Guest guest Posted March 6, 2002 Report Share Posted March 6, 2002 The title of this interesting article is Gita, a profoundly meaningful work Enjoy! Ram Chandran ============================================================= This article is emailed to you by Ram Chandran ( rchandran ) ============================================================= Source: The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/03/07/stories/2002030700430800.htm) Miscellaneous - Religion Gita, a profoundly meaningful work CHENNAI March 7. "Truth is indelible and shall always emerge triumphant. What can be easily changed or erased will not hence become Truth." This message can be culled out from the Divine Sermon of the Lord, called the Bhagavad Gita, which has been widely commented upon and critically interpreted by scholars to feature different aspects and facets of man's life. Without being on the battlefield and endowed with a Divine Vision, Sanjaya narrated what was happening at a distance, to the blind king the intensely philosophic dialogue between the Lord and Arjuna. The Gita is a profoundly meaningful poem. The exchange of thoughts between the two began after the seal of approval had been set to the declaration of war by all, including Arjuna, hero of many a battle in days gone by. His charioteer was none other than theLord. The warlords on both sides were in their positions, the conch shells had been blown and the arrows were ready to fly. It was then that an anguish seized Arjuna on seeing ! his relatives and preceptors on the other side. Conjuring up a vision of the terrible ravages of war, he put down his bow and sat in utter dejection. Krishna characterised his attitude as feeble-hearted and unworthy. Then the humble disciple (Arjuna) appealed for the former's guidance. Why did Krishna enlighten him and not others, it may be asked. The eldest brother, Yudhishtira, was quite aware of the norms of justice, while Bhima was only eager to punish those who had wronged them and hence there was no purpose in talking to him. It was Arjuna who stood confused and he had to be advised. Dhritharashtra asked Sanjaya, "What did Duryodhana, with my other sons and the Pandavas do, when both, desirous of fighting, assembled on the sacred field of Kurukshetra?" Deeply self-centred he wanted to know about the success of his sons than that of his brother's sons. This type of ignorance is the cause of all problems in the world. If it is realised that all of us are children of God, there will be no room for any conflict, said Sri Sukhi Sivam, in a lecture. He explained how Duryodhana was more anxious to know about the strength o! f opponents, though he himself possessed a greater number of battalions. He represents people who are always keen to probe as to how others came to prosper and it is mental illness. No one can be happy if he is desirous of finding out all about others. Copyright: 1995 - 2002 The Hindu Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the consent of The Hindu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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