The Gita 1

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The war of Kurukshretra - Mahabharata - becomes inevitable, as the last

effort to find negotiated solution by Sri Krishna also prove futile.

Duryodhana was not ready for any compromise. The two armies confront

each other on the battlefield where Arjuna passes through a terrible

phase of remorse and melancholy - vishaad. Sri Krishna tells him the

Gita to allay his doubts about various paths, including Karma and

worldly duties, to reach the highest Truth. What starts as a dialogue

between two friends, turns into a spiritual discourse between God and a

sadhaka. As if Sri Krishna was waiting for the proper opportunity to

express and impart true spiritual knowledge for the welfare of the human

race.

 

In the second chapter, Sri Krishna touches upon the Jnana Yoga (Sankhya

Yoga) and Arjuna misinterprets its relevance by supposing path of Jnana

to be superior to path of Action. Thus the third Chapter begins with

Arjuna putting the question:

 

" O Keshava, when you say that Jnana is superior to Karma, then why do

you insist upon me to get involved in this ghastly and terrible war? "

Will it not be better if I take to sannyasa and lead the life of a monk?

The great blood shed and killings of near and dear ones would thus be

avoided.

 

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