VOICE OF THE RISHIS -33

[Guest guest]

PRIYA BHAGAVAT BANDUVULLARA!

 

VOICE OF THE RISHIS – 33 - COURTESY SHRI RAPARLA JANARADHANA RAO

 

" KARISHYE VACHANAM TAVA "

Bhagavadgita 18-73

 

Bhagavad Gita is the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna,

otherwise known as Nara (man) and Narayana (God). And where did

this Holy dialogue (Krishna Arjuna Sambaed) take place?

Near the side of Holy River Ganges, or the cool isolated places on

the Himalayas? Nay. The great conversation took place on the

battlefield of Kurukshetra where the two warring parties Pandavas

(the righteous force) and Kauravas (the evil forces) were about to

have a devastating war where each one was hell bent on defeating the

other.

 

Arjuna was the chief warrior to take up the fight to its final

conclusion of victory over the evil forces of greed, self-

aggrandizement and deceits, which represented the Kauravas. At such

crucial moment what did Arjuna do? He pleaded to the Lord Krishna

who was acting as his charioteer (Pardha Saaradhi) to reverse his

chariot from the battlefield as he was overcome with the image of

devastation, and bloodshed.

 

At this crucial moment, of battle of ideas, to do or not to do,

Lord Krishna gives out His glorious message in Bhagavad Gita

containing 18 chapters. He expects Arjuna to do his duty as a

Kshatriya (warrior) to decimate the evil forces and restore order in

the body politic. He insists upon man to do his bounden duty

(Dharma) without looking for the result as he is not the omnipotent

and omniscient. Arjuna several times questions Lord in several

ways. Here comes the rationale of questioning. Arjuna represents

mankind (Nara). He goes on questioning the teachings of the Lord

and the Lord too exhorts him to learn by questioning (Pari Prasnena

Sevaya. And Gita accepts this reasoning way of logical clear

thinking. And " tarka " (logic) and " Meemasa " (Metaphysics) are parts

of Veda " .

And in the end Arjuna, cleared of all doubts, stops his

questioning and bows before the Lord in all humbleness that he would

follow His words. " I will follow your words " " Karishye Vachanam

Tava " . This forms the fundamental aspect between the teacher and

the disciple or the superior and the subordinate.