GITA FOR STUDENTS

The ‘Bhagavad Gita’ is a sermon given by Lord Krishna to his beloved friend, Arjuna before the epic war of Mahabharata when the latter was engulfed in the ocean of emotion, fear, doubts, negativity and inferiority complex.

Arjuna was morally and emotionally down. He didn’t view any rescue from his emotional bondage. He was in a great dilemma. He wouldn’t want to fight against his own kins and kilns for a mere piece of land, and slay his own grandfathers, uncles, teachers, brothers, nieces and nephews. His mind, heart and soul trembled with doubts and fears and blinded him. Even, he would want to leave the battlefield and prefer to live an ascetic life in the forest.

Therefore, Arjuna sought and surrendered to Lord Krishna to guide and lead him. He became like a student of Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna made Arjuna realized that he was a Kshatriya by birth, and his foremost duty and responsibility was to fight for truth, justice, righteousness and peace. He couldn’t run away from his moral duty and responsibility. And if he would want to run away from his moral duty and responsibility (i.e. Dharma), then he would commit a sin (i.e. Adharma).