Just before the fighting commenced, Arjuna asked Krishna to place his chariot between the two armies, so that he could take a good look at his enemy. Krishna agreed to drive Arjuna’s chariot and thus to be with him throughout the battle. Arjuna chose to have Krishna with him, and Duryodhana was delighted to add the vast, skilled army of Krishna to his forces. Krishna said that he would not personally lift weapons and fight in the battle, but the cousins could choose to have him, unarmed, on their side, or to have the use of his large army. Before the battle began, both Duryodhana and Arjuna went to Krishna to seek his aid.
After making all possible attempts to peacefully get back their kingdom, or even the right to own a mere five villages in the kingdom, the Pandava brothers decided to fight a war to gain justice.Īrjuna, the third of the five Pandava princes, was perhaps the greatest and most renowned warrior-hero in the Pandava army. The army mustered by the five Pandava brothers was to fight the battle against the army of the Pandava’s cousin, Duryodhana, who had robbed them (the Pandavas) of their rightful kingdom and further, refused to participate in any plans for a compromise. It is one of the best-known philosophical texts of Hinduism, and is said to contain the essence of Upanishadic thought.The Bhagavad Gita occurs just before the great battle of Mahabharata begins. The Bhagavad Gita is composed of 701 Shlokas (verses) arranged in 18 chapters. This dialogue takes place in the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata. The Bhagavad Gita, or the Song of the Lord, is a dialogue between Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu, and his friend and disciple, Arjuna.
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