Who told Gita to whom?Īlthough set in a battlefield, the discourse of Shrimad Bhagavad Geeta, is essentially a two-person conversation about philosophy and yogic principles, as opposed to a treatise of battle. He casts away his bow and arrows and sits in the chariot in the middle of the battlefield. He has no need for a kingdom if it means destroying a family. Why does Arjuna not want to fight?Īrjuna, facing the reality of killing his cousins and family friends, throws up his hands in despair.Īrjun is overcome with grief & despair and tells Shri Krishna that he has no desire to fight if it means killing his kin. The schemimg Lord Shri Krishna brings the chariot in front of Bhīṣma and Droṇa and asks Arjun to survey the army. He has Shri Krishna drive his chariot out into the middle of the field between the two armies. Till now Arjun was convinced that his cousins are unrighteous, and he, as a kṣatriya, has to fight the battle to establish righteousness. He notes that his own army is immense, while the Pandavas is much smaller.Įach side blows their divine conchs, signalling the war is about to begin. He approaches his teacher Dronacharya, and lists out the key members of each side. Prince Duroydhana, looks very confident of winning. The blind king Dhritarashtra asks Sanjay, who has the ability to see all, to tell him about the battle between his family.
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The story begins with the battle lines drawn between the armies of the warring cousins.
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What is the first chapter of Bhagavad Gita? The Pandavs are upholding dharma, the duty to rule their kingdom, & their cousins, Kauravas, who use deceit and other forms of treachery to maintain power. Let us first understand why did Mahabharata war happened in Kurukshetra?Īfter completing the exile, The Pandavas (Arjun & his brothers) have come to take back the kingdom from the care taker King Dhritarashtra, who wants to give it his son Duryodhana, even though the crown rightfully belongs to Arjun’s eldest brother, Yudhishthira. The setup in which the Geeta-teaching is imparted is the epic battle of Mahābhārata, fought between the Pāṇḍavas (Arjun and his brothers) and Kauravas (100 sons of Dhritrashtra). Summary and Analysis of Chapter 1 of Gita Arjun’s Despair : Arjunaviṣāda 9.1 Material dilemma of Arjun: conflict of battle.