Introduction to Bhagavad Gita (Why the War) - Part 3

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Bhagavad Gita Introduction - Part 3

Continuing from Part -2  

Bhagvad Gita is one text like that.  It was told at a time when the society had fallen, many people had adapted evil.  Righteousness had fallen.  Truth and Life was reinterpreted in the context of the current time and the level of degradation in the society.

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Because the human nature at it's smallest unit ( is seeking happiness) is identical across humanity, The Bhagavad Gita was applicable at the time when it was first spoken, it is applicable now and will be applicable in the future.   

Gita is spoken by Bhagavan Krishna to his friend and disciple Arjuna in the middle of a battle field right before a fierce War was about to start.

What is the Symbolism for us....


Why the War?

The War was the culmination of years of conflict, bullying, unfairness, abuse, attempted murder by one set of cousins to other.  One hundred (Kaurava) was the count for the aggressors who were the sons of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari.  A mere Five (Pandava) was the count of the abused who were the sons of Pandu and Kunti. 

The father of the Pandavas (Pandu) died when they were very young, hence their uncle  Dhritarashtra was suppose to be the father and raise all 105 boys in the Palace of Hastinapur.

Many atrocities were done to Pandavas by Kauravas.  Duryodhana, the eldest of the Kauravas carried these acts (inspired by his uncle Sakuni).  The intensity of the abuse increased as they got older.

The Pandavas always followed Dharma (the right path) and never stoop down to the level of Kauravas.  Eventually Pandavas and Kauravas separated and Yudhishthira, oldest of the Pandavas became the King of a flourishing Kingdom.  The Pandavas built the kingdom from scratch and made it the Best kingdom of the time.  It's name was Indraprastha.

Duryodhana was very jealous and wanted the Kingdom of Pandavas at any cost.  His parents Dhritarashtra and Gandhari really never took any steps to stop him.  

Indraprastha was deceitfully taken away from Pandavas and many atrocities were done to them in the court of Dhritarashtra, including trying to strip naked the wife of Pandavas.  It is fair to say that all the atrocities had silent approval from Dhritarashtra all along as he was his own aspiration to see his son as the King.

Many attempts were made to resolve the conflict but failed. 

So, here we are at the onset of the War.


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