The Self Cannot Be Killed: Krishna’s First Great Teaching to Arjuna
The armies of the Pandavas and Kauravas stood facing one another across the field of
Bhagavad Gita explained
The armies of the Pandavas and Kauravas stood facing one another across the field of
Aranmula is associated with Arjuna. The legend says that Arjuna, burdened by the moral weight of the Kurukshetra war and especially by the killing of Karna, sought spiritual atonement. Though Karna was his enemy on the battlefield, the manner of his death — while he was struggling with his chariot wheel and was not in full fighting posture — created a dharmic unease in Arjuna’s mind. To purify himself and return to the higher path of devotion, Arjuna is believed to have installed the image of Krishna here.
A very practical lesson from the Gita is to reconnect action with purpose. When people lose touch with why something matters, they delay it more easily. Meaning strengthens discipline. If a task feels empty, resistance increases.
Depression, despair, and emotional exhaustion are not unique to the modern age. Human beings across
Patience is not mere waiting. It is disciplined endurance, moral steadiness, and clarity of vision
t speaks directly to the kind of fear modern people experience every day — fear of failure, fear of judgment, fear of loss, and fear of the unknown.
Krishna’s message is not rigid fatalism; it is clarity. Every leader occupies a defined space of responsibility. A judge must judge. A soldier must protect. A leader must decide.
Launching the e-book version of Swami Chidbhavananda Ji’s Bhagvad Gita, the Prime Minister lauded the efforts to bring out e-book version as this would connect more youngsters with the noble thoughts of the Gita.Traditions and technology have merged, said the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi released a Manuscript with commentaries by 21 scholars on shlokas of Srimad Bhagavadgita. Jammu & Kashmir Lt. Governor Shri Manoj Sinha was also present on the occasion along with Dr Karan Singh, the Chairman Trustee of Dharmarth Trust, J&K..
The Major General further said that Bhagavad Gita contains instructions which are usually imparted on the battlefield.