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Let me introduce myself as a Bhakta of Lord Krishna.   I am no vidwaan of
the scriptures.   But I have heard a lot of pravachans from authorised
sources and established Vaishnava acharyas and Jagadguru Shri Kripaluji
Maharaja, the 5th living Jagadguru in this world today.

Before you read any book please ensure that you are reading books of Bhaktas
and/ or authorised Vaishnava acharyas who have been preferably in the
disciplic succession from Lord Krishna, himself who is the original knower
of the Geeta and other works.   There are many unauthorised translations and
commentaries on the Geeta by Non-bhaktas and pseudo bhaktas who pollute the
mind and intellect of the readers because their own brains are polluted.
You can understand the Geeta only if you read books and spiritual literature
written by a devotee attached with one of the established Sampradayas like
the Brahma Sampradaya, Lakshmi Sampradaya, Rudra Sampradaya or the Kumara
Sampradaya.   Reading unauthorised commentaries will not only mislead a
novice but also drive him to take the path of atheism under the cover of
`being logical and rational'.   Such persons end up in life as aimless
agnostics.

Although I am not an expert on the Geeta or the Mahabharata, I have only
learnt from hearing passively the words of wisdom from Bhaktas.   Let me try
answering your questions and you please respond with your reactions -
whether or not the answers are convincing.

Before I start answering your questions, let me give you an introduction.
God and Mahapurush (his great empowered devotees) appear in this world to
teach the people (the commoners) how to live and how to do Bhakti and how to
go back to the Kingdom of God.   Their actions may not be understood by the
ordinary people but it has various meanings and their actions and words are
beyond human intellect.

God takes an avataar to do certain work.   He says in the Gita :

        parithranaya sadhunaam, vinashaya cha dushkritaam
        dharmasansthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge    (Geeta Ch. 4)

 Meaing :   I appear in every Yuga to deliver the bhaktas (Sadhus or pious
people) and to annihilate the miscreants and also to restablish the
principles of religion.

This answers probably all your questions.

First,  if he had himself changed with his power the mind of Duryodana,
there would have been no war.   How can then the world be shown as to how to
deal with  demons and wicked people ?  How could he have enacacted the
Guruleela and retold the Knowledge of the Gita to Arjuna, who was His friend
and devotee ?  (He had earlier told this Gita to Vivaswan the Sun God -
mention of this is made in the opening verses of Chapter 4 - B Gita).

Lord Krishna is the Lord of all Dharma ie. types of religion and their
practices.   The Kauravas are pictures of adharma (irreligion).  They had
cheated the Pandavas in the game of dice;  insulted Draupati in front of the
entire Sabha of the King and even the the elders like Bhisma, Drona and
Kripacharya did nothing to stop this disgrace.    Thus there is no sense in
showing mercy to established and confirmed tyrants.   Speaking a lie in the
war is only very very small act.  Again, when it comes from Lord Krishna
there is no need to verify it.   There is no Dharma beyond God.  Infact
Dharma and Dharmic practices lead one to God.   

Ans No.3 :   The war was not fought because it could not be avoided.   It
was fought so that it will be a role model for all future generations to
follow.   Lord Krishna says in the Gita 
        (` Na me partahsthi kartavyam, thrishu lokeshu kinchana'
           Nanavapthavapthavyam vartha eva cha karmani)  

I have not got any duty (no work to do compulsorily) in either of the three
worlds but still I  engage in work for the sake of motivating people to work
and keep people going.

Thus the war was simply enacted to show the world that all Adharma will be
vanquished ulltimately whatever be its strength.   Again, all the Pandavas
who eternal allys or Bhaktas of the Lord had nothing to gain from the
Kingdom.   They are eternal friends of God and want to be that way.   Why
would they compromise for a lesser pleasure ie. the Kingdom on the earth?
That Krishna and His kingdom are much much superior and more blissful and
pleasureful  than earthly Kingdom need not be mentioned in the first place.
That is why they renounced their Kingdom at the end of such a hard-fought
war.

Your next question of Heaven or Hell are also inferior to the association of
Lord Krishna.   Heaven and hell are the results of Good and bad karmas but
the result of akarmas (for the pleasure of Krishna or as per  His orders or
the orders of His Bhaktas) is the Kingdom of God which is nothing but God
personified.   God realization is the ultimate goal of all Jeevatmas.

I hope I have answered your questions.   Still if you have specific
questions, please e-mail them to me.   

Please remember that the first qualification for a person to read the
Bhagavad Gita is to be a devotee of Lord Krishna.  Others are advised
strictly not to go anywhere near the Gita.  This is mentioned clearly in the
18th chapter of the Gita.` Perfection of Renunciation'

Regards

B Hariharan Sharma      




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