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 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Srirangasri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/VkWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! 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