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The present effort of narrating the Bhagvad - Gita is in the continuation of many previous efforts of giving the mankind the real meaning of Gita to make their life better. Here in this effort We will try to give explanations for most of the original verses of Srimad Bhagvat Gita.Srimad Bhagvat Gita was narrated by Lord Krishna in the Battlefield of Mahabharata (The Greatest war ever hap penned in this material world) in the battle field of kurukshetra. The war of those days were fought differently as they are fought today. Those were war on principles . That the armies would start fighting with the break of the dawn and with the dusk the war used to come to a halt after which they were no more enemies and soldiers of both armies would sit together eat together and will be close to each other till the outbreak of next dawn.
Grounds of war /Setting the scene: - In fact Srimad Bhagvat Gita is a chapter of the MAHABHARTA Epic Sanskrit history of the ancient world. Around five thousands years ago this greatest ever fought battle happened on the battle field of Kurukshetra, in the beginning of that Lord Krishna spoke Bhagvad-gita to his friend and devotee Arjuna. their discourse one of the greatest philosophical and religious dialogues known to men- took place just before the onset of war, a great fratricidal conflict between the hundred sons of Dhratrashtra and on the opposite side their cousins the Pandavas, or sons of Pandu.
Backstory:- Dhratrashtra and Pandu were brothers born in Kuru dynasty Descending from King Bharata, former ruler of the earth. Beacause Dhratrashtra the eleder brother was born blind the throne that otherwise would have been his was passed down to the younger brother Pandu.
When Pandu died at an early age hisn five children came under the care of Dhratrashtra who was the made an officiating king. Thus the sons of Dhratrashtra known as kaurvaas ands sons of Pandu known as Pandavas all were brought up in the same royal household. All were trained in the military arts by the expert Drona and counseled by the revered grandfather of the clan Bhisma.
But there was another side of the story. The blind and weak minded Dhratrashtra wanted his own sons not those of panduyto inherit the kingdom. So Duryodhana, with dhratrashtra's consent, plotted many times to kill the young sons of Pandu. But it was only by careful protection of their uncle Vidur and cousin Lord Krishna that the pandavad were saved every time.
Ultimately, however the clever Duryodhan challenged the pandavas to a gambling match. In the course of that fateful tournament, Duryodhana and his brothers took possession of Draupdi the chaste and devoted wife of pandavas and insultingle tried to strip her naked ibefore the entire assembly of princes and kings. This was the divine intervention of Lord Krishna that saved her but the gambling which was rigged cheated the pandavas of theis kingdomand forced them into thirteen years of exile.
Upon returning from the exile the pandavas rightfully requested their kingdom from Duryodhana, who bluntly refused to yield it. Dutybound as princes to serve in public administration the five pandavas reduced their request to a nere five villages . But Duryodhana arrogantly replied that he wouldn't spare them enopugh land into which they can drive a needle-head. This made the war inevitable.
Nonetheless as the princes of the world divided some siding with the sons of dhratrashtra, others with the pandavas, Krishna himself took the role of an ambassador for the pandavas and went to the court of Dhratrashtra to plead for peace. When his pleas were refused war was now certain.
Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, offered to entered the war according to the desire of the antagonists. As god he would not personally fight but whoever so desired might avail himself of Krishnas army and other side could have Krishna himself as an advisotr and helper. Duryodhana the political genius snatched at Krishnas armed forces while the Pandavas were equally eager to have Krishna himself.
In this way Krishna became the charioteer of Arjuna, Taking it upon Himself to drive fabled bowman's chariot. This brings us to the point at which Bhagvad-Gita begins, with the two armies arrayed ready for combat .
From now onwards every day we will be writing and explaininbg the slokas of srimadbhagvadgita.
and the methodololgy will be fist the sloka then the meaning thereafter it will be followed by explanations
Ultimately, however the clever Duryodhan challenged the pandavas to a gambling match. In the course of that fateful tournament, Duryodhana and his brothers took possession of Draupdi the chaste and devoted wife of pandavas and insultingle tried to strip her naked ibefore the entire assembly of princes and kings. This was the divine intervention of Lord Krishna that saved her but the gambling which was rigged cheated the pandavas of theis kingdomand forced them into thirteen years of exile.
Upon returning from the exile the pandavas rightfully requested their kingdom from Duryodhana, who bluntly refused to yield it. Dutybound as princes to serve in public administration the five pandavas reduced their request to a nere five villages . But Duryodhana arrogantly replied that he wouldn't spare them enopugh land into which they can drive a needle-head. This made the war inevitable.
Nonetheless as the princes of the world divided some siding with the sons of dhratrashtra, others with the pandavas, Krishna himself took the role of an ambassador for the pandavas and went to the court of Dhratrashtra to plead for peace. When his pleas were refused war was now certain.
Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, offered to entered the war according to the desire of the antagonists. As god he would not personally fight but whoever so desired might avail himself of Krishnas army and other side could have Krishna himself as an advisotr and helper. Duryodhana the political genius snatched at Krishnas armed forces while the Pandavas were equally eager to have Krishna himself.
In this way Krishna became the charioteer of Arjuna, Taking it upon Himself to drive fabled bowman's chariot. This brings us to the point at which Bhagvad-Gita begins, with the two armies arrayed ready for combat .
From now onwards every day we will be writing and explaininbg the slokas of srimadbhagvadgita.
and the methodololgy will be fist the sloka then the meaning thereafter it will be followed by explanations
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