SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA - Esamskriti.com

Thus for learning and living the Gita, the Arjuna-Syndrome is the initial Sadhana, apre-requisite and hence his grief is considered as Yoga.4. Why in the courts of law in India does one take the oath by putting one’s hand onthe Gita and not on the other scriptures like the Ramayana?The main reason for this practice is that the avatar of Krishna is considered asPurnavatar i.e. a complete and perfect incarnation. Krishna is multi-dimensional,touching all aspects of human personality while Rama is a maryada purushottam. Thedictionary meanings of the word maryada are mark, landmark, boundary, limit, end,goal, strictly defined relation, bounds of morality, moral law. Thus maryadapurushottam implies a uni-dimensional nature possessing one note and hence itsappeal is bound by the limits of such nature while Krishna’s appeal is universal. Athief, a dancer, a Gopika, a cow-herd, a warrior, an enemy, a rakshasa and of course ajnani, a saint uniformly are crazy about him from their own points of view.Krishna is like an orchestra where many instruments are simultaneously played andeach one is bound to fall in love with the note emanating from the instrument he likes.That is the reason why all people like some part of Krishna and nobody knows thewhole of Him as the Gita itself says. To put it in terms of music performances, Ramatattva is like a solo performance while Krishna tattva is like a jugalbandi with a boutof sawal-jawab.Generally only disputants go to the courts of Law. If anybody really swears by orbelieves in Rama he would never go there. For him courts are redundant. But a personcoming before a court can love Krishna because Krishna is accessible even to thesinners and opens the doors for criminals also as the Gita puts it. Therefore it is thepractice to use the Gita text for the purpose of taking oath. However, opinions on thispoint may differ.Points to Ponder1. Explain the significance of the background in which the message of Gita wasdelivered by Sri Krishna.2. Explain the psychological condition of Duryodhana in the battlefield.3. What was the reason for Arjuna's grief and despondency?4. What were the arguments put forward by Arjuna to support his view for notfighting the battle?5. Explain the central philosophy of the Gita.6. Short notes on:a) Dharmakshetra-Kurukshetrab) Panchajanyac) Devadattad) Significance of Arjuna's chariot and its charioteere) Arjuna syndrome and Krishna cure.Next time we shall take up Chapter 2.HARIH OM