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The blind King Dhritarashtra asks Sanjaya to recount to him what happened when his family the Kauravas gathered to fight the Pandavas for control of Hastinapura. His family isn't the rightful heir to the kingdom, but they have assumed control, and Dhritarashtra is trying to preserve it for his son Duryodhana. Sanjaya tells of Arjuna, who has come as leader of the Pandavas to take back his kingdom, with Sri Krishna as his charioteer. The Gita is the conversation between Krishna and Arjuna leading up to the battle.

Arjuna doesn't want to fight. He doesn't understand why he has to shed his family's blood for a kingdom that he doesn't even necessarily want. In his eyes, killing his evil and killing his family is the greatest sin of all. He casts…

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Posted By rosemary w #225773 at Jan 20, 2012 5:22 AM

Why is it significant that Lord Krishna is driving the chariot?

I under that Arjuna chose Krishna as his charioteer and adviser and not to lead his vast army. That Arjuna chose to have Krishn'a knowlege, wisdom, and counse; over the army. But is there any significance to the fact that Krishna was driving the chariot?

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Posted By sandra b #42574 at Jun 13, 2007 11:30 PM

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Posted By peter c #215053 at Nov 22, 2011 5:12 PM

has the bhagavad gita ever been updated from its spiritual sources?

spiritual literature such as the bible or Qu'ran are sometimes displaced over time by a later discourse delivered to another person or persons.

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