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Chapter 2
Something Noteworthy Regarding This Section
In this section of eight verses from the thirty-first to the thirty-eighth Lord Krsna has disclosed several variegated feelings.
- While delivering a discourse or explaining a subject, the beginning should deal with positive aspects, the middle with negative aspects and the conclusion should again deal with positive aspects. In this context also, Lord Krsna in the thirty-first and thirty-second verses, explains the favourable consequences of discharging one's duty; in the middle from the thirty-third to the thirty-sixth verses, He explains the adverse consequences of not performing one's duty; and again concludes, in the thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth verses, by explaining the favourable consequences of discharging the duty and orders Arjuna to act accordingly.
- In these verses, Lord Krsna has also clarified the doubts arising in the mind of Arjuna. For example Arjuna says, "I don't foresee any good, ensuing from the slaughter of kinsmen" (1/31). Lord Krsna replies in 2/31, "There is nothing more welcome to a man of the warrior class, than a righteous war." In 1/37 Arjuna says,"How can we, by killing our kinsmen, be happy?" Lord Krsna replies in 2/32, "Happy are the Ksatriyas who get the opportunity of waging such an, unsolicited warfare." In 1/44 Arjuna says, "The consequence of the war will lead to hell." In 2/32,37 Lord Krsna says, "The war is an open gateway to heaven." In 1/36 Arjuna says, "Sin alone will accrue to us by waging the war and by slaying them." Lord Krsna replies in 2/33, "If you do not wage such a righteous war and abandon your duty, you will incur sin." In 1/40 Arjuna says, "The result of the war will be that impiety will take hold of the entire family." Lord Krsna in 2/33 says, "If you do not wage such a righteous war, you will abandon your duty viz., righteousness."
- In 2/5 Arjuna insists and says, "It is better to live on alms, than to wage war." Therefore, Lord Krsna in 2/38, orders him to wage war. Uddhava had a desire to live with Lord Krsna. So Lord Krsna directed him to go to the northern mountains and do penance there (Srimadbhiigavata 11/29/41). It means that,desire of any type is an obstacle to salvation.
- In these verses Lord Krsna has explained in details some of the things which were referred to in brief, in the second and third verses of this chapter. For example earlier the expression 'anaryajustam' (it is shunned by noble souls) was used, hem the expression 'dharntyaddhi yuddhacchrcyo nyat' (any other thing more welcome than a righteous war) has been used. There the term 'asvargyam (not leading to heaven), was used here the expression 'svargadvaramapavrtam, (an open gateway to heaven), has been used. There the term 'akirtikaram not bringing fame was used, here the expression 'akirtim capi bhutani kathayisyanti te'vyayam (all creatures will even recount your undying infamy) has been used. There, Lord Krsna ordered Arjuna to fight by using the expression 'tyaktvottistha parantapa' here, also, He orders him the fight by using the expression 'taco yuddhaya yujyasva'.
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