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    to get control of Hastinapura. In this passage‚ Krishna‚ an incarnation of Vishnu‚ is trying to convince Arjuna‚ the leader of the Pandavas‚ to fight against the blind king. Arjuna does not want to fight

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    in the Bhagavad Gita 2.11-2.27‚ Krishna (“the Blessed One”‚ the “One and Only”)‚ reminds Arjuna of the Hindu tradition‚ instilling upon him the fundamental dimensions of ethics‚ spirituality‚ and rituals. The Bhagavad Gita illustrates the underlying complications that arise leading up to the epic battle between two sides of a royal family‚ and the winner’s succession to the throne. In essence‚ although Arjuna finds it difficult to grasp the idea of fighting

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    THE MAHABHARATA A Chapter by Chapter summary of the great Indian epic‚ as an aid to finding passages within the original 18 Volumes. Written by Duncan Watson. 14-Dec-92 THE MAHABHARATA Translations by Kisari Mohan Ganguli and Pratap Chandra Roy. The Pratap Chandra Roy version published by Munshiram Monoharlal‚ New Delhi‚ India (Post Box 5715‚ 54 Rani Jhansi Road‚ New Delhi-55): Third edition‚ September 1972. Mahabharata was written down by the great sage Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa) about

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    Bhagavad Gita In Bhagavad Gita life has been given a sense of duty. Arjuna’s actions define the real perception of life according to Hinduism. Arjuna is ready to take vengeance concerning the injustice done by Dhritarashtra. According to Hinduism‚ people are reborn depending on their karma which is basically the cumulative effect occasioned by our actions. Life is well defined through these characters. For instance‚ Dhritarashtra fits in the very definition of life according to Hinduism. Hinduism

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    student records (particularly at the start of a new academic year when new students arrive). The Arjuna distributed system has been under development in the Department of Computing Science for many years. Arjuna’s design aims are to provide tools to assist in the construction of fault-tolerant‚ highly available distributed applications using atomic actions (atomic transactions) and replication. Arjuna offers the right set of facilities for this application‚ and its deployment would enable the University

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    Song”‚ is the dialogue between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna as the charioteer and archer enter battle in the Mahabharata. Arjuna tells Lord Krishna that he feels emotionally conflicted entering into this war since it requires him to kill his own blood‚ and engage in actions that he feels go against his beliefs as a Hindu. At this point‚ the two stop in the middle of the battlefield‚ and Lord Krishna launches into a narrative that enlightens Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of human life as defined

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    Adi-Parva‚ First Book: The Origins of the Families The story opens as Sauti‚ a storyteller returning from the snake sacrifice of King Janamejaya‚ approaches several wise men‚ or rishis‚ in the forest of Naimisha. He relates to them the Mahabharata as he has heard it from Vaisampayana‚ a disciple of the poet Vyasa. Sauti begins by recounting the death of King Parikshit of the Bharatas at the hands of Takshaka‚ aNaga‚ or snake-man. King Janamejaya‚ Parikshit’s son and successor‚ had held the snake

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    spirituality in management journals are increasing (Kale and Shrivastava‚ 2003). One of the ancient Indian spiritual text is the Bhagavad-Gita or the “Song of the Lord” ‚ which provides the essence of the Vedas‚ which was delivered by Sri Krishna to Arjuna more than 50 centuries ago in Kurukshestra‚ India. Introduction (2) The background for the Bhagavad-Gita is the epic Mahabharata. The Mahabharata was composed by Sri Vyasa Muni (son of Parasara Muni) and was written by Sri Ganesa more than

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    Hindu tradition. Therefore‚ the text portrays the main character Arjuna‚ when he is about to leave to go into battle against the Kauravas. The Gita dates back from 1000 and 700 B.C.E‚ and was written in sanskrit‚ but is now translated into most common languages. The Gita‚ is the conversation prior to the battle. In the text ‚ Arjuna‚ the son of Krishna‚ was having a conversation on why Arjuna should fight in the battle. However‚ Arjuna did not comprehend why he had to fight‚ therefore ‚ he thought

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    several years. This text is an excerpt from The Mahabharta. The Bhagavad Gita is located on a battlefield where two cousins‚ Arjuna and Krishna‚ are waging war on each other‚ and one cousin must chose between warrior dharma and family dharma. This can be seen as an allegory of the human struggle deciphering between wrong and right. The conversation between Krishna and Arjuna is what complies the Gita and records the ways and beliefs of Hindus. The Bhagavad Gita also

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