friends‚ family‚ and many other familiar faces across the way from him. He becomes overcome with confusion and decides the throne is not worth the bloodshed. The god Vishnu in the shape of his chariot driver‚ Lord Krishna‚ explains to Arjuna that he should stick to his duty and fight. Krishna gives Arjuna five reasons as to why he should fight and why he will not have bad karma from taking part in the war. He explains that the self is eternal‚ and therefore you cannot actually kill someone. Also‚ that
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as he learns from Krishna what it means to be‚ and what path he should take. In this society an individual has a duty‚ his dharma which he must follow to keep society and the existence in order. Arjuna is does not want to fight his own relatives‚ and then Krishna becomes his counsel. Krishna tells Arjuna that he has no reason to grieve for his opponents‚ he tells Arjuna: “Just as the embodied self enters childhood‚ youth‚ and old age‚ so does it enter another body” (33). Krishna is a God telling
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DANCE ELEMENTS RELATED WITH MYTHOLOGICAL STORIES INTRODUCTION OF KATHAK The word ‘Kathak’ comes from the root katha‚ which means story- telling. Literal meaning of the word kathak is related to katha‚ the art of story-telling‚ “Katha Kahe So Kathaka Kahave”‚ which means “one who tells a story is a story-teller”. According to M. Monier Williams‚ Katha denotes conversation‚ story‚ speech‚ tale or fable. Katha also means to ‘ sing in praise’‚ ‘to say or inform something’. Thus‚ kathakars were originally
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would somehow doubt and think about neglecting his obligations‚ due to the unbearable fact that he has to kill his own flesh and blood. But God somehow enlightened him‚ through the words of his good friend Krishna (one of the avatars of the God Vishnu). And through their heart-to-heart talk Krishna‚ somehow elucidated him about his moral duties as a member of the ksatria. That he must fulfill what his caste requires him to do and disregard any worldly desire or biases that comes along the way. Thus
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Hastinapura. Throughout the course of the Gita‚ Krishna‚ a wise sage‚ continuously attempts to convince Arguna to fight the Kauravas to gain back control of Hastinapura for the Pandavas. Being the leader of the Pandavas‚ Krishna knew that it was right for Arguna to fight his family so that the power of Hastinapura can be back in the rightful owner’s hands. Through much explanation of how and why it is rightful for Arguna to fight against his family‚ Krishna eventually convinces Arguna
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over their families’ kingdom. The Gila is the conversation between Krishna and Arjuna leading up to the battle. Grief and pity right before the battle overcomes Arjuna‚ which is the youngest brothers’ son. The god Krishna explains to Arjuna his dharma duty to fight so he can restore his own karma. The overall themes of the text are understanding dharma‚ how to be liberated‚ and a love beyond desire. Im going to focus on how Krishna explains the path of liberation. This passage proposes stepping
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------------------------------------------------- Hindu religious festivals See also: List of Hindu festivals Govinda celebrations during the Krishna Janmaashtami festivities Hindus observe sacred occasions by festive observances. All festivals in Hinduism are predominantly religious in character and significance. Many festivals are seasonal. Some celebrate harvest and birth of God or heroes. Some are dedicated to important events in Hindu mythology. Many are dedicated toShiva and Parvati‚ Vishnu and Lakshmi and Brahma and Saraswati[1]
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Sierra Bychowski Urja Patel Damaris Period 5 AP world history 12/3/2012 Hinduism Hinduism is a religion that began in India thousands of years ago. It is the oldest‚ most complex and world’s third largest religion. The term Hindu derived from Sanskrit name for Indus river. It meant that those who lived on one part of the Indus river. Hinduism is a mixture of religious‚ philosophical‚ cultural ideas and practices that originated in India. Hinduism is one of the most unique religions. It
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The Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna‚ narrated in the Bhishma-Parva of the Mahabharata. It comprises eighteen chapters of a total of 701 Sanskrit verses. Considerable matter has been condensed and compressed within these verses. On the battle-field of Kurukshetra‚ Lord Krishna‚ during the course of His most interesting and instructive talk with Arjuna‚ revealed the profound‚ sublime and soul-stirring spiritual truths‚ and expounded to him the rare secrets of Yoga‚ Vedanta
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Mahabharata epic. Once‚ Lord Krishna hurt his hand while fighting Shishupala‚ a man who had committed several heinous acts. When this happened‚ Draupadi‚ the wife of the Pandava brothers‚ rushed to cover the wound by tearing a piece of her sari and tying it around Lord Krishna’s hand. In return for her kind gesture‚ the Lord asked what she would like. Draupadi replied by saying she only desired His Divine presence at every moment of her life. From that moment on‚ Lord Krishna told Draupadi that
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