![]() From the stand point of true nature of Ātmā ( ādhyātmika-dṛśṭi), Bhīṣma and others are immortal.Thereafter, Kṛṣṇa gives different reasons to establish that Arjuna has to fight this war: He points out that all the problems of Arjuna are because of delusion caused by ignorance, for wise men never have a problem (11). Kṛṣṇa straightway attacks Arjuna’s idea that war is going to harm Bhīṣma or himself. Now that the guru-śiṣya relationship has been struck, the teaching can begin (10). Thus, Arjuna becomes a śiṣya by surrendering to Lord Kṛṣṇa. He has to surrender completely to a guru to get out of this fundamental problem (8). ![]() His weakness of attachment is a fundamental problem which cannot be solved by superficial methods (9).Ģ. This leads to the two important discoveries:ġ. (2, 3), Arjuna analyses the situation further. In the beginning of the second chapter we see the turning point in Arjuna. Independently analyzing the problem, he comes to the conclusion that withdrawing from the war is the only solution. ![]() ![]() In the first chapter, Arjuna was shown to be completely immersed in grief ( śoka) caused by attachment ( rāga) and delusion ( moha). ![]()
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