Krishna Persuades Arjuna To Fight : Episode 130

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Recap of Previous Episode :

Krishna urges Karna to join the Pandavas, but Karna refuses out of unwavering loyalty to Duryodhana. Vyasa grants divine sight to Sanjaya so he can narrate the war to Dhritarashtra. As the armies take their positions, Arjuna collapses in despair and refuses to fight, unable to face his loved ones on the battlefield.

Krishna speaks with calm authority. The warrior’s fear, he explains, is born from attachment to the body, not from the truth of the atma. Weapons cannot pierce the soul. Fire cannot burn it. Water cannot wet it. Wind cannot dry it. The soul is eternal, changing bodies like garments. The body falls; the atma moves on.

The Duties of a Kshatriya

When Arjuna questions the righteousness of killing revered elders, Krishna asks, “Who are you?”

Arjuna replies: Kunti’s son, Drona’s disciple, a kshatriya.

Krishna explains that all these roles arise from one identity — and with it comes duty. To uphold dharma. To protect justice. To stand against adharma even when the world remains silent, just as the Kaurava warriors remained silent when Draupadi was humiliated. If Arjuna withdraws now, dharma will collapse and society will rot.
“Rise, Arjuna. Fight.
If you win, dharma triumphs.
If you fall in battle, even death will be victory — and heaven your reward.”

Act Without Attachment

Arjuna worries that war brings only destruction. Krishna teaches the essence of karma yoga:
Perform action without calculating gain or loss.
Do what must be done — without desire, fear, or despair.

Life is action; no living being can remain without doing karma. When actions are performed with clarity, without craving for results, they become pure — karma sanyasa. Such action liberates. Krishna reveals that He Himself is a karma yogi, acting always for the welfare of the world.

The Eternal Teacher

Krishna reveals another profound truth:
He taught this wisdom first to Surya, then to Manu, and then to Ikshvaku.
He remembers all His births; Arjuna does not. Whenever adharma rises dangerously, He incarnates to restore balance.

The Vision of the Cosmic Form

To dispel all doubt, Krishna grants Arjuna divya drishti. Arjuna beholds the Vishwaroopa, the universe blazing within Krishna — countless forms, countless worlds, creation and destruction within a single cosmic breath. Overwhelmed, he pleads to see Krishna’s gentle human form once again.

Krishna returns to it, but His command is firm:
“Surrender all doubt. Place your trust in Me. Pick up your bow and fight.”

Arjuna lifts his Gandiva. Krishna prepares to blow the Panchajanya.

The war is about to begin.

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