Explanation

Here we can witness Arjuna’s mental hallucination as he transformed from a great warrior to a pitiful, weak, and defenseless individual. Arjuna was desperate to get out of the unpleasant circumstance he had found himself in, so his mind came up with a variety of justifications for his escape, including making it “useful.” As he threw away his weapons and sat down on his chariot in the middle of the battlefield, his body language shows his state of mind.

Arjuna’s reluctance to fighting the war had reached a pinnacle point. He’d given in to his grief and sank into a terrible depression. His failure of duty was induced by his own material attachments, which he created.

Verse & What We Can Learn

When we face conflicts in life and mind loses its balance and when we need guidance we should self introspect and turn towards God & path of Dharma for right direction.

When in confusion and a negative state of mind we should always seek guidance from our higher self or at least from those who stick to the path of Dharma.

Shree Krishna wished to pass on the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita to future generations. The Lord had created this opportunity by purposefully confusing Arjuna. Arjuna presented to the Lord numerous explanations and justifications for why he should not fight this war in this chapter, and Shri Krishna expanded on why Arjuna’s arguments were improper and the path forward in later chapters.

Next, we will be moving on to Second Chapter where Lord Krishna will start to guide Arjuna.

Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…