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| Nov 13, 2006 1:07 pm |
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re: re: re: re: Sanadhana Dharma Part III |
Ganesh Ram
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Salil, my question on your interpretation was genuine.
Before I start most of what I am going to say is my own view. It is not to hurt anyone's feeling. Nor do I want anyone to change theirs.
It is nice how you have addresed arjuna as bharatha. This is why I asked you for your interpretation. Many of us know Arjuna as Arjuna and not bharatha.
The whole thing about Krishna's role in Mahabaratha from my POV (point of view)is that he is human as arjuna or others are and is bound to make judgement that might not be correct. The verse puts him as a superhuman who knows everything. And yet at a later day he is killed by his own clan for something he had done in his earlier days.
And in between mahabartha and his demise a lot of things happened. He had to move people out of dwaraka, his abode, elsewhere because the sea was engulfing the city. And his own clan had lots of infighting which he did not solve. He could have being the victory proponent of Mahabartha but he did not.
Also, arjuna showed the greatest passion. A passion to his enemy. The incident is well rendered in one of Anoop Jalota songs. This is in Hindi( or one of its variant).When Arjuna puts his bow and arrow down and goes to Krishna and asks,
"What will I gain by breaking my own home?".
Clearly shows how less enemity is in Arjuna's heart. But Krishna had already planned. He cannot back off now. So he give Arjuna that pep talk with a lot of abstraction.
My response to your statement is not a cross-examination at all. But rather is my way of saying that it is Time and Nature that heals one's heart. Clearly I have not been abusive or against people who follow a faith.
No I have not been thrown into jail and whiplashed.
No my life has not been turned 180 degrees by someone else treachery.
Yes I have lost near and dear ones for cancer, natural disasters and have witnessed the struggle of kids trying to cope up with the loss more than once.In those periods it has been the Time and the nature of those good samaritans that have helped.
You see Salil, you are trying to push the concept of "faith in god". I never did about mine nor have I asked anyone not to have the faith.
From where I stand , the concept of god is human made. It did not exist when man started writing about the Nature in SD. As we started settling down, we needed certain way of life to be in a society. The concept of god was an excellent tool to achieve that social cohesiveness. Private Reply to Ganesh Ram (new win) |
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