1st Chapter

1st Chapter:



In this chapter Arjun is perplexed and dejected to see that the teachers who taught him to fight and all other lessons of life were in front of him an all around him to be fought with and be killed to win the war. What to do? Did he had to fight those respected and loved ones, for whom he would have not hesitate to sacrifice his own life or escape the war proving that the teaching what he had got of fighting ruthlessly, had all gone in vain thus humiliating his own family, ancestors and teachers?

In this chapter Arjun yet did not understand who Shree Krishna was. In C1V21 he is commanding THE BHAGAWAN to place his chariot at a place so that he could see well the other warriors. Then he saw the relatives and friends present in the both sides who would die in the war. Had he not seen that while the planning and preparation was going on? That time he was thinking that the war would be justified and only way left and now he is thinking and hesitating that the war would destroy the whole clan itself. He was crying and repenting to overlook the consequences of the war.

Arjun being the best person of that time in every respect, was also perplexed at the verge of the most important event of life. We notice his dilemma and his physical symptoms especially perspiration, tremor, mouth drying etc. which we also go through at our grave moments of tension. He is taking decision impulsively of not fighting the battle. Being a person of great wisdom, courage and experience he is bewildered to see that he would have to fight against his own people. It is appearing to him that by wining or loosing the battle he himself would be the looser.

He is taking a decision of not to take part in the war. Is he not behaving like an emotional child? Or may be like a grown up dignified person who for his own interest would never hart others. This behavior is not unknown to us. We always see this happen with ourselves. Even being a great person and warrior Arjun was no different from us.