Commentary on the Bhagavadgita: 2-3. Swami Krishnananda.
================================================================================================ Wednesday 12, February 2025, 09:00. Commentary on the Bhagavadgita: 2-3. Discourse 2: The First Chapter – Visada Yoga, the Yoga of the Dejection of the Spirit-3. Swami Krishnananda ================================================================================ Questions arose in the mind of Arjuna: “Is it proper to stand against the very same constituents that are also the constituents of my personality? That is to say, can I fight against my own relatives? Is it ethically sanctioned?” In a family, is it permissible or ethical if one member attacks another member? The Kuru family included all the Kauravas and all the Pandavas, and in this attitude of military onslaught it appears as if a large family is fighting against itself, like a house divided against itself. Is this ethically permissible and of any practical utility at all? It looks like patricide, homicide, and any kind of 'ci...