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Purushottam because he attained complete enlightenment and attained final liberation. Lord Rama became Parmatma( supreme Self). Lord Krishna cannot be called Parmatma; He is considered God( Bhagwan; Lord). He has not attained final moksha yet. He is going to be a Tirthankara in the next cycle of twenty-four Tirthankaras and then he will attain final moksha. Why do they call Lord Krishna absolute Purushottam? It is just to give significance and importance to the one who is present. Those who have gone to moksha cannot do anything for us. It is only the One who is still present in the universe who may make a connection for us and get our work done. Devaki, Balaram and Krishna, all three are going to be Tirthankaras of the same family. His nephew, Lord Neminath, became the twenty-second Tirthankara. His whole family was of dark complexion; great men were born in that!
Mystery of Gita in just two words!
Questioner: Why did Lord Krishna tell Arjun to fight the battle of Mahabharata?
Dadashri: At that moment Lord Krishna was the nimit for these words. Arjun was overcome with worldly attachment. In spite of having the duty( dharma) of a Kshatriya( those meant to perform the role of a warrior), he was overcome with attachment( moha) for his brothers and teachers who were posing as his enemies. To remove this delusion, Lord Krishna cautioned Arjun and said,“ Remove your illusion. Come to Your dharma. Be the Self. Do not become the doer or the non-doer of karma.” Lord Krishna knew‘ vyavasthit’ and so whatever he uttered was within the laws of vyavasthit, but people do not understand this and so they question why the Lord being a Gnani would say,“ Kill them all.” This instruction was applicable for that moment, but it was not an instruction for the duration of his entire life. Seeing all his relatives around him, Arjun was overcome with attachment and affection. Lord Krishna knew