The Mistery of Belicena Villca
– I remember one day --Uncle Kurt continued-- when I was reading the Bhagavad-Ghita 28 , Vedic writing belonging to the great epic of the Mahabarata , mythical war that involved men , Angels and Gods in the fight and of whose memory the ancient Aryans of India wrote and compiled .
The Ghita is about the battle that the hero Arjuna must fight to regain the throne , usurped by his cousin . Arjuna is a member of the warrior caste or a Kshatriya and next to him is Sri Krishna , incarnation of God Vishnu .
In the first part called " Arjuna ' s Sorrow ", Arjuna moves with his chariot in front of the enemy army , checking that with his cousin have lined up a large part of his relatives and friends :
26 . – Then , Arjuna saw there his uncles , great-uncles , instructors , maternal uncles , nephews , grandnephews , parents-in-law , friends and Comrades .
27 . -- Seeing the relatives and friends gathered there , Arjuna felt great compassion and very sorry , said the following : 28 . -- 30 . – Arjuna said : Oh Krishna !, seeing those relatives eager to fight , my body limbs fail me , my mouth is dry , I am trembling , my body shudders , my skin burns , I can ' t hold the bow . I can ' t stand up , my mind is in a whirl . Oh Sri Krishna !, I see signs of bad omen .
31 . – 34 . --I do not see what good can I achieve , killing my relatives in the war . Oh Krishna ! I do not want victory , nor sovereignty , nor pleasures . Oh Govinda ! Of what use would be sovereignty , pleasures , even life itself , when my instructors , uncles , children , great-uncles , maternal uncles , parents-in-law , grandchildren , brothers-in-law and other relatives for whom we wish these happinesses , are gathered here to fight , having given up their property , and even their lives ?
35 . – Oh Madhusudana ! ( Krishna ) even if they kill me , I don ' t want to kill them , neither to reign in this World , nor for the sovereignty of the three Worlds .
36 . – 37 . – Oh Yanardana ! ( Krishna ) what pleasure would we have in killing the Dharta- Rashtras ? It would be a sinful act to kill those aggressors . For that , we must not destroy our relatives , the Dharta-Rashtras . Oh Madhaya ! ( Krishna ) how could we be happy , killing our own relatives ?
38 . – 39 . --Although they , with their minds dominated by greed , do not see any evil in destroying the relatives , nor sin in being hostile to friends , why , Oh Yanardana !, we who see the great evil that is born from the destruction of the relatives , don ' t give up committing that sin ?
47 . --Saying this , Arjuna threw his bow and arrows and , with a very sore heart , he remained seated in his chariot .
In the second part of the Ghita , called " The Path of Discernment ", Sri Krishna answers Arjuna ' s disturbing and anguished questions .
1 . --To him ( Arjuna ) who was thus dejected with sorrow and compassion , with eyes full of tears and with a confused mind , Madhusudana ( Krishna ) said the following :
2 . --Said the Blessed Lord : At this critical moment , Oh Arjuna ! where does that unworthy non-Aryan weakness come from , abject and contrary to the attainment of celestial life ? 3 . --Do not behave like a eunuch , Oh Partha !; that is unworthy of you ; throw away that weakness of heart and stand up , Oh fulminator of the enemies !
Sri Krishna then advises Arjuna to follow the " Path of Action ” ( or Karma yoga ) and fulfill his Dharma , that is , with the destiny of the Kshatriya which is to present battle and fight for justice without worrying ( a priori ) for the outcome of the battle , nor by the fate of the enemy ( even if they are relatives and friends ).
31 . --Considering your duty , you shouldn ' t hesitate either , because for a Kshatriya there is no better fate than fighting for a just cause .
32 . --Oh Partha ! ( Arjuna ), they are really fortunate those Kshatriyas who are presented with the opportunity to fight such a war , that opens the gates of Heaven for them .
33 . --But , if you don ' t fight in this just war , you won ' t respond to your reputation , you will fail in your duty and commit a sin .
This must be so , says Sri Krishna , because reality is Maya , illusion , and the " confrontation " is circumstantial , only perceptible to those who feel " confronted ". On a superior , spiritual plane , the oppositions are resolved , the clashes are pure illusion . The Spirit cannot kill or die , that ' s why Sri Krishna says :
28 Bhagavad-Gita : " Song of God " in Sanskrit . Holy Book of India .
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