![]() ![]() In the second chapter Krishna urged Arjuna to shed unmanliness. Not only dereliction of duty, but also helping the anti socials to thrive. If a judge suddenly refuses to pass death sentence on all hard core murderers or a soldier in the front line refuses to handle gun or rifle saying that it a sin to kill people, then it is dereliction of duties. Arjuna was ready to derelict from his duty but Krishna convinced him that he would not incur any sin by killing his own near and dear in the battle field. But Krishna said it to Arjuna who refused to fight. This will serve as a good motto for any youth. Of the four uttisthatas in the Bhagavad Gita, the most famous one is One can follow it in the mundane world and succeed in life or in the spiritual world and attain Mukti/final release. It is a powerful command having meaning at two levels. Uttisthata jagrata prapya varan nibodhata (Katha 1.3.14) is the actual line used by Swami Vivekananda. Arise! Awake and Stop not till the goal is reached! It is taken from the Katha Upanishad. This is Swami Vivekananda’s favourite slogan as well. I can count at least four UTTISTHAs in the Bhagavad Gita. How many times did Krishna say UTTISTHA (Arise) to Arjuna and Why? Research article No.1441 Dated 27th November 2014. Research paper written by London Swaminathan ![]()
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