tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772346993601725584.post6880757712950842226..comments2023-10-29T04:38:04.003-07:00Comments on Bhagavad Gita: Canto I : Arjuna's GriefCalcuttahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070070371730319966noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772346993601725584.post-426569769402987202010-08-04T15:25:51.901-07:002010-08-04T15:25:51.901-07:00Mbh is highly symmetrical- as it must be to conser...Mbh is highly symmetrical- as it must be to conserve karma and dharma- thus the first step in analyzing Arjuna's Vishaada is to find the equal and opposite passage- viz. one where Krishna stops Arjuna from killing his kin (viz. Yuddhishtra).<br />Furthermore, since Mbh always tries to bring 3 characters into a symmetrical, relatively equal situation, we should notice that Arjuna had received chakshushi vidya (second sight) while of course Krishna Devakiputra (in Chandogya Up) is famous for this.<br />Thus, a special situation- Greeks would call it epochee- is created which by itself has great psychological resonances. <br />However, except in that phenomenological state or pivotal situation,meaning of Gita is changed by information previously or subsequently mentioned in Mbh.<br />Using rules of symmetry these episodes can be high lighted and co-related in the mind- thus making Mbh. an intellectually and emotionally pleasurable source of mental contemplation while going about our mundane affairs.windwheelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18099651877551933295noreply@blogger.com