The Bhagavad Gita - Krishna Speaks With Prince Arjuna - Hindu - Extra Mythology
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0:00 Myths are not stories that are untrue. Rather, they are tales that don't fit neatly into the historical record, which serve as a foundation to a culture.
0:12 5,000 years ago in ancient India, the royal lineage came into conflict over who should ascend to the throne. Two sets of cousins each believed they
0:22 were the rightful heirs. On one side, the Pandavas, consisting of five noble brothers. On the other, the Kauravas, the hundred sons of a blind regent.
0:32 Unable to agree on a ruler through peaceful means, the factions go to war. With the battle lines drawn and the armies mustered, it seems impossible to
0:41 tell which side will win. But the Pandavas have some special help. The battlefield was a fearsome sight to behold. Drums beat, conch shells blared,
0:59 and lords and kings shouted orders. Elephants adorned in gold trumpeted amidst gleaming chariots, with each convoy the size of a small city. Armor
1:08 glittering with embedded gems blazed like fire in a rainbow of battle standards. But as the two mighty forces stood ready for war, the Pandava prince
1:17 Arjuna faltered. For when he looked out at the two armies, he did not see foot soldiers and archers and charioteers, but fathers, grandfathers, teachers,
1:26 sons, and friends. But Arjuna is not alone. Alongside him, disguised in the form of a mortal companion and charioteer, stands the god Krishna.
1:36 Arjuna tells Krishna that when he sees his family ready for war, his knees go weak and he can't stop shaking. There is conflict in his very being. As a prince,
1:46 he wants nothing more than to fight and win. But as a man, he can't see what good can come from killing his own family. He drops his weapons and weeps.
1:55 And Krishna cannot help but laugh. This is precisely why he's come to this battlefield, to guide Arjuna to a higher path. A smile on his lips, Krishna
2:04 explains that there is a divine self, eternal and untouched by the physical world. It is never born and it never dies. And it is not killed when the body
2:13 is killed. Just as we change clothes, the divine self changes bodies. So Arjuna should not worry about fighting his family, for their true essence
2:22 cannot be killed. And seeing how this wisdom begins to calm Arjuna, Krishna continues, revealing many more truths about the universe. He explains that
2:31 those who make sacrifices in their life, simply to gain pleasures in the afterlife, are misguided. The ultimate spiritual pursuit, he says, should be to
2:39 detach oneself from material things and dedicate oneself to their dharma, their inherent nature in the universe. And Arjuna's duty, Krishna points out, is
2:48 that of a warrior. His purpose in life is to fight for what is right. Now, at this point, Arjuna, admittedly, is a little overwhelmed and tries to wrap his
2:57 head around it. But, "How can you demand that I act if you believe that enlightenment comes from detaching myself from my actions?" Knowing this
3:06 question was coming, Krishna tells him that he must not act for his own personal gain, but for the welfare of the world. Desire, he explains, is the
3:14 obstacle to seeing this, which invades our senses and clouds our intellect. Then Krishna mentions that he's incarnated on the earth for a reason.
3:22 And whenever there is an imbalance in the universe, Krishna says he manifests himself there. And it was after all of these knowledge bombs that his buddy was
3:30 dropping, that Arjuna started getting an inkling that something otherworldly might be up. So he boldly asks Krishna who he really is. Krishna responds that
3:40 his current form is made of the five elements, earth, fire, water, air, and space, as well as mind, intellect, and ego. You know, earthly mortal things.
3:49 But he also has a higher nature, a true cosmic form. Planets spin in the heavens, the seasons change. There is an unseen force that makes things happen,
3:59 and Krishna is that force. He is the heat in fire, the thought of thinkers, the splendor in the splendid. Of animals, he is the lion. Of birds, he is
4:10 Garuda. His true being is formless and infinite. Arjuna's mind, having been so thoroughly blown at this point, then asks Krishna if he can see this true
4:19 cosmic form. Krishna agrees, but due to the fact that Arjuna's eyes are bound to the physical world, Krishna gives him divine vision so that he can truly see.
4:29 Blazing like a thousand suns, Arjuna sees infinite mouths, eyes, and limbs shining with jewels, draped in celestial robes. Thousands of arms raising
4:38 thousands of divine weapons, and a body anointed with the perfume of the gods. Krishna's eyes were the sun and moon, and all of space and time, beyond heaven
4:47 and earth, were filled by the body of Krishna. And terrifyingly, Arjuna could see all of the enemy soldiers on the very battlefield where they stood
4:56 rushing into Krishna's many fanged mouths to die. Previously, Arjuna had worried about the battle because of the consequences, but
5:04 Krishna showed him that the battle was already over, and his enemies have already been slain. Krishna had already accomplished everything, and it was
5:11 simply up to Arjuna to act according to his dharma. On the spot, Arjuna bows and swears fealty to Krishna. Then, due to him missing his human friend, and
5:21 frankly being terrified of this new form, he requests the return of the visage of the man he knew before. I see. Uh would you mind going back to
5:29 your old body? Four limbs is plenty. Returning to the form of his old gentle self, Krishna then implores Arjuna once more to fight, but also reminds him that
5:40 ultimately the choice is his alone. Upon hearing this ultimate mystery, Arjuna feels his fear dispel. Knowing now of the becoming and unbecoming of all
5:50 creatures, and trusting in the divinity of his companion helping actualize his dharma, he is ready to fight. Arjuna squares his shoulders, takes a deep
5:59 breath, and looks deep inside himself. He considers all that he has learned from Krishna, and then looks outward to the resplendent battlefield, the sights
6:07 and sounds returning to him. Yes, he is a warrior and a prince. This is where he belongs. And so confident in who he was and his role in the universe, Arjuna led
6:17 his troops into battle with newfound wisdom leading the way and complete faith in his heart. The Bhagavad Gita is a beautiful,
6:26 complex text that serves as a central scripture for the Hindu faith. And while we couldn't possibly have encapsulated the whole thing in a single episode, we
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