In the Gita it is said that Arjuna was given divine vision to see the Lord’s viswarupa and he could witness the future...?

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Dear All,

 

In the Gita it is said that Arjuna was given divine

vision to see the Lord’s viswarupa and he could

witness the future. Did he not see that his son would

die in the battlefield? Why was he panicked after

Abhimanyu was killed?

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:

 

A person is diagnosed for diabetes and is instructed

not to take sugar as it would affect the kidneys and

eyes. Just as he returns home from the clinic, someone

offers him his favourite sweet. Now there is a

conflict between his mind and heart. His mind strictly

forbids him from giving in, while his heart longs for

the sweetmeat and instructs him to go for it.

 

This is a typical conflict between emotions and

intellect that we witness everyday.

 

In almost all of the cases, emotions win. Only a very

few people have a conflict-free emotion and intellect.

 

 

Emotions, are required, for, without them, one is a

mere robot. They make life pleasant as long as they

are sensible and within limits.

 

So, merely knowing through the intellect about his

son’s fate did not preclude Arjuna from grieving his

son’s loss, which was born out of emotions.

 

A man hears from an astrologer that his son will die

in 10 years according to destiny. Would the father not

be sad after the incident really happened 10 years.

 

As a matter of fact, anticipating grief to strike is

more painful than taking it as it comes, is it not?

 

The same was the case with Arjuna.

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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