I am confused

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Hi all.

I have question, is the Kurukshetra in bg an allegory or should it be taken literally?

needhelp

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what is Kurukshetra? and its an allegory?? please explain more

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I don't think there was any such war on a grand scale in India.

 

And there doesn't seem to be much historical evidence of such a war either, if any.

 

So one must presume it was merely meant as allegory.

 

However, it is the Hindu viewpoint that such an event may have happened but is not necessarily merely an external conflict but an internal one as well.

 

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Kurukshetra war happened about 5100 years ago. There is astronomical and archaeological evidence from Lord Krishna's time. For example submerged city of Dwaraka found in the sea. Look at the following:

In a paper presented at the international colloquium held in Bangalore on Jan. 5 and 6, 2003 Dr. Achar conclusively proves that the observed celestial events on the sky, observed by Veda Vyasa were based on a variety of observations:

 

1. Lunar-solar-lunar eclipse sequence occurring within a period of one month and one lunar-solar eclipse sequence occurring within just 13 tithi-s;

 

2. A comet (Haley's comet) is observed on the sky;

 

3. Bhishma waits for the uttarayana punya kaala (winter solstice) and ashtami tithi to arrive before his soul departs from the mortal body;

 

4. Karna describes to Krishna the observatin of unusual planetary conjunctions -- almost all the seven planets coming together;

 

5. Balarama's pilgrimage starts on a particular tithi and nakshatra and ends after 42 days on a particular tithi and nakshatra. All such observations are found by Dr. Narahari Achar to be consistent with only one date: about 3000 BCE, i.e. about 5000 years ago. No other date matches so consistenly with all the astronomical observations or, what may be called, celestial inscriptions.

 

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Ancient authors dated their works by recording

astronomical observations. The practice goes back

to the authors of the oldest book of them all -

the Rigveda(minus 4,000).

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How can karna describe it to krisha? Were they not on opposing sides?

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Just for the information.. there were 18 akshauhinis totally that took part in the Mahabharatha War and every akshauhini had 218700 entities(which consists of chariots,horses,elephants,soldiers)

 

11 were on kauravas side and 7 on pandavas.

 

Even today u can goto the physical place in north india called as kurukshetra and visit urself. I think as of now the past-warfield is filled with water.

 

And yes even todays science accepts the fact of two eclipses occuring within a gap of 13 days! And also i think the war started on the Ekadashi of the marghasheesh month. Ofcourse it lasted for 18 days.

 

And also there are 18 chapters in the BG.

 

thats my bit for now..

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Yes, the kurukshetra should be taken as literal aand there is also the spiritual inner meaning as well.

 

The various elements like: anger,greed,lust,illusion etc.. are considered to be the enemies that we the individual soul seated in the chariot of this body are facing. With the Lord Krshna seated in out heart as the charioteer and controlling the reins(our mind) tied to the horses(our senses).

 

Similarly there are many insights.. but ofcourse the description of the literal/historical war is COMPLETELy and in detail, explained in the mahabharatha book of knowledge. we have to jst find some time to go thru those 100,000 verses with the help of a great devotee.

 

-Bhairav