Relevance of Bagavat Gita in the modern era

 Relevance of Bagavat Gita  in the modern era

Bagvat gita, is a text of eternal value even if its authorship by the JagatGuru Sri Krishna is not consedered for a momemt.

The greatest warrior of the generation, on whose individual prowess the entire fate of the honour of Pandavas and redeeming of the self respect of the tragic victim of all sorts of humiliations that could be heaped on a female, Draupadi, hinges, the incomparable Arjuna develops a sort of psychological and physical burnout at the vital moment when he is required to perform… and where failure of this one person would herald annihilation to his own brothers, wife and kinsmen and the eternal fame he had accumulated over a lifetime. He is suddenly on the verge of collapse, shorn off all bravado and dropping his divine bow and perspiring profusely, he just collapsed on the floor of his chariot like a lame duck cut on its throat by a butcher. His alter ego, Krishna, the most valorous fighter of all times even though his role is limited to a charioteer wielding the whip handle is now willy nilly forced to set right everything . For this he has to muster all his multifarious capabilities, that of a friend, psychologist, adept in scriptures, adept in lifestyle studies

( yogas) and ultimately revelation of the divine fountainhead. How Krishna managed it and how he transformed Arjuna and persuaded and prompted him to declare repeatedly’ “ my mental indecisiveness and physical debilities have vanished, my intellect is rejuvenated, and I am standing before you eagerly awaiting your orders which I am bound to execute”.

How LORD KRISHNA achieved this, is a matter of relevance not only to the storyline of the epic Mahaharatha, but to the healthy existence of the human race in all its sanity till this day and for the days to come. This is the relevance of Gita to modern man.

There are many quintessential statements by the Lord, Arjuna and others which stand out and indicate the real import of the philosophy of Geetha.

Let us see this verse uttered by Sanjaya:-

Yatra yogeswarah krishnah yatra paartho dhanurdharah

Tatra sreer vijayo boothir dhruvaaneethir mahtirmamama

यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवानीतिर् मतिर्मम॥

Where the Yogswara that is Krishna and Arjuna wielding ganadeeva are present, there will not be any paucity for virtuous plentitude, victory self-satisfaction and righteousness.

One can see the raw power in the allegory of Arjuna, wielding weapons. If he is in full swing, what will happen? All enemies will be annihilates and all their terrestrial wealth would be confiscated. Raw power in action..

But in the presence of Geethacharya the Krishna, the indiscriminate application of power is impossible. The billion to the power of billion megatons of energy available in the tip of arjunas weapon can be triggered into action only with the implicit permission of the yogeswara Krishna. The meaning of the word yoga is too wide to be described in a few words. It will be elucidated in due course. But the usual simple meaning of yoga can be taken as the process of judicious mixture. The yogeswara Krishna brings in such admixture, neither too soft nor too punishing..

I am not quoting any managerial jargons here as I believe that people understand management if the jargons are avoided. If the lord had willed that gita should be full of clichés and jargons, he would have definitely done the needful.

Possession power with the wisdom to exercise it only when it is inevitable is one of the greatest principle of human life, life management or whatever it is called.

One has to record with regret that such a magnificent duo like Krishna and Arjuna were never again born. Krishna said “ Sambavaami Yugey, yugey” but he should come every time with his friend Arjuna the dynamite