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Chapter 1

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Chapter one introduces the scene, the setting, the circumstances and the characters involved determining the reasons for the Bhagavad-Gita's revelation. The scene is the sacred plain of Kuruksetra. The setting is a battlefield. The circumstances is war. The main characters are the Supreme Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna, witnessed by four million soldiers led by their respective military commanders. After naming the principal warriors on both sides, Arjunas growing dejection is described due to the fear of losing friends and relatives in the course of the impending war and the subsequent sins attached to such actions. Thus this chapter is entitled: Lamenting the Consequence of War.

Visnuswami
Rudra Vaisnava Sampradaya

Madhvacarya
Brahma Vaisnava Sampradaya
Ramanuja
Sri Vaisnava Sampradaya
Nimbaditya
Kumara Vaisnava Sampradaya


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