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Kṛṣṇa works on Arjuna at two levels. At one level He talks to Arjuna at the super conscious plane educating him on what the ultimate Truth is. He talks to Arjuna about how the undying and indestructible spirit lives on.

Here, Kṛṣṇa addresses Arjuna's fears about killing his svajanam, his relatives, elders and teaches him that what he considers to be the end of life for these people is just one step in their journey.

Kṛṣṇa then descends to the practical level at which Arjuna exists and begins addressing his svadharma, Arjuna' s own dharma, the natural path of his responsibility. Kṛṣṇa explains to Arjuna why, from a societal point of view, he should not run away from the battlefield, but instead, stay onand fight as behaves a warrior.

Kṛṣṇa here addresses Arjuna as kṣatriya, the warrior. In each society there are groups of people who are the designated protectors of that society. They are the warriors, the soldiers, who defend their country and countrymen. In the same manner, there are others who are designated as clerics and priests, as teachers, as businessmen and as workers.

When Kṛṣṇa refers to Arjuna as a kṣatriya, he is referring to the entire personality of Arjuna, the great warrior, which has been decided only partly by birth and mostly by training based on his aptitude.

Arjuna is the quintessential warrior who knows no fear, and yet is now disturbed by issues of whether he is doing right or wrong by fighting against his kinsmen.

• ❖ Helping each child understand svadharma.
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• ❖ What are the two levels on which Kṛṣṇa gives explanation to Arjuna?
• ❖ What is Kṛṣṇa teaching Arjuna in these verses?
• ❖ What is svadharma?
• ❖ How does Kṛṣṇa address Arjuna?
• ❖ What is the responsibility of a kṣatriya?
• ❖ How did Arjuna become a warrior?
• ❖ Why is Arjuna tormented here?