Kṛṣṇa Hits Arjuna's Root Pattern (2.4-2.8)🔗

Kṛṣṇa knows Arjuna's root thought pattern. Arjuna is not depressed because of a spiritual search. He does not want a solution; he wants only support. Kṛṣṇa addresses Arjuna's deep fear, powerlessness straightaway, and asks him to give up his foolish weakness, and get up and fight tyaktvottiṣṭha parantapa (2.2). He offer no consolation, just a straightforward scolding, a slap to awaken him!

All our depression, worry patterns are nothing but root pattern of a deep fear of life, a deep self-doubt, fear of expansion and fear of losing something. You need to stand up and complete with your root thought patterns to be rid of them. Understand, all your fears are directed only in one line—fear of your possibilities! Your bigness frightens you. If you are told that you are Divine, you are powerful, complete, your whole identity starts trembling with fear! Arjuna trembles and collapses, fearing his bigness.

Kṛṣṇa straightaway addresses the root pattern where Arjuna is stuck, that is his need for name and fame or rajas. Here, Kṛṣṇa tries the first method of sudden enlightenment, the immediate liberation, but Arjuna is not mature enough to receive it. So Kṛṣṇa now starts the process of explaining step- by-step.