What did Krishna said to Arjuna on the battlefield?

Lord Krishna Reminds Arjuna Of His Duty As A Warrior
If you will not fight this righteous war, then you will fail in your duty, lose your reputation, and incur sin. People will talk about your disgrace forever.
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What did Krishna tell Arjuna on the battlefield?

Krishna emphasised on two terms : Karma and Dharma. He told Arjun that this was a righteous war; a war of Dharma. Dharma is the way of righteousness or a set of rules and laws laid down. The Kauravas were on the side of Adharma and had broken rules and laws and hence Arjun would have to do his Karma to uphold Dharma.
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How does Krishna try to convince Arjuna to fight?

Krishna convinces Arjuna to fight by giving him the teachings that become the Bhagavad Gita.
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What did Krishna say about war?

To protect the good, the destroy the evil, and restore Dharma, I shall come time and again. No battle will ever take place if rage turns into compassion. No side will lose precious lives if warmongers stop taking humanity for granted. And no family will ever lose their loved ones if people resort to peace over war.
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Does Krishna tells Arjuna to focus on the realities of the battlefield?

Krishna also extols the notion of yoga -- or skill in action -- as a path towards finding resoluteness, focus. He encourages Arjuna to not see the results of action, but rather focus on the work itself -- as a man within himself, without selfish attachments, alike in success and defeat.
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Bhagavad-Gita: Why did Krsna tell Arjuna to fight in the war?



What is Krishna's response to Arjuna's doubts?

Krishna :- Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing.
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What did Arjun ask from Lord Krishna before the war?

Arjuna then tells Krishna that he cannot fight, because he sees opposite him his grand uncle Bhishma and his Acharya Drona. Isn't it unheard of for anyone to kill the eldest member of one's family or one's teacher? Arjuna is actually asking Krishna if Krishna Himself would do such a thing.
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Why did Krishna let Mahabharata happen?

It is said that Lord Krishna was in fear that Kauravas and the Pandavas might make a pact on seeing each other dying in this war. So he decided to choose a land for war, where there is enough amount of anger and hatred. For this, Krishna sent his messengers in all directions and asked them to take stock of the events.
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Does Gita justify war?

The very fact that the backdrop of the Gita, which Hindus consider sacrosanct, is the battlefield, and its main protagonist a warrior, may lead many to believe that Hinduism supports the act of war. In fact, the Gita neither sanctions war nor condemns it.
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Why does Krishna justify a war?

For Krishna, this nepotism is indulgence of ego, and so adharma. In other words, Krishna's argument for war, is an argument against hoarding of wealth by the in-group at the cost of the out-group. When humans do not share, war is dharma.
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Does Arjuna have a choice Why or why not?

It is no wonder that Arjuna chooses Krishna when asked to make a choice between Him and His army. This happens after the successful completion of their exile, including the twelve month period of living incognito in the Virata kingdom.
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Why Krishna fight with Arjuna?

Sri Krishna was once offering prayers to Sun god. When He took the water in his hands and was about to offer it to the Sun god, paan spit(eaten beetle leaves) fell into his hand. He was outraged as His prayer was interrupted.
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What did Krishna say?

Translation: Lord Krishna says: I have been arriving and will arrive every time the evil gets an upper hand over the fair and good. I shall appear to protect the noble-hearted from those who are evil. I shall come back in every age and era to re-establish the rule of truth."
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Did Krishna stop time in Mahabharata?

No, Krishna did not stop time.
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Why did Arjun call Krishna Madhav?

Also in the Bhagavad-Gita, Arjuna address Krishna as "Madhava" (meaning "Lord of fortune and not to be confused with slayer of the demon Madhu, where Krishna gets a secondary name, Madhusudan").
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Does the Gita promote violence?

Having made this more substantial claim, Gandhi consolidates his interpretation that the Gita does not endorse violence. On the contrary, it advocates the practice of satva, which is closer to non-violence. He tries framing a response to Krishna's advice to Arjuna to fight the war and not abstain from it.
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How does Bhagavad Gita end?

The Gita ends with Krishna telling Arjuna he must choose the path of good or evil, as it his his duty to fight the Kauravas for his kingdom. In that, he is correcting the balance of good and evil, fulfilling his dharma, and offering the deepest form of selfless service.
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What do the Vedas say about war?

The Rig Veda sets down the rules of war at 6-75:15, and says that a warrior will go to hell if he breaks any of them.
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How did Krishna cheat in Mahabharata?

Many people have a question that Ram never cheated but why Krishna. So the answer is that Shri Krishna decided according to his time and situation and he killed Acharya Drona, hit under the thigh of Duryodhana, ripped the chest of Dukashasan, deceit with Jayadratha, slaughtered unarmed Karna and so on.
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Who is the real hero in Mahabharata?

Karna-The Real Hero of Mahabharata, The World's Greatest Epic From India (Part II) Karna is the most tragic character in the great Hindu epic Mahabharata. From his birth onward he faced the cruel fate.
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What did Krishna say to Karna before his death?

I feel very guilty and ashamed of myself." Krishna tells Arjuna, "Arjuna, you always thump your chest and say that Karna is your birth rival and take pride in killing him, but do you know that you have killed a dead snake? Karna died not because you killed him. He died six times even before you killed him.
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What is Sri Krishna's final discourse to Arjuna called?

The Gita is the discourse given by Krishna to Arjuna just before the war is about to begin. Krishna is identified as God. His words contain the essence of Vedic wisdom, the keystone of Hinduism.
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What was the age of Arjun at the time of Mahabharat?

Lord Krishna was 89 years 8 months 4 days old and Arjun was 88 years 1 month 22 days old and on the 1st day of Mahabharata War.
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How many times did Karna defeated Arjuna?

Karn was forced to leave the Rann

Karna defeated Arjun four times on the 17th day. Once he had made Arjuna dead, but here too Krishna helped Arjuna, due to which the wheel of Karna's chariot collapsed, taking out which Karna was killed by Arjuna.
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