Posted by Anusha on January 21, 2016 at 1:05pm in Krishna
Was just trying to remember intricate details in Gita . Just trying to learn carefully , meanwhile felt like sharing it here . Hope nobody takes it in a wrong way .Srimad Bhagavad Gita As It IsBy Founder Acharya of Iskcon Srila PrabhupadSetting the Scene.Although widely published and read by itself , Bhagavad Gita originally appears as an episode in _______________ which is epic Sanskrit history of the ancient world .The Mahabharata tells of events leading up to the present age of _______It was at the beginning of this age about _________ centuries ago that ___________ spoke Gita to his friend and devotee ___________.Their discourse , one of the most ____________and ________ dialogue took place before the _______ of the ______.The war took place between __________ and _________ .Dhritarashtra had ______ number of sons whose cousins were known as the _________ who were _____ in number .Dhritarashtra and Pandu were related to one another as __________ and they belonged to the ______ dynasty descending from King _________ , who was a former ruler of Earth planet , from whom the name Mahabharata derives .Among Dhritarashtra and Pandu , the elder one was __________.Dhritarashtra was born _______ and so his younger brother ______inherited the _________ but he died at an early age . So Dhritarashtra for the time being was declared the King .Pandu had ____ children namely _______ , _________, _________, ________, ________.These brothers came under the care of their uncle ________ and were brought up in the same royal household along with the _________.Both the Pandavas and the Kauravas were trained by __________ in the military arts and were revered by the grandfather of the clan , ________.
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Yet the sons of Dhritarastra, especially the eldest, _________, hated and envied the Pandavas. And the blind and weak-minded Dhritarastra wanted his own sons, not those of Pandu, to inherit the _________.
Thus Duryodhana, with Dhritarastra’s consent, plotted to kill the young sons of Pandu, and it was only by the careful protection of their uncle _________ and their cousin Lord Krishna that the Pandavas escaped the many attempts against their lives.
Now, _________ was not an ordinary man but the Supreme Godhead Himself, who had descended to earth and was playing the role of a prince in a contemporary dynasty. In this role He was also the nephew of Pandu’s wife _________, or Pritha, the mother of the _________. So both as a relative and as the eternal upholder of religion, Krishna favored the righteous sons of Pandu and protected them.
Ultimately, however, the clever _________ challenged the Pandavas to a gambling match. In the course of that fateful tournament, Duryodhana and his brothers took possession of Draupadi, the _________ and devoted wife of the Pandavas, and insultingly tried to strip her naked before the entire assembly of princes and kings. Krishna's divine intervention saved her, but the gambling, which was rigged, cheated the Pandavas of their kingdom and forced them into _________ years of exile.
Upon returning from exile, the Pandavas rightfully requested their kingdom from _________, who bluntly refused to yield it. Dutybound as princes to serve in public administration, the five Pandavas reduced their request to a mere five _________. But Duryodhana arrogantly replied that he wouldn’t spare them enough land into which to drive a _________.
Throughout all this, the Pandavas had been consistently tolerant and forbearing. But now _________ seemed inevitable.
Nonetheless, as the princes of the world divided, some siding with the sons of Dhritarastra, others with the Pandavas, Krishna Himself took the role of _________ for the sons of Pandu and went to the court of Dhritarastra to plead for peace. When His pleas were refused, war was now certain.
The Pandavas, men of the highest moral stature, recognized Krishna to be the _________, whereas the impious sons of Dhritarastra did not. Yet Krishna offered to enter the war according to the desire of the antagonists. As _________, He would not personally fight; but whoever so desired might avail himself of Krishna's army—and the other side could have Krishna Himself, as an advisor and helper. Duryodhana, the political genius, snatched at Krishna's armed forces, while the Pandavas were equally eager to have _________ Himself.
In this way, Krishna became the _________ of Arjuna, taking it upon Himself to drive the fabled bowman’s chariot. This brings us to the point at which Bhagavad-gita begins, with the two armies arrayed, ready for combat, and Dhritarastra anxiously inquiring of his secretary _________, “What did they do?”
Although widely published and read by itself, Bhagavad Gita originally appears as an episode in the Mahabharata, the epic Sanskrit history of the ancient world. The Mahabharata tells of events leading up to the present Age of Kali. It was at the beginning of this age, some fifty centuries ago, that Lord Kṛṣṇa spoke Bhagavad Gita to His friend and devotee Arjuna.
Their discourse – one of the greatest philosophical and religious dialogues known to man – took place just before the onset of war, a great fratricidal conflict between the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and on the opposing side their cousins the Pāṇḍavas, or sons of Pāṇḍu.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu were brothers born in the Kuru dynasty, descending from King Bharata, a former ruler of the earth, from whom the name Mahabharata derives. Because Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the elder brother, was born blind, the throne that otherwise would have been his was passed down to the younger brother, Pāṇḍu.
When Pāṇḍu died at an early age, his five children – Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva – came under the care of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who in effect became, for the time being, the king. Thus the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and those of Pāṇḍu grew up in the same royal household. Both were trained in the military arts by the expert Droṇa and counseled by the revered “grandfather” of the clan, Bhīṣma.
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Yet the sons of Dhritarastra, especially the eldest, _________, hated and envied the Pandavas. And the blind and weak-minded Dhritarastra wanted his own sons, not those of Pandu, to inherit the _________.
Thus Duryodhana, with Dhritarastra’s consent, plotted to kill the young sons of Pandu, and it was only by the careful protection of their uncle _________ and their cousin Lord Krishna that the Pandavas escaped the many attempts against their lives.
Now, _________ was not an ordinary man but the Supreme Godhead Himself, who had descended to earth and was playing the role of a prince in a contemporary dynasty. In this role He was also the nephew of Pandu’s wife _________, or Pritha, the mother of the _________. So both as a relative and as the eternal upholder of religion, Krishna favored the righteous sons of Pandu and protected them.
Ultimately, however, the clever _________ challenged the Pandavas to a gambling match. In the course of that fateful tournament, Duryodhana and his brothers took possession of Draupadi, the _________ and devoted wife of the Pandavas, and insultingly tried to strip her naked before the entire assembly of princes and kings. Krishna's divine intervention saved her, but the gambling, which was rigged, cheated the Pandavas of their kingdom and forced them into _________ years of exile.
Upon returning from exile, the Pandavas rightfully requested their kingdom from _________, who bluntly refused to yield it. Dutybound as princes to serve in public administration, the five Pandavas reduced their request to a mere five _________. But Duryodhana arrogantly replied that he wouldn’t spare them enough land into which to drive a _________.
Throughout all this, the Pandavas had been consistently tolerant and forbearing. But now _________ seemed inevitable.
Nonetheless, as the princes of the world divided, some siding with the sons of Dhritarastra, others with the Pandavas, Krishna Himself took the role of _________ for the sons of Pandu and went to the court of Dhritarastra to plead for peace. When His pleas were refused, war was now certain.
The Pandavas, men of the highest moral stature, recognized Krishna to be the _________, whereas the impious sons of Dhritarastra did not. Yet Krishna offered to enter the war according to the desire of the antagonists. As _________, He would not personally fight; but whoever so desired might avail himself of Krishna's army—and the other side could have Krishna Himself, as an advisor and helper. Duryodhana, the political genius, snatched at Krishna's armed forces, while the Pandavas were equally eager to have _________ Himself.
In this way, Krishna became the _________ of Arjuna, taking it upon Himself to drive the fabled bowman’s chariot. This brings us to the point at which Bhagavad-gita begins, with the two armies arrayed, ready for combat, and Dhritarastra anxiously inquiring of his secretary _________, “What did they do?”
Although widely published and read by itself, Bhagavad Gita originally appears as an episode in the Mahabharata, the epic Sanskrit history of the ancient world. The Mahabharata tells of events leading up to the present Age of Kali. It was at the beginning of this age, some fifty centuries ago, that Lord Kṛṣṇa spoke Bhagavad Gita to His friend and devotee Arjuna.
Their discourse – one of the greatest philosophical and religious dialogues known to man – took place just before the onset of war, a great fratricidal conflict between the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and on the opposing side their cousins the Pāṇḍavas, or sons of Pāṇḍu.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu were brothers born in the Kuru dynasty, descending from King Bharata, a former ruler of the earth, from whom the name Mahabharata derives. Because Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the elder brother, was born blind, the throne that otherwise would have been his was passed down to the younger brother, Pāṇḍu.
When Pāṇḍu died at an early age, his five children – Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva – came under the care of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who in effect became, for the time being, the king. Thus the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and those of Pāṇḍu grew up in the same royal household. Both were trained in the military arts by the expert Droṇa and counseled by the revered “grandfather” of the clan, Bhīṣma.