29
Sep
Krishna Declares Devotion as the Supreme Path
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G S Sachin
Opening: Krishna’s emphasis on devotion
In several central Hindu texts, most notably the Bhagavad Gītā, Krishna (Kṛṣṇa) frames devotio...
29
Sep
Krishna Explains the Qualities of His Dearest Devotees
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Context: Where Krishna speaks about his dearest devotees
Many of the clearest statements about the qualities of a beloved devotee appea...
29
Sep
Arjuna Asks Who Is Superior – Devotees of Form or Formless
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The question in the Gītā
On the battlefield of Kurukṣetra, Arjuna asks a focused philosophical question: is it better to worship the sa...
29
Sep
Krishna Returns to His Four-Armed and Human Form
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What devotees mean by “Krishna returns to his four‑armed and human form”
The phrase captures a long-standing motif in Hindu thought and...
29
Sep
Arjuna Asks Krishna to Return to His Gentle Form
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Setting: the cosmic revelation in Chapter 11
In the Bhagavad Gītā, the dramatic encounter often called the viśvarūpa darśana — the visi...
29
Sep
Arjuna Bows and Praises the Universal Form
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Context: the Vision in the Bhagavad Gītā
The scene is set on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra in the Bhagavad Gītā, where Arjuna — the Pan...
28
Sep
Krishna Declares He Is Time, the Destroyer of Worlds
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Scene: Kurukṣetra and the Universal Vision
In the middle of the Bhagavad Gītā (chapter 11), Krishna grants Arjuna a theophany — the vis...
28
Sep
Arjuna Trembles in Fear Before the Universal Form
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Context: the request for a cosmic vision
The episode in which Arjuna trembles before the Universal Form appears in the Bhagavad Gita a...
28
Sep
Arjuna Sees Krishna Devouring the Warriors of Both Armies
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Context on the battlefield
The scene takes place on the plains of Kurukṣetra in the Mahābhārata, during the spiritual dialogue called ...
28
Sep
Arjuna Witnesses Infinite Faces and Arms in the Universal Form
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Context within the Gītā and the Mahābhārata
The episode of Arjuna witnessing the universal form occurs in the Bhagavad Gītā (chapter 1...