We do have to be part of absolute nature to drive any conclusion
Experiences are temporary sensations, learning from experience lasts very long! |
Like air entrapped in a bubble is same as the air outside it, as the water in a wave is same as the water in the entirety of the ocean, a soul in a body is same as the supersoul, 'paramatma', God, Lord Krishna. In this chapter, Krishna counters Arjuna's argument of having to kill his kinsmen, his friends, and family, for the sake of wealth by stating this phenomenon and concluding that by slaying their bodies, he, in fact is not hurting or affecting in any way, the ancient and eternal soul that inhabits those bodies.
At the climactic moment, when the Pandava's most valuable and fierce warrior, Arjuna, states that he would not fight in the war, Krishna, his friend and charioteer, surprisingly enough, smiles! How could he smile given the dire situation his side would be put in if Arjun withdraws from the battle! These two verses and the mysterious smile of Lord Krishna builds up the suspense, the intrigue, that engages the reader or listener in the song of God, the Gita, to attend to rest of it that follows.
The benevolent and caring ruler, residing in the heart of every being, beating incessantly 'I am, I am' to make us comfortingly aware of his loving presence!