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Content Inside: He also wanted the kingdom. The king- THE BHAGAVAD-GITA dom was divided into two halves be- (For Children and Beginners) tween the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Duryodhana was not satisfied with his INTRODUCTION share. He wanted the entire kingdom for himself. He tried several evil plots to kill Jai: Grandma, I have a hard time the Pandavas and take away their king- understanding the teachings of the dom. Somehow he took over the entire Bhagavad-Gita. Would you help me? kingdom of the Pandavas and refused to give it back without a war. All peace Grandma: Of course, Jai, I will be talks by Lord Krishna and others failed, glad to. You should know that this holy so the big war of Mahabharata could not book teaches us how to live happily in be avoided. the world. It is an ancient holy book of The Pandavas didn't want to fight, Hindu Dharma (also known as Sanatana but they had only two choices: fight for Dharma or Hinduism), but it can be un- their right because it was their duty or derstood and followed by people of any run away from war and accept defeat for faith. The Gita has eighteen (18) chap- the sake of peace and nonviolence. Ar- ters and a total of only 700 verses. Any- juna, one of the five Pandava brothers, one can be helped by daily practice of faced this choice in the battlefield. only a few of its teachings. He had to choose between fight- The word `Bhagavad' means God ing the war and killing his most revered or The Supreme Lord, Bhagavan in San- guru, who was on the other side; his very skrit. `Gita' means song. Thus The dear friends, close relatives, and many Bhagavad-Gita means the Song of God innocent warriors; or running away from or the Sacred Song, because it was sung the battlefield to be peaceful and nonvio- by Bhagavan Shri Krishna himself. lent. The entire eighteen chapters of the Here is the introduction to the Gita are the talk between confused Ar- Gita: juna and his best friend, mentor and In ancient times there was a king cousin, Lord Krishna --- an incarnation who had two sons, Dhritarashtra and of God --- on the battlefield of Kuruk- Pandu. The former was born blind; shetra near New Delhi, India, about therefore, Pandu inherited the kingdom. 5,100 years ago. This conversation was Pandu had five sons. They were called reported to the blind king, Dhritarashtra, the Pandavas. Dhritarashtra had one by his charioteer, Sanjay. It is recorded hundred sons. They were called the Kau- in the great epic, Mahabharata. ravas. Duryodhana was the eldest of the All lives, human or nonhuman, Kauravas. are sacred, and nonviolence or Ahimsa is After the death of king Pandu, his one of the most basic principles of Hin- eldest son, Yudhisthira, became the law- duism. So when Lord Krishna advises ful King. Duryodhana was very jealous. Arjuna to get up and fight, this may con-
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