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Essay on role of Krishna in Maha bharat

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What was the role of Lord Krishna in the war of Mahabharata? I am expecting a detailed answer on this. Request Follow15 Have this question too? Request Answers: Request From Quora We will distribute this question to writers, and notify you about new answers. Raghav Putti Raghav Putti, Pursuing Shastric Gyana on Vedanta under Acharya Madhva Sampradaya 36 Answers in Hinduism Kulkarni Tejas Kulkarni Tejas, I love epics 4 Answers in Mahabharata (Hindu epic) Bhagavat Gita Bhagavat Gita, Lived in India 2 Answers in Hinduism Jaideep GillMahanalayak KarnaTirumalasetty SriramsiddharthaView More or Search Can you answer this question? Answer 5 ANSWERS Aditya Vipradas Aditya Vipradas, 'Indian'a Jones Updated Aug 14, 2014 A detailed answer to a question like this will take days together. I can write a deep answer instead. A hymn sung by the Lord himself will definitely do justice to this question. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 7 "Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya Glaanir bhavati Bharata, Abhyutthanam Adharmasya Tadatmanam Srijyam Aham." Meaning: Hey Bharata / Arjuna, in the passage of time, whenever faith is weakened or is under attack and whenever irreligion spreads without control , it is then that I reincarnate myself with all my powers to restore faith once again. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 8 "Paritranaya Sadhuna Vinashaya cha Dushkritam, Dharma-sansthapanarthaya Sambhavami Yuge Yuge." Meaning: Sages are always engaged in making progress towards the discovery of truth. It is my duty to protect them and destroy those who are engaged in the pursuit of wickedness and evil. I will repeatedly return in each and every age whenever necessary and feasible to re-establish religion for future generations. These verses were sung by Lord Krishna in order to explain Arjuna his role in Mahabharata. I guess this sums it all up. Thanks

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Even though the Mahabharata is an epic that tells the story of the Kauravas and the Pandavas, Krishna happens to be an important character in it. In the Mahabharata, Krishna is described as the son of Vasudev and Devaki. Given his parentage, he was also sometimes known as Vasudeva Krishna. A lot of political details have been provided about Krishna , the most important of these is probably the fact that Krishna and the Yadavas and the Pandavas of the Kuru Kingdom established a strategic partnership. The Pandavas helped Krishna and the Yadavas overthrow Jarasandha, the king of Magadha, who was their biggest enemy.

In return, Krishna helped the Pandavas in the war of Kurushetra. However, Krishna was fair and offered his help to both the Pandavas as well as the Kauravas. He made several attempts to nip the war in the bud before it began. However, when it was evident that the war was inevitable, he told the Pandavas and the Kauravas that they could choose to be aided by either him or his army. The side that picked him however, should be aware that he personally would yield no weapons in the war.  After this declaration, the Pandavas chose Krishna himself and the Kauravas chose Krishna’s army.

Krishna assumed the humble role of charioteer of Arjuna’s chariot. But a war is as metal a strife as it is a physical one. There were times that Arjuna could no longer take the pressure of battling and killing his own family. At these crucial moments, if it had not been for the wisdom that Krishna imparted to Arjuna and urged him to go on, the Pandavas would have lost the war.