A Perspective

Who is Lord Krishna? Is he a God? or is he an incarnation of Lord Vishnu? or is he the one who awakened us through the sacred teachings of Bhagavad Gita ? or is he the one who made Pandavas win the fierce battle of Kurukshetra? or is he the one who saved Draupadi from humiliation in the court by Kauravas? or is he the one who killed Sisupala, Kamsa, and all other demons? Who is he?

What if in reality there was no person called Krishna, but Vyasa, having great writing/storytelling skills, depicted all the noble qualities that people should ideally possess under the name "KRISHNA". Krishna is not a person but a quality when people possessed, saved them from all the hurdles of life.

A quality that Pandavas possessed but Kaurava's didn't, A quality that Karna possessed but never followed being carried away by Duryodhana.

Then who was the one that charioteered Arjuna in the War of Kurukshetra?

Yes, it was Krishna, it was not the person KRISHNA but it was the quality KRISHNA i.e., his own intellect, his own kindness, his own skills, his own wisdom, that Arjuna had learnt in a hard way through his life. It was them which charioteered him throughout the war. It was his inner voice that told him what was right and what was not.

Then who was the one who preached the Bhagavad Gita?

Yes, it was Krishna, But it was Krishna which lied inside Arjuna, the knowledge that he had acquired by interacting with many great rishis for 13 years of spending in isolation, the struggles they had gone through since childhood being raised by single mother, the lessons he learnt through his life. The wisdom and Knowledge spoke to him which Vyasa called KRISHNA. Briefly, a self talk.

How did Arjuna choose Krishna and Duryodhana chose Krishna's Army? metaphorically, Arjuna preferred/believed in his Mental strength i.e., Krishna, over the Physical strength. Apparently that's the reason Krishna says "I will never hold a weapon, I will just charioteer you in the battle", on the other hand, Duryodhana, his choice indicates his greed over the piece of land and measured victory with the size of army.

How did Pandavas lose Dice game, if Krishna was within themselves?

According to Vyasa, Krishna was not with Pandavas, when they accepted Shakuni's request. It figuratively means They had ignored their own wisdom to choose what is right or wrong, Krishna was never with them until the end of the war. They couldn't listen to their natural instincts(Krishna) intoxicated by the greed to win over the Kauravas in Dice game. Only after they lost everything did Krishna enter into their senses, awakening them. But by then, they had lost everything. Just like how we lose everything by the time we realize what is right and what is not. Krishna was inside even Karna, the noble qualities that he possessed tried to help him from death, But he chose to be on the side of evil.

What did Barbareek see?

He Figuratively meant that he could not see anyone, in particular, He talked about the bravery, the expertise, the intellect, that he could see in those valiant Pandavas. He couldn't see anyone in particular. Just like how we appreciate the music than the musicians, how we appreciate the art more than the artist .

Who are Kamsa, Putana, Trinavarta..etc? According to Vyasa, they are demons that tried to kill Krishna. All of them are demons in each one of our lives, which try to distract us from what we want or which distract us from the righteous path, which try to kill krishna residing in each one of us.

Sisupala?

He was killed because he repeatedly(which Vyasa called 100 mistakes) looked down on the noble qualities that Pandavas possessed. Apparantly he possesses one of the qualities of Dushta Chatushtayam.

Death of Krishna?

It's not the death of the Person Krishna, but it indicates the death of truth, kindness, righteousness, and all the morality that persisted in all the people till then. Which paved way for kali yuga.

Pandavas won not because Krishna was with them, but because Krishna was within each one of them.

Perhaps, this is what they mean when they say, "God is in each one of us".

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