Kurukshetra Essays

“The Acaranga Sutra (ca. 400 BCE), a text used extensively by the Svetambaras, is the oldest surviving Jain manual, describing the rules proclaimed by Mahavira to be followed by his monks and nuns.” Umasvati, a thinker who most likely lived in the fourth century BCE, established a philosophical tactic that both sects acknowledged. In the Tattvartha Sutra, or Aphorisms on the Meaning of Reality, Umasvati concisely summaries the Jain world-view, describing karma,cosmology, morals, and the levels of

When you hear someone talking about the lottery, a positive image of a winner normally comes to mind. When you participate in the lottery, the worst thing you can lose is just some hard-earned cash. If only this was the case in Shirley Jackson’s story, “The Lottery.” In Jackson’s story, the lottery is not a prize that people want to win. The lottery in Jackson’s story is an annual tradition in which a name is randomly chosen and the winner is “awarded” with a death by stoning. Jackson uses the theme

Devotion. Devotion is one word that can take many forms. People can be devoted to many different things: friends, family, work, and past times. What does it mean to be devoted? Being devoted is defined as love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause. In the book Devotion by Adam Makos, there are many different ways that the word devotion can be applied to what is occurring throughout the story Devotion is the love of Jesse between him and his family; Jesse’s passion for his education

Throughout time, people have used religion to answer life’s most difficult questions. The answers are rarely simple although they offer explanations that are appropriately difficult because they involve dilemmas that cannot be resolved once and for all. The Bhagavad-Gītā delves into the relationship between the god Visnu the Preserver and Arjuna the third Pāndava. While explaining to Arjuna the path he should walk, Visnu demonstrates his position of confidant, counselor, and God in regards to Arjuna

Relationships Between Gods in Different Cultures In the work of The Bhagavad-gītā and the Book of Job both the main protagonists of each work, Arjuna and Job, seek guidance and wisdom from their respective gods. Arjuna seeks for guidance from Krishna during the war and Job from his god for why he has been suffering. Each god from the works respond to their person, but each god respond in a different way. In the Bhagavad-gītā Krishna gives Arjuna a straightforward answer. On the other hand, the god

From a certain perspective the term loyalty is similar to Isaac Newton’s third law stating that for every action, there is an equal opposite reaction. For millennia, people have always perceived the importance of loyalty and the need to have it in one’s life. Loyalty could bring in support and love, but on the other hand, it could also prompt pain and sorrow. Many social institutions in modern society have always demonstrated the shining side of loyalty, without making people aware of the extreme

Mahabharat presents the story of the throne of Hastinapur, the kingdom ruled by the Kuru clan where Kauravas and the Pandavas brothers compete for rulership. Both Duryodhan and Yudhisthir claim to be first in line to inherit the throne. When Bhishma asked for Gandhari 's hand in marriage for his blind nephew Dhritarashtra, her brother Shakuni got furious. But he later agreed when Bhishma persuaded them that Dhritrashtra would be the future king of Hastinapur. During the Coronation Ceremony; Dhritrashtra’s

and Manu explained it to Iksvaku , and in that way by disciple succession one speaker after another , coming down this system of yoga. But in time it has become lost and lord Krishna has to speak again this time to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.

said to have captured the importance of the Vedas. Gita is considered to be dated around 200 CE. The day Bhagavad Gita is narrated is celebrated as Ekadashi. When the armies of Kauravas and Pandavas stood facing each other at the battleground in Kurukshetra, suddenly a chariot drew away from the side of Pandavas. To everyone’s surprise it was Arjuna. Arjuna looked at both the armies and broke down. He said ‘killing brothers, uncles and nephews over a piece of land cannot be dharma’ and lowered his

In any given text, when a narrator appears, their role omnisciently dispenses the intuition and insight each character possesses within the narrative, while discussing plot and conflict. Moreover, a common narration style tends to be intrusive, where the narrator themselves interject the narrative to provide their explanation regarding a specific character or a universal topic meant for the readers to digest. Sanskrit text Bhagavad Gita, witnesses the morally triggering dialogue between Arjuna and

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A prophecy is a statement that says what is going to happen in the future, especially one that is based on what one believes about a particular matter rather that existing facts . Prophecies play an important role in making decisions as a prophecy can force someone to do something that he or she would not have done under normal circumstances. In many stories and epics, prophecies are used to justify the actions of a character and the decisions they make. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has brought forth