The epic of Mahabharata tells the saga of the five virtuous brothers, their common wife Draupadi, their trials ad their tribulations at the hands of the Kaurav cousins and finally the great war for the throne of Hastinapur. Krishna played a crucial role in trying to bring peace between the warring brothers and finally taking the side of the wronged Pandavas and ensuring their victory.
DHARMA ON TOP: The Lord tells Arjunato kill his cousins
At the outset of the great war, as the two armies stood on the plains of Kurukshetra (in the present day state of Haryana), eyeball-to-eyeball, Arjuna, the greatest among the archers, refused to fight. How could he slay his own kith and kin, his beloved elders and venerable gurus (teachers)? Holding the reins of Arjuna's chariot, Krishna extolled and inspired him to do his duty to restore 'Dharma'.
Krishna's words and the question-answer session form the content of the Geeta. With the clouds of guilt cleared from his conscience, Arjuna lifted his bow to wipe the earth of all evil-doers and supporters of Adharma (unnethical acts).
Thus Krishna's mission accomplished, he returned to his own seaside kingdom of Dwarka on the western coast of India in the present Saurashtra (Gujarat). Geeta is as widely read and revered in the world as the Bible and the Quran.
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