Confluence of Opposites

SR No.: 006704
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: Champat Rai Jain
Publication Year: 1921
Total Pages: 422
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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MYTHOLOGY
pure allegories, describing the degree of devotion or zeal necessary for the realisation of the great ideal of perfection, personified as Christos or Krishna, the Redeemer (The Key of Knowledge).
The birth of Krishna is a symbol for the commencement of the greatest battle (the Mahabharata) that the soul has ever fought, The quickening spirit cannot remain idle ; there is work to be done ; the business of the Father (in Christian thought) must be attended to. It is said in St. Luke's Gospel :" Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill
shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth "
(Luke, iii. 5). But this work is not to be done unopposed ; there are the Giants of Darkness to be reckoned with, and they are prepared for fight. Then is there a gathering of clans; heroes are bori), warriors trained, armies assembled. Under the guidance of Krishna, the frail, doubting soul (Arjun) engages the enemy hosts in mortal combat. At last, Evil is overpowered, victory attained, and the bondage overthrown. Then there is nirvana and joy and bliss, with no more battles to fight, no enemies to be dreaded or conquered.
Such is briefly the purport of the Mahabharata. Some times this'mortal combat is described as a war between devas (divine beings) and asuras (demons of darkness and fury). The leader of the devas is Indra, and they fight well when he is in their midst. This is