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________________ 441 SHRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE Cheva”,meaning, “O Man! When you kill another you are actually killing your own self.”Moreover there are occasions when killing becomes a duty even though you do not want to kill. In this connection it should be noted that all Tirthankaras (Prophets) of Jains were Kshatriyas (class of warriors) and many of them were Chakravarits (great emperors) who had to wage wars which must have been inevitable, and they would not have been non violent ovvernight. The wars fought by them must have been inevitable in performance of their duty. Verses 18 lays down the foundation of human action and shows what are the factors that constitute human actions and verses 19 to 40 describe vividly how the three Gunas work to produce this pluralistic world phenemena. The idea is to show that the “Self” remains “Kutastha” (Univolved) and the differences as well as variations which are noticed arnong individuals in their wisdom, actions, fortitude and happiness are only due to the variations in Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.006716
Book TitleShrimad Bhagavad Gita
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorT U Mehta
PublisherSastu Sahitya Mudranalaya Trust Ahmedabad
Publication Year2011
Total Pages450
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size14 MB
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