Through the story about Krishna and Arjuna at the beginning of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna teaches of the importance of karma yoga, as it was Arjuna's dharma as a Kshatriya to fight as a warrior to protect his people. Karma yoga is a method of attaining moksha, the ultimate goal of Hindus, therefore Krishna teaches of the importance of it in the Bhagavad Gita.
Krishna also teaches in the Bhagavad Gita, that bhakti yoga is the most effective method of achieving moksha. Especially since the Bhagavad Gita is smriti literature, and therefore accessible by all varnas, therefore all Hindus would want to follow Krishna's teachings on bhakti yoga to achieve moksha.
Krishna is also an avatar of Vishnu, who is an important deity in the trimurti. And since Krishna is a popular deity amongst Hindus, therefore Vishnu works through Krishna to restore righteousness to the world. Relating back to the question, bhakti yoga means "loving devotion to a personal deity/deities", therefore showing loving devotion to Krishna may allow a devotee to experience God in his true form, because all the deities (including Krishna and Vishnu) are all aspects of the Ultimate Reality Brahman.
I can't think of a fourth point, but I think that would just about get you 8 marks?
He explains the idea of dharma to the charioteer who does not want to fight his cousins.
ReplyDeleteThrough the story about Krishna and Arjuna at the beginning of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna teaches of the importance of karma yoga, as it was Arjuna's dharma as a Kshatriya to fight as a warrior to protect his people. Karma yoga is a method of attaining moksha, the ultimate goal of Hindus, therefore Krishna teaches of the importance of it in the Bhagavad Gita.
ReplyDeleteKrishna also teaches in the Bhagavad Gita, that bhakti yoga is the most effective method of achieving moksha. Especially since the Bhagavad Gita is smriti literature, and therefore accessible by all varnas, therefore all Hindus would want to follow Krishna's teachings on bhakti yoga to achieve moksha.
Krishna is also an avatar of Vishnu, who is an important deity in the trimurti. And since Krishna is a popular deity amongst Hindus, therefore Vishnu works through Krishna to restore righteousness to the world. Relating back to the question, bhakti yoga means "loving devotion to a personal deity/deities", therefore showing loving devotion to Krishna may allow a devotee to experience God in his true form, because all the deities (including Krishna and Vishnu) are all aspects of the Ultimate Reality Brahman.
I can't think of a fourth point, but I think that would just about get you 8 marks?