Archana

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 1

Arjuna fears a double damnation—the destroyers go to hell, and they drag their ancestors down with them by breaking the chain of sacred rites.

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 1

Victory without conscience is defeat in disguise—what pleasure can come from killing those we love, even when they deserve it?

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2

How can the hands that should offer flowers at the teacher's feet now hurl arrows at his heart?

Mahabharata, Folk tradition

Barbarik could end the war in one minute but his vow to support the weaker side would cause endless oscillation. Krishna asked for his head as sacrifice.

Mahabharata, Vana Parva

Shiva appeared as a hunter and fought Arjuna to a draw. Impressed by his bravery, Shiva blessed him with the Pashupatastra.

Krishna & Narada

Divine play (lila) is not cruelty but engagement. God prefers relationship to worship, love to ritual. Some truths must be lived rather than explained. The journey itself—with all its suffering—is the point.

Krishna & Rukmini

Secure love doesn't require constant reassurance. Wanting someone is a choice; needing them is dependency. Partnership requires vulnerability that worship does not. The deepest love exposes rather than conceals.