Bhagavad-gita is the essence of Vedic knowledge and rightly sets the stage in Chapter-1. On one hand there is Dhrtarastra and his demoniac son, Duryodhana showing arrogance due to their faith in military strength. On the other hand there is Arjuna, the devotee of the Lord but in bewildered condition out of attachment to family and friends. Arjuna is unwilling to fight and counter his family and friends in battle considering this to be sinful. Both good and bad are mired in the maze of material nature. Under this context, the perfect theistic science is revealed by Lord Sri Krishna for the ultimate benefit of all living beings.
In this material world, for every action there is counteraction. For every sinful action, there are reactions and sufferings. Any service done for the satisfaction of the self is sinful. There is danger lurking everywhere. However, if you are diseased, you have to take medicine. If somebody is drowning in the sea, you have to give him some help, send some boat or some lifeboat so that he can be saved. When you see written on a gate, “Danger! Beware of Dogs!” you avoid the place. How do we therefore counter from sinful reactions?
Anyone who has taken shelter of the lotus feet of Lord Krishna, He protects from all counteraction. If He instructs to fight for His mission, the ultimate good is to fully surrender to Him and comply with His words. In so doing, He Himself promises to remove all sins and dangers. The teaching was understood and realized by Arjuna, who heard the Bhagavad-gita directly from the Lord. This has to be understood “as it is” by hearing from bona-fide devotees.
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