Passage 7

In English

In order to recognise the sacred truth behind the actions of , we should realise that in the great battle between the and the , he took to the centre of the battlefield and has taught the philosophy of or the path of work to and to us in the world at large, through the ears of . It is said in this context that asked a question and described the battlefield as (Field of virtue) - (Field of action.) asked a question according to which he wondered about the name . We should understand the hidden meaning and significance of this question. The question says “” - that is, those people to whom I am bound down by attachment and who are known for their sathwic (pure) qualities - what is it that these two groups are doing in the battlefield of ? We have to understand here that , in his ignorance, asked a question which really means, from an inner significance point of view, what are the (slothful) and (passionate) (qualities), represented by the , doing in the battlefield with the who represent sathwic . His ignorance was about what these and were doing in the battlefield of his heart along with the sathwic .