AT THE FEET OF THE MOTHER

Mythology

How was Arjuna related to Sri Krishna🦚? Kunti was the biological daughter of Shurasena, a Yadava ruler. Her birth name was Pritha. She is said to be the reincarnation of the goddess Siddhi. She was the sister of Vasudeva, Krishna’s father. Thus, Kunti is the sister of Vasudeva who is Krishna’s father. Her son, Arjuna thus becomes Krishna’s cousin. I found this information online, can you please tell me if this information is correct.

Krishna and Arjuna were first cousins. But their relationship goes much deeper. Sri Krishna reveals in the Mahabharata that they are Nar (human) and Narayan

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How do we know that the events described in the scriptures 📚actually happened in the past? What evidence do we have to support their authenticity, and why do we trust the writings of the Rishis? While I understand that these writings display incredible imagination, why do we worship what may essentially be their imaginative creations?

There are three kinds of Scriptures. First type do not describe events but spiritual experiences that occur in inner subjective space and often belong to

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“Gautam Buddha had renounced everything in the internal circumstances he faced; I don’t think the Gita could have resolved that situation by sending him back to household life and restoring the kingdom to him.” — Sri Aurobindo (Gita Prabandh, Essence of the Teachings) Sir, what kind of problem was it that the Gita could not solve🤔?

Arjuna’s problem was whether to fight the war or not. He was fleeing from his duty, being afflicted by the attachment to his family. On

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