The trembling man of indecision whom we met in Arjuna in the first chapter of the Geeta, has by now developed an almost incomparable inward equipoise. This inward peace that comes from an intelligent study of the Hindu philosophy is vividly brought out in the opening stanza of this chapter when Lord Krishna himself describes his disciple Arjuna, as one “WHO IS DELIGHTED” with what he has heard so far. No teacher can feel sufficiently inspired to continue his discourses unless his students nourish his enthusiasm with interested ‘listening’. As one understands more and more the implications of the philosophy of Vedanta, one cannot but come to feel an inward glow of peace and satisfaction.
The Lord of the Geeta gets encouraged to expound his philosophy more exhaustively with a revived appetite. “AGAIN HEAR MY SUPREME WORD, WHICH I WILL DECLARE, BECAUSE I DESIRE YOUR WELFARE.” Here Arjuna is addressed as “Mighty-armed” which is a reminder to the Pandava that he should be a hero in his inner life to carve out of his present, a kingdom of divine joy, which is his real heritage! It is evident that the Lord’s discourse is not upon any secular subject, but it is upon the greater possibilities in man, and on how man can rediscover them in himself; for, it is said that Arjuna should listen “TO MY SUPREME WORD, WHICH I, WISHING YOUR (SPIRITUAL) WELFARE (HITAM) WILL NOW DECLARE.”
WHY THE LORD HAS DECIDED TO CONTINUE HIS DISCOURSES IS NOW EXPLAINED:
