Why did Krishna God Him self allow the Kurukshetra war to happen Chaitanya Charan

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Why did Krishna God himself allow the Kurukhetra war to happen? To understand this we can look at the question from three levels. Historical, philosophical and devotional. Historical level Krishna did try to stop the war. Historically Krishna did everything possible symbolically and practically to prevent the war. First the symbolism. Krishna was one of the most powerful leaders of his time. When he personally traveled to Hustapur to negotiate peace, it was like a The top world leader flying in himself instead of sending diplomats. The gesture carried enormous weight. Then the practical side. Krishna offered the most generous terms imaginable. Give just five villages. That is all. A concession that caused Duryodhan nothing and still allowed the Pandavas to live as chhatrias. Throughout the negotiation, Krishna used every classical tool of diplomacy summarized by the acronym raid s reconciliation. Dan accommodation, dand intimidation for deterrence, ba dissension. He appealed to family unity. He offered compromise. Give just five villages. He remind them of the Pandava’s undeniable strength. Bema defeating demons, Arjuna conquering celestial force. And when Duryodhan stayed rigid, Krishna urged the elders to intervene for the good of the dynasty. Krishna was never passive. He exhausted every moral and political avenue to prevent war. Phil philosophical level free will and karma still operate philosophically. God gives every soul free will and he also gives different souls according to their past karma a particular scope within which to use that free will. The Bhagat Gita 9.6 gives a striking metaphor just as the wind moves freely inside the sky. Living beings act freely within the framework created by God. The sky does not control the wind’s movement. It only defines its boundaries in the The same way Krishna sanctions the field of action but we choose how we act within it. Duryodhana being born into royalty had enormous freedom and he tragically misused it. Devotional level Krishna’s plan never fails. Devotionally Krishna is known as Satya one whose purposes are always fulfilled. So did Krishna’s peace mission fail? Actually no. Krishna had multiple plans for various contingencies. Plan A prevent the war. Krishna attempted this tirelessly. Plan B win Karna over. If Karna had joined the Pandavas, Duryodhan would have lost heart or the war would have ended swiftly with far less destruction. Plan C. If the war was unavoidable, reveal clearly who caused it and Duryodhan obliged perfectly. He refused even land equal to the tip of a needle. He attempted to arrest Krishna during negotiations, an act that shattered every norm of political conduct. Through his own arrogance, Duryodhana ensured that history would recognize the Kowavas not the Pandavas as the aggressors. Krishna’s plan C succeeded completely. Conclusion: Historically, Krishna tried exhaustively to stop the war. Philosophically, he respected human free will. Devotionally, he ensured that a deeper purpose was fulfilled. In the Mahabharat, he was by no means the cause of the war. Yet, he ensured that its cause would be un Mistakably clear.