Chapter 2 verse 42
“Flowery speech is uttered by the unwise, taking pleasure in
the eulogizing words of Vedas, O Partha, saying ‘there is nothing else.’”
I am not 100% sure of the interpretation of this sloka but
If I understood it right, then Lord Krishna continues to ask Arjuna to focus on
the job at hand and fight the battle. He opines that talks about the nice words
in the Vedas and it’s recitation without following the construct of the Vedas
and claiming that there is nothing else other than recitation or chanting of Vedas
alone is not useful. Interesting that Krishna is telling Arjuna who is a
Kshatriya about recitation or construct of Vedas. I wonder if during Krishna’s
times in Dwapara Yuga, there was still confusion on what each varna was
supposed to do. No wonder Krishna came down to correct the fallacies in that
society- “Yadha Yadha hi dharmasya…”- whenever Dharma is shaken up, I will take
birth and correct the inequity!
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