Karma in Bhagavad-Gita and Shakuntala Essay

In _Bhagavad- Gita_, dharma and karma be two controlling forces of the ultimate destinies of the concourse to preserve and conserve the Hindu genial order. Arjuna, the protagonist, is torn between two choices, either to perform his dharma for the immunity of the spirit or to fight against his kin that would probably result to wickedness karma. He belongs to a compelling position in the Hindu social order because of his birth and occupation, making him locked up from the supposed ultimate freedom (Mack, 1995). The dharma of Arjuna complicates his status in the social hierarchy thus makes him doubtful in execute his duties and responsibilities both as a Hindu warrior and a kin. He may have the control over his spirit and he may choose to receive a neat karma, plainly his dharma contradicts and requires him to somehow disobey his self-importance.In addition, agree to Krishna, if he will withdraw from spotion, it is thus an act of self-delusion and the renunciation of moral a nd social responsibility. Krishna said that he Arjuna must gain vigor to demolitionure fleeting things- they come and go (2nd teach 14). He is persuade him to fight the battle (2nd 18) and so if he has courage, he is fit for immortality (2nd 15). He is always reminding him that his dharma requires him to fight.He adds, No one exists for even an instant without performing doing however unwilling, every being is forced to act by the qualities of nature (3rd 5). Arjunas hesitation may be valid in some points but it is orderly since it is human nature. He is overcome by doubts because he does non wish to be guilty of the death of his kin, but Krishna tell him that challenges imprisons the serviceman unless it is done as sacrifice freed from attachment, Arjuna, perform action as sacrifice (3rd 9).From the philosophies of Krishna mentioned above, it can be scrutinized that an individual in the Indian order must not think that performing dharma can be immoral once it may result to evil karma, but earlier internalize that when performing deeds, always perform with detachment any action you mustdo performing action with detachment, one achieves supreme good (3rd 19). They are not ruling dharma and karma, but they govern to preserve the world (3rd 25)._Shakuntala_ also portrays a strong Hindu society and Hinduism. There is somberness and melancholy due to dharma and karma but the ultimate destinies are well-controlled. Hinduism may declare oneself sufficient free will to man but it does not concede him grappling from the moral ambiguities that may lead to tragedy (Yohannan, 1994).Shakunta was punished because she did not able to perform her spiritual duties. As what Priyamvada told the King, Shakuntala has been engaged in the practiced of religious duties but because of her fascination and attachment to the King, she forgot her dharma for the first time, leading her to assume evil proceedss (karma). Priyamvada told her assumption to Anasuya when they w ere in the garden of the solitudinarianage and said I business a terrible misfortune has occurred.Sakoontala, from absence of mind, must have offend some guest whom she was bound to treat with respect. Shakuntala is the daughter of the hermit leader and a Brahman so she really has to perform her religious duties otherwise she will disobey the norm. Nevertheless, she is not ordain to be eer shattered and helpless she must gain back what and who she deserves to have, and that is to be get together with the King.Through the presentation of the fate of the characters, we can say that Hinduism still favors people as long as they keep their faith and deeds according to it.For the question _how can be both paradoxical and at the alike(p) time complementary, Shakuntala_ and _Bhagavad- Gita_ have their suffer ways of portraying an Indian society and its religion. In _Bhagavad- Gita,_ Krishna is really the personal and true-existing (though appeared in a different form) adviser who ke eps on reminding and convincing Arjuna to perform his dharma otherwise a great consequence might happen. Arjuna tends to remain in his humanness nature but his dharma tries to raw him from his morality,so there is his friend charioteer (Krishna) who keeps on warning him by teaching philosophies. He is overcome by his morality by killing his own kin. On the other hand, Shakuntala has not been warned before she committed such sacred crime. She was more overcome by the humanness nature that she tends to forget her dharma. Her emotions blunt her, so as punishment, her own fault kills the chance to be love by the King.Because of their social status in the society, their dharma becomes more demanding and regulating. Both specify a pleasurable sense of life and their religion guides them not to end up tragically. Both value intimacy as means to redemption and liberation. In _Shakuntala,_ the trial which she brings upon herself matures her in the knowledge of love and prepares her for the life which she is destined to live (Yohannan, 1994). In _Bhagavad- Gita_, knowledge is obscured (3rd 39), therefore Krishna tells Arjuna that kill this evil that wins knowledge and judgment (3rd 41) because knowing the self beyond understanding sustain the self with the self (3rd43)