… from His playful life at Vrindaban come to the Krishna of Kurukshetra, and see how that also is fascinating -- how, amidst all that horrible din and uproar of fighting, Krishna remains calm, balanced, and peaceful.
Ay, on the very battlefield, He is speaking the Gita to Arjuna and getting him on to fight, which is the Dharma of a Kshatriya! Himself an agent to bring about this terrible warfare, Shri Krishna remains unattached to action -- he did not take up arms!
To whichsoever phase of it you look, you will find the character of Shri Krishna perfect. As if He was the embodiment of knowledge, work, devotion, power of concentration, and everything!
- Swami Vivekananda,
Conversations and Dialogues
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