Arthur Murray Chapters 1 – 6: Arjuna, the student, the seeker of wisdom Chapter 1: Arjuna’s Despair The story begins with the battle lines drawn between the armies of the warring cousins, the Dhaartaraastras and the Paandavas. Arjuna is one of the five sons of Pandu, the Pandavas and the good guys in the story. They are upholding dharma, what is right in the way of ruling a kingdom, while their cousins are using deceit and other forms of treachery to maintain power. The Pandavas have done everything possible to negotiate fairly, but the evil cousin Duryodhana still continued to hold the throne illegally. It rightfully belonged to the Pandavas. To uphold dharma, war was necesary. But Arjuna, upon facing the reality of killing his cousins and family friends, throws up his hands in despair. He has Krishna drive his chariot out into the middle of the field between the two armies and he laments to Krishna that he cannot go through with this. Arjuna represents all seekers. Even...
