Did Lord Krishna have a plan to win the Kurukshetra war

Did Lord Krishna have a plan to win the Kurukshetra war?

As per the legends narrated in Mahabharata, Lord Krishna become emblematic of the side of Pandavas and joined the Kurukshetra war. So here it is important to note that Lord Krishna, who was a mentor and confidant of the Pandavas, did have a strategy to winning the battle.

Lord Krishna's plan was based on two main strategies:Diplomacy: Lord Krishna was tried his utmost level in order to avoid this war to happen at the first place. He went to the Kauravas and asked them release part of land for the Pandavas as promised but the Kauravas declined to do so. He then attempted to mediate between the two parties but the Kauravas had no intentions of letting go there was no way Dhritarashtra was going to change his mind on this one.

Krishna was a companion and counselor to the Pandavas most particularly to Arjuna one of the five Pandava princes. Before the onset of the war, Krishna also attempted to avoid the war in several ways such as emissaries’ negotiations between both factions. But the Kauravas insisted on going with the war and hence, Krishna joined the side of the Pandavas.

As in the case of the two brothers, during the war, Krishna poured knowledge, tact and strategy to enable the Pandavas to conquer the Kauravas. He took the role of a charioteer to Arjuna, during the battle and sometimes, he provided words of wisdom and motivation to Arjuna when the latter seemed defeated . Krishna also assisted Pandavas by coming to his might in times of duels to defend the Pandavas and defeat the Kauravas.

In the war, the most important achievement by Krishna was in the killing of Karna, who was considered the best General of the Kauravas side. Karna was destined to be a bad luck charm and she had to go through a number of difficult trials in the course of the warfare. Knowing that Karna was and always had been on the side of the Pandavas but at the same time hiding this fact from everybody including his own brothers, Krishna exploited the fact that Karna had only one weakness which has never been revealed to anybody – the fact that he is the son of Surya.

Finally, the Pandavas won the Kurukshetra war with the help of Krishna who acted as an advisor for the children of Pandu. It was a historic war and this war is even today considered to be one of the most important wars ever fought in the world.

Major Krishna Steps To win Kurukshetra War ?Guidance and support: The Pandavas received Krishna’s assistance as a friend and counselor and more particularly as the counselor of Arjuna. While the war was going on, he was helping the Pandavas and guided, and even being the charioteer of Arjuna as well as encouraging him.
Strategic skills: With his equal knowledge and strategies, that he had utilized to help the Pandavas to get the upper hand in the fight. He gave them some good advices regarding the strategic locations and the vulnerabilities of the Kauravas and thus taught them how to attacked.
Divine powers: The Pandavas’ main antagonist in the Bhagavad Gita was Ravana and as a divine being, Krishna had all the weapons in his arsenal to protect the Pandavas from any harm. He comes with his divine powers in order to ward off the Kauravas and help Pandavas.
Role in the death of Karna: Karna was one among the most skilled generals in the Kaurava army but he was born an unlucky man and he had to go through a lot of trials and tribulations during the war. Since Karna was on the side of the Pandavas, Krishna who knew about this fact exploited this and took advantage of Karna’s only vulnerability to kill him.
Symbolic presence: There’s much literature about how Krishna’s association with the Pandavas as their charioteer was sufficient to signify that the side of the right was with the Pandavas. The encouragement he gave to the Pandavas retrieved the morale of the Pandavas in the battle as they were encouraged to fight more vigorously.

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