*Remember the Gita with acronyms - 1st chapter : Observing the Armies*

Acronym - *DAMODAR*

D - Dhritrastra's questions to Sanjaya, and Diplomacy of Duryodhana(1-3)

A - allied kings' description of both the parties(4-13)

M - Madhava - 1st time krsna is addressed in Bhagavad gita as Madhava (14)

O- orchestrated battle - victory signs like blowing of conch shells, specific names of conch shells, kapidhvaja, Chariot of Arjuna shows  everything was already orchestrated by Krsna's will (15-20)

D- drawing of chariot of Arjuna in between the battlefield and thus Arjuna observes everything and gets bewildered(21-22)

A - armies of both parties bewilders Arjuna (23-27)
acceptance of inability to fight of Arjuna by showing symptoms like limbs of body quivering and mouth drying up, body trembling ,gandiva is slipping from hand and skin is burning. (28-35)

R - reasons for not to fight - such as crime in destroying family tradition due to that family will get involved in sins , women will become polluted - varnasankara and at last people will go to hell because of no oblations.(36-46)

Acronyms by Rupesh Gauranga dasa

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