'Krishna instructing Arjuna', 1920. Scene from The Bhaghavad Gita, a 700-verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit and part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Krishna instructs Arjuna to do his duty as a ksatriya and fight in battle with the will to win and restore good and balance. From "Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists", by The Sister Nivedita and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. [George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1920]

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