We are spirit soul not this body...

Verse 1.9.36 (Kavitha Mji):
* The initial half of the verse on how in the dwapara yuga, when there was a war, the Kings were ahead of the soldiers in the war ready to fight. This is in stark contrast of today, where the President is at home while the poor soldiers are dying there in the war field.
* Here, it is also described, how Arjuna seeing all these commanders/relatives, he becomes bewildered and says that he will not be able to fight. On the surface, it appears that Arjuna was talking like a common man. Because he was the devotee of the Lord, he had compassion and therefore was not willing to kill his relatives, on the conception of the body.
* But here Arjuna was deliberately put into this state, so that Krishna can deliver the BG, which could be useful for conditioned souls like us.
* Message: We are the soul and not the body. The Soul can never be killed and all details are in 2nd chapter of BG. From a practical day-2-day basis, we need to remember this and not forget our relationship with Krishna. That is our main responsibility.
* Also, when we realize we are not this body, we need to reduce our bodily needs as much as is required.