The authors of The Bhagavad-Gita cared mainly about the effects war has on the warrior and his family. When fighting in battle, Arjuna loses the will to fight when he sees the opposing warriors. He realizes each one of those men has a family and does not understand how one can justify killing a person because it leads to the destruction of a family. He said, “I do not want to kill them even if I am killed” (28). Arjuna believes that each man has a duty to his family and by going to war he is violating his duty, “When the family is ruined the timeless laws of family duty perish; and when duty is lost, chaos overwhelms the family.” The death of the man causes chaos in the family which corrupts the women, and causes disorder in society. Arjuna believes that men who go to war violate his family and their duties and causes that man to go to hell. Arjuna is saying that by a man being killed in battle it does not only affect his family, but instead it has a ripple effect on society.
The authors of The Bhagavad-Gita care about the effects of war because it was a vital issue centuries ago when it was written. The authors wrote it to tell people how to conduct themselves in their lives. By including Arjuna and his beliefs on how war violates families duties, the authors must care about the effect of war on families.