Sacred to the Eyes

I believe the authors of The Bhagavad-Gita care about doing the right and just thing in the eyes of a higher power. Before every action, every one of the characters contemplates the action in the eyes of their god or their superior. For example, while the two sides are preparing for battle, Arjuna is raising questions about why the two sides would fight and raising objections for the two sides. In the middle of epiphany he brings up examples of doing the right thing in certain situations. In one of the situations he goes on to say, “ If Dhritarashtra’s armed sons kill me in battle when I am unarmed and offer no resistance, it will be my reward.” To me, that is an example of doing the right thing because it is an unfair fight. Also, in the second teaching Arjuna is talking again about instances of right and wrong. He goes on to say “It is better in this world to beg for scraps of food than to eat meals smeared with the blood of elders I’ve killed at the height of their power while their goals were still desires.” Also, I believe sub-consciously the authors also care about respecting ones opponents. To me, this virtue or belief goes together with doing the right things in the eyes of a higher power. Before they do battle, they really do contemplate how everyone would feel and how all parties would be affected as shown in quotes above. When you put all three of these virtues together, I believe you get what the authors care about.