If we look at the start of the

Mahabharatha war in a superficial

manner, we will see that Arjuna was
thrown into despondence and confusion,
and the opportunity required Krishna to
impart the sacred Bhagavad Gita. This
situation should not be described as a
period of internal controversy. Arjuna did
soul searching within himself to decide
between truth and untruth, between
propriety and impropriety. A human
beings life is transient. It is momentary,
and in the context of the battlefield,
Arjuna learnt to recognise the permanent
truth. Lord Krishna raised the Pandavas
as an exemplar so we understand the
sacred heart of a devotee. Sometimes, as
a result of difficulties, devotees hearts
are immersed in sorrow. This is because
of their ego and other bad qualities in
their hearts coming to the surface and
troubling them. To get such ego, jealousy,
and unwanted traits out of the heart of
devotees, God definitely intervenes and
undertakes events to help them progress.
(Summer Roses on Blue Mountains 1976,
Ch 10)
SSSB