There are various view points on why Krishna did not stop Arjuna from fighting the Mahabharata war when he had the chance.
What's forgotten here is that at this point it was too late:
- Krishna had tried every means to secure peace
- Even the Pandavas had tried every means. Even just seeking 5 villages to rule, which too was refused
- Arjuna was facing delusion than anything else at the cusp of war. A feeling of attachment and a sense of losing relatives. It wasn't based on Dharma/Justice
- Arjuna leaving would probably not have avoided the war
- Instead leaving the battlefield at this point would have meant that one is a coward towards injustice. This is why Krishna tries to enthuse him with similar words.
There is a beautiful example by Mata Amrita:
If someone tries to take possession of something that belongs to us (material or person). Note it need not be a human, it could even be an animal, not very different from how humans are when senses are blurred (through intoxication of desire):
- First we can try to wake him from his stupor by alerting him on the wrong action
- Next we can try reason with him, that this action is not logical and ethical
- If even then wrong action is to be averted, you would have to apply force.
In today's world it would be an act of self defence if it can't wait. Else it can go to the police and court in defence of what belongs to us.
Accepting wrong and walking away is cowardice and not acceptable in any religion/culture/social norm.
This is simply what Krishna understood.
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