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Warriors Get Salvation

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How the killed warriors in war got salvation?

[3/29]
A kind of assurance is sounding here in Raam's words in saying that Khar will be absolved of his sins. Those that are eliminated by Raam are sure to get salvation. Here not only Khar but his entire army also gets that salvation, should Khar surrenders at this stage at least. 

But this salvation or getting to heavens is of a variety. In war those that sacrifice themselves in the fire of arrows will get Indra Lok and those that conduct warfare unhappily thinking that death is the only result of war they get Gandharv Lok and those that retreat or go begging for their lives but yet are killed get Guhya Lok and those that are fully aware of Kshatriya Dharm and conduct righteous warfare they go to Brahm Lok. So says Mahaabhaarat. 

The same is said in Bhagvad Geetaa [8:6] too. 

[Taken from Valmiki Ramayan, 3/29]

 

 

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