Question: In Bhagavad Gita Sri. Krishna tells to Arjuna to fight but again he says that one should follow non-violence (16 chapter). I couldn’t understand the purpose of his saying so.
Answer: The statement has to be understood with reference to the context, otherwise there will be contradictions. Please let me know the Slokas Gita where you find it so that we can give specific answers.
However in general, I would like to mention that as all of us know Mahatma Gandhiji fought against the Britishers with the weapon of the non-violence. A person saying that he professes non-violence refuses to fight the enemy after going to a battle field; is it justified?