Well, yes, the lord, is none other than one of the kings, who played part in the famous Mahabharata war, and without fighting it himself, directed its course in such a manner, so as to destroy all powerful states; leading to a unified, though daunted India.
According to ShriKrishnaDwaipayan Ved Vyas, The lord deserves a place higher than normal humans; surely because of his powers to conjure miracles, moulding peoples' actions, and creating an enigma around his own actions.
Sure, to regard him a God isn't difficult. Ain't it? But he is a God, just the way Gods have emerged through history. The people who are powerful enough, and those whose actions we are unable to comprehend, we deem them The God. There is no other reason, most of the civilizations through the world have seen Gods in form of the king, or the queen. Be it Islam, Christianity (Jesus was the king of Jews), ancient mythological stories and so on. Even Buddha and Mahavira were from the royal families. And of course, Hinduism has always welcomes any infringement to its entity by assimilating it into itself. The clear evidence is acceptance of Buddha as one of the 24 avatars of Vishnu.
Thus, it is upto us, whether we imbibe the wisdom of Gita, the sayings of a wise and powerful king from the past, or just idolate it and learn nothing from it. The option is before us, and every wise man has its own followers. Sure Gita can teach us a lot.
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