Did Krishna reveal the details of the past births of Arjuna?

[Shri Anil asked: Pādanamaskaraṃ Swami! In the Gītā, God Kṛṣṇa said to Arjuna that He knows all the past births of Arjuna, but that Arjuna did not know any of them. What is the context in which Kṛṣṇa said this? What is the significance of this statement? Did Kṛṣṇa explain all the details and actions of the past births to Arjuna? If that is the case, in what way did knowing all the past births benefit Arjuna? Please grace us with Your reply. At Your Lotus Feet –anil]

Swami replied: Kṛṣṇa was explaining the concept that God has the knowledge of the past, present and the future, whereas, the soul does not have such knowledge. He was only explaining the omniscience of God and limited knowledge of the soul, in a general manner. There was no mention of any specific incident from the previous births, in the full text of the Gītā.

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