Vedic Wisdom Talks

  Steady Intelligence! Abhimanyu picked a mace, after the wheel he was carrying was destroyed & rushed towards Asvatthama. Drona's son hurriedly jumped in the nick of time as Abhimanyu smashed his chariot to pieces with horses & driver Covered all over with arrows, Abhimanyu looked like a porcupine & his clothes were dyed red from blood that flowed from his innumerable wounds. Still, the heroic son of Arjun proceeded to kill many Kaurava soldiers that stood in his path When Abhimanyu rushed at Dusasana's son, the prince was forced to jump while his chariot was smashed. Mace in hand, Dusasana's son challenged Abhimanyu to fight & so the 2 young warriors began striking one another with heavy blows. As duel continued it so happened that two princes struck each other simultaneously & fell to ground same time Dusasana's son was the first to get up & as Abhimanyu struggled to his feet, Kaurava prince struck him on the head very severely with his mace.

Serve! Brhadbala, the King of Kosala, pierced Abhimanyu in the chest with a barbed arrow. Arjuna’s heroic son retaliated by killing Brhadbala’s horses & driver and knocking down royal insignia. At this Brhadbala picked up his sword & got down from his chariot, hoping to cut off Abhimanyu’s head. But as Brhadbala rushed at him, Abhimanyu pierced him in the heart with a fierce arrow that took away his life After Brhadbala’s fall, Abhimanyu continued to kill numerous Kaurava soldiers & so Karna and Sakuni went to Duryodhana to express their great frustration. They lamented: Dear King! It appears that Abhimanyu cannot be defeated by any of us. Therefore, you must devise some ploy whereby he can be killed Duryodhana went to Drona for advice. In reply, he said: As Abhimanyu’s armour is impenetrable & because he is the foremost of bowmen, he is unconquerable as long as he continues to release his arrows. But, if Abhimanyu’s bow can be broken & his horses killed, then we ma

Instrument! As Duryodhana was wounded by Abhimanyu's arrows, he had to retreat. When they saw their king fleeing, soldiers of Kaurava army began to break formation & so Drona, Asvatthama, Karna Krpa, Krtvarma & Duryodhana’s son Laksmana rushed at Abhimanyu   Flaring up with rage, the heroic son of Arjun drove all these Kuru heroes back with his onslaught of arrows, except Laksmana, who continued to advance. Duryodhana returned to the fray to support his son & seeing this other Kaurava warriors rallied While being pierced by Laksmana's arrows, Abhimanyu announed: O wicked son of a wicked king, you should better take a last good look at the world around you, for you are about to leave it for the next! After saying this Abhimanyu took a very powerful arrow & fixed it on his bowstring. When released by the incredible Pandava prince that blazing arrowl flew magnificiently thro' the air & struck off Laksmana's head. Seeing this, all Kaurava warriors uttere

Conviction! Seeing Duryodhana pained at heart, Karna proceeded towards Abhimanyu while showering 100’s of arrows. Abhimanyu didn’t waver & retaliated by releasing a single arrow that broke Karna’s bow & knocked down his emblem. One of Karna’s younger brothers rushed at Abhimanyu, but with single arrow Subhadra’s son beheaded him. Driving Karna away from fight, Abhimanyu continued to exterminate Kaurava army so that 1000’s of mutilated bodies were soon strewn all over Meanwhile, Yudhisthira Bhima Nakula Sahadeva Satyaki Dhrishtadyumna, Drupada Shikhandi & Draupadi’s sons had followed Abhimanyu when he daringly penetrated the Kaurava army. Jayadratha then came to oppose them & due to the benediction he had previously received from Lord Siva, he was able to single-handedly check all these great heroes. Indeed, Jayadratha’s unprecedented showers of arrows pierced all great Pāndava warriors so severely that they were forced to halt their progress As the Pāndava heroes strugg