Envy😡


As Mādri wept loudly, Kunti came running & saw lifeless body of Pāndu. In anger she said-Mādri, how dare you tempted Pāndu for union, knowing that such behavior would be the cause of his death? Mādri tearfully replied-I had resisted Pāndu to the best of my ability but all of sudden he seized me with great passion & I could do nothing to stop him

 

Hearing this Kunti was somehow pacified & said-As elder wife, I shall now follow my husband by ascending funeral pyre & you stay here to raise our fatherless children. Mādri pleaded-As I was the reason for his untimely death, I should be one to follow him. I don’t feel capable of raising our children & so I beg you to allow me

 

Thus, when Pāndu’s body was cremated, Mādri followed her husband by entering fire, whereas Kunti stayed to bring up children. After completion of funeral ceremonies, sages consulted each other & decided that it was their duty to take Kunti & 5 Pāndavas to Hastināpur, to be placed under care of Bhisma & Dhritrāshtra. They brought them to Kuru capital & Bhisma, Vidura, Satyavati, Dhritrā etc came to welcome them

 

An elderly sage described to Bhisma, exceptional nature of births of Pāndavas & also informed about death of Pāndu & Mādri. The sages handed over mortal remains of dead & left. Elaborate arrangements were made for funeral & immersion of remains in Gangā & charity was profusely distributed to Brāhmanas

 

Vyāsadev then came to Satyavati & said-Mother, happy days of Kuru dynasty have now come to an end. Due to influence of evil, there will only be troubled times ahead. Therefore, you should go to forest & absorb yourself in meditation & Yoga and not witness annihilation of your dynasty. Satyavati heeded advice & left with Ambikā & Ambālika

 

Sons of Pāndu & Dhritrāshtra grew up together & in due course strength of Pāndavas became evident. Bhima especially surpassed all others in prowess. He was voracious eater, fastest runner & best in many other fields. He became sort of bully constantly teasing Kauravas. Bhima could defeat all 101 Kauravas easily in wrestling

 

But Bhima tormented his cousins simply out of childishness, but Duryodhana became very envious & hostile towards him. He was wicked by nature & began to constantly plot how to kill Bhima. He also planned to get rid of Bhima & usurp royal throne in future. Their hostility grew big

 

Envy is inner dark tendency that makes us miserable of others & impels us to drag them down & plot destruction. Envy targets the envied & thus Duryodhana conspired to destroy Pāndavas. But envy malevolence also targets its host & does not allow to live in peace. The whole life of envious is filled with litany of revengeful actions & keeps one relentlessly dissatisfied

 

If we entertain envy, it will torture us. Best way to get rid of it is to understand that we are not this body but pure soul which is part of Super soul. We thus are soulmates & externals are only due to material consciousness with no basis

 

Thoughts? #gameoflife

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