3 Gates!
 
Duryodhana was so absorbed in his thoughts of envy for Pāndavās, that he stopped talking to anyone. Finally, as his uncle Sakuni persisted in enquiring about cause of his grief, Duryodhana revealed his heart. He said-I’m burning day & night in the fire of envy after beholding opulence of Pāndavās. I can’t even think of their prosperity & thus my whole existence has dried up
 
In one sense I know that there is no reason for me to be jealous of my cousins. I possess more wealth than I could ever hope to enjoy. Still when I saw how all the earth’s great kings came & paid tribute to Yudhisthira, I can’t help but envy his position. Then when abominable killing of my good friend Sisupāla was executed, a burning rage flared in my heart. Which hero could bear to see his enemies attain such influence & prosperity while he glides down into obscurity? I can no longer bear to go on living like this & so I shall commit suicide by drinking poison, enter fire or drown
 
Despite my determined efforts, I’ve obtained opposite result because Pāndavās have flourished more & more. In this I understand that Destiny is supreme & personal endeavor is useless. My heart is burning with anguish & because I can’t see anyone capable of helping me, my only recourse is to end my miserable existence. You can inform my father of my determination
 
Evil minded Sakuni, an expert psychologist & a first class diplomat, to incite Duryodhana, to accomplish his sinister plans, said in a duplicitous manner-O King! Pāndavās have performed many superhuman feats like winning of Draupadi, enabling Agni to devour Khāndav forest, acquisition of Gāndiva bow & other celestial weapons, building of assembly house by Mayā Dānav, subjugation of entire earth & performance of Rājsuya sacrifice. This has made their fame eclipse that of you & your brothers. Still, you shouldn’t be envious of them, for they are simple enjoying what is rightfully theirs
 
Sakuni paused for a moment & then with a devilish smile & a twinkle in his eyes said-On the other hand my dear nephew, if you feel unhappy because of their prosperity, you shouldn’t think that you’re impotent & helpless. After all I, your brothers, Karna, Drona, Krpā & many other powerful warriors are ready to support you in conquering entire world if you so desire
 
Duryodhana was desperate & so Sakuni’s optimism gave him renewed hope & he said-Let’s attack & defeat Pāndavās & then enjoy their opulence. Sakuni said-It would never be possible for us to defeat Pāndavās in direct conflict. Because of their allies, Krsna & Drupada, they are too powerful. However, there is another way they can be vanquished
 
The game of dice!
 
Krsna says in Gita:
tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśanam ātmanaḥ
 kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet
 
There are 3 gates leading to this hell – lust, anger & greed. Every sane man should give these up, for they lead to degradation of the soul
 
The beginning of demoniac life is described herein. One tries to satisfy his lust, & when he cannot, anger and greed arise. A sane man who does not want to glide down to the species of demoniac life must try to give up these 3 enemies, which can kill the self to such an extent that there will be no possibility of liberation from this material entanglement
 
Thoughts? #gameoflife


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
  Never Fall down!   Arjun released an Agni weapon that brightly lit up entire sky. Karna invoked a Varuna weapon that quenched the fire by creating clouds with a Vayavya weapon & then released a favourite weapon of Indra that made thousands of arrows issues forth from his G ā ndiva bow   While being pierced all over, Karna countered Aindra weapon with a Bh ārgava weapon & proceeded to kill many of the foremost Pāncāla warriors. Seeing this, Bhima’s anger blazed up like fire. He chastised his brother by saying: O Arjun, how can you allow these great warriors to be killed within your very sight? Please remember how Karna had insulted Draupadi? Give up your indifference & kill him without delay!   Sri Krsna said: Dear Arjun, you must exert your full prowess now, if need be, you can take help from my Sudarshan Cakra!   After momentarily considering the purpose of his appearance in this world, Arjun replied: Lord, with your permission as ...
Read more
Image
  Make or break!   When Salya agreed to drive Karna’s chariot only on condition that he must be allowed to speak freely whatever he likes, Duryodhana and Karna readily agreed & thus a contract was made. Duryodhana flattered Salya by comparing him to Lord Brahmā, who formerly became Shiva’s charioteer at the time of destroying Tripura   Duryodhana concluded his long talk by saying: Dear Salya, Parasurāma delivered the entire science of weapons to Karna. Therefore, we must intelligently conclude that Karna cannot really be a sutā’s son. He must be the offspring of a demigod born in a Kshatriya family & then abandoned at infancy. Otherwise, why would Parasurāma agreed to instruct him in the complete use of weapons?   Salya replied: I have heard on numerous occasions the story of how Lord Brahmā became Lord Siva’s charioteer. You should not place so much faith in your plans, because even if Arjun is killed, Sri Krsna will exterminate the entire Kaurav...
Read more
Image
Grudge-The heaviest thing to hold! Asvattāma hurriedly yoked horses to his chariot & set out, as Krpa & Krtvarma anxiously followed him. He soon arrived at Pāndava camp & saw a gigantic being with enormous head with flames emanating from his eyes, nose, ear & mouth   Asvattāma fearlessly attacked that awesome being with his celestial weapons but failed in all his attempt. He thought to himself: Krpa had warned me that persons who don’t listen to their elders must lament later. The frustration of my attempt must be due to its inherently sinful nature. I wonder who is this astonishing being that has defeated me. Obviously further exertion on my part will be useless until my destiny is favourable. Let me now take shelter of my worshipful Lord Siva & seek his guidance   Asvattāma got down from his chariot & fervently prayed to Lord Siva offering his body, mind & soul. Lord Siva personally appeared & smilingly said: Dear Asvattāma, there is...
Read more