Lamentation!
As great kings sat,
surrounding Krsna & Pāndavās, each of them excited with anger against the
Kauravas, Draupadi took opportunity to approach the Lord. Giving vent to her
pentup anger, grief & frustration, she addressed Krsna with great agitation
& said: We’ve heard the great authorities, such as Narada, Devala, Asita,
Kashyap, that you’re the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes
& the ultimate goal of all processes of elevation
It is You alone who
manipulates all creatures, even upto the limit of Lord Brahma & Siva. The
entire universe is resting in You alone & You’re omnipresent throughout the
entire creation, being the Supreme Soul of all entities
Because I’m the
wife of Your aunt Prthā’s sons. I know that You’ve great affection for me. How
then it is possible for me to be dragged into the assembly of Kurus &
insulted by our vicious enemies? I’m Dhritrāshtra daughter-in-law & yet his
wicked sons dragged me into the assembly, trembling & weeping, & clad
in but a bloodstained cloth, as if I had no protector. The mighty Pāndavās are
also to blame, for they simply sat silently & their wedded wife was abused
in the royal assembly
To hell with Arjuna’s
Gāndiva bow! To hell with Bhima’s strength! Both heroes allowed me to be
insulted in their presence. It is the eternal law of morality that any husband,
no matter how weak, endeavors to protect his wife. Although Pāndavās previously
never neglected anyone seeking protection, they were indifferent when I
solicited them
Why these lions
among men, after making such a great endeavor to win me in Swayamvara, cast me
off when I was plunged in distress? After saying this Draupadi hid her face in
her hands & began to weep bitterly. Then after wiping away her tears, she
sighed loudly & said in choked voice-I’ve no husbands, friends, or brothers
or even You, Krsna. Even though all of you knew how cruelly I was being treated
by my enemies, you remained unconcerned. Because You’re my eternal worshipful
deity as well as my relative & friend, I deserve to be protected by You
Sri Krsna
replied-My Dear Krsnaa! Pls don’t cry, for I can assure you that the wives of
all those whom you’re angry at will also weep like you. When Kauravas ladies
will see their husbands lying dead on the battlefield, being pierced by Arjuna’s
arrows, they’ll lament very bitterly. The stars may fall from the sky, the
Himalayas may split open, or the ocean may one day dry up, but My words will
never prove futile. I promise to exert My full prowess on behalf of Pāndu’s
sons, so that you may once again become the queen of queens
We also lament calamities
we face in our lives & ask question to the Supreme Lord-Why me? If our
values don’t reflect real values which is as per scriptures, then we will be
jolted & be even devastated facing life’s inevitable reality checks.
Whatever we undergo is due to our past Karma but what we do makes our future.
We need to realize soul’s essential characteristic, our consciousness, whose
enrichment we neglect. When our values are real, reflecting soul’s relationship
with the whole, then we further our divine relationship & don’t lament then
Thoughts? #gameoflife
Comments
Post a Comment