Belief!


Sage Akrtavrana said to Yudhisthira: O King! Your presence here is already known to Lord Parasurāma. As he is pleased, you’ll be able to meet him shortly. He gives audience twice a month to all sages living here & tomorrow is the next schedule of darsana. Yudhisthira was delighted to receive this news & asked sage-Pls narrate to us in details how the Lord annihilated the Ksatriyās 21 times. Akrtavrana consented & narrated the story in detail


At appointed time, the warrior incarnation of Godhead appeared to Pāndavās & they respectfully worshipped him. In return, the son of Jamdāgni praised them & requested them to spend the night at his abode. Next morning Pāndavās departed south, finally arriving at Prabhāsa where they stayed for 12 days only subsisting on water. When Lord Krsna & Balarāma heard that Pāndavās had come, they went there with other Yadu heroes


Seeing Pāndavās & Draupadi becoming lean & dirty due to performing austerities, lying upon bare ground, Sri Krsna & Balarāma were very aggrieved. Lord Balarāma lamented & said-How Pāndavās have fallen to such adversity. I don’t see that virtue leads to good & sin results in misery. If this were actually so, how is it that Pāndavās are suffering so much while Dhārtarāstrās are enjoying themselves in midst of royal opulence?


Surely a person of meagre intelligence might conclude that a vicious course of life is superior to a virtuous one. With Duryodhana sitting upon royal throne & Yudhisthira suffering in forest, what will common people think? How can Drona, Bhisma, Krpā live happily after banishing sons of Kunti to forest? What will they say when in their next life they’ll meet their forefathers?


Sātyaki responded-Let’s not lament when Pāndavās have such powerful allies. We should immediately go to Hastināpur & after forcibly taking kingdom from Duryodhana, deliver it to King Yudhisthira. Even if he is determined to fulfill his vow of living in exile, Abhimanyu can rule the kingdom until their return


Sri Krsna said: What you say is very heroic, but King Yudhisthira will never accept kingdom unless it’s won by his own prowess. Let’s wait till Bhima & Arjun are united & supported by us & other powerful allies


Yudhisthira said-Sri Krsna knows very well what I’m & I also know Him very well. When He desires, sons of Dhritrāstra will be defeated & I’ll regain my kingdom. O heroes of Yadu dynasty, pls return to Dvārkā & wait for that time to come


We cannot do anything unless there is affirmation of the Supreme Lord. He knows well what is good for us, at what time, place & circumstances. We should just follow his guidelines and deliver on our responsibilities. We need to believe in his divine plan


Krsna says

ananyāś cintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate

teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham


But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form – to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have


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