Suffering!
As Bhima handed over Jayadratha, Yudhisthira smiled & said: My dear brother, you can now set him free
Bhima replied:
First inform Draupadi that Jayadratha has become her slave
Yudhisthira said:
If you have any regard for me at all, just release Jayadratha as I have ordered
Draupadi came &
in deference to Yudhisthira’s feelings, also urged Bhima to release Jayadratha.
Finally, when Bhima let him go, Jayadratha came & bowed down before Yudhisthira,
who said: You’re free to go wherever you like, but let me warn you to never act
in such an abominable way again
Jayadratha departed
with his head hung down in shame. Going to shore of Gangā at place where it
leaves mountains & begins to flow along plains, he began severe austerities
for the purpose of gaining favor of Lord Siva, who mercifully appeared
Jayadratha begged:
O best of demigods, kindly benedict me in such a way that I will one day be able
to defeat all 5 Pāndavās in battle. Lord replied: My dear king! This is not
possible for Pāndavās are invincible. However, I shall enable you to check
them, with the exception of Arjun, at a very crucial time in a future war.
Arjun is not an ordinary human being. He is Nara, the associate of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, Lord Nārayana. For this reason, I’m incapable of
enabling you to impede him on battlefield
Dear Jayadratha! you’ve
certainly pleased me with worship & austerities. But you should know that
Lord Vishnu is the Supreme Lord above all others, including myself. Lord Krsna
is original Vishnu, the cause of all causes & source of all incarnations
within universe. He has appeared in Yadu dynasty & because He is friend
& protector of Pāndavās, they’re unslayable. I’m also incarnation of Lord
Vishnu & be assured that I’ll enable you to gain temporary victory over 4 Pāndavās
& then attain exalted destination after death
After rescuing
Draupadi, Pāndavās sat amongst exalted sages & Yudhisthira asked Mārkandeya
Rsi: There is a doubt in my mind I would like you to dispel. Our dear wife
Draupadi had a superhuman birth as she appeared directly from the sacrificial
fire. And, throughout her entire life, she has been sinless. How then she is
inflicted with so much misfortune? How could she have been carried away by
wicked Jayadratha? I consider myself the root cause of all these sufferings
Rsi said: You
should not feel sorry for yourself. Even Lord Vishnu in His human-like
incarnation as Lord Rāmchandra had to suffer the miseries of exile to forest
& the kidnapping of his wife by evil Rāvana
Mārkandeya Rasi is
a great authority on the pastimes of Lord Rām & he narrated them to the Pāndavās.
At the conclusion of his recitation, He urged Yudhisthira: Don’t become overly
aggrieved due to your present condition. Rest assured that with the help of
your allies, you’ll vanquish your enemies at the end of 13th year of
your exile
Our birth on earth
is full of suffering. We are all blissful in the spiritual world serving the
Supreme Lord, but due to our desire to enjoy separately from him we fell down to
material world and suffering
Krsna says
mām upetya punar
janma duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam
nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ saṁsiddhiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ
After attaining Me,
the great souls, who are yogīs in devotion, never return to this temporary
world, which is full of miseries, because they have attained the highest
perfection
Let’s chant the
name of the Lord & go back home, back to Godhead
Thoughts? #gameoflife
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