Intelligent choice!

 

After departure of Drupada’s priest, Arjun decided to go to Dvārakā. By means of spies Duryodhana learned of this & so quickly he left Hastināpur for the capital of Yādavas. It so happened that both Arjun & Duryodhana arrived at Dvārakā on the same day, although the Kaurav king was the first to enter Sri Krsna’s palace

 

Duryodhana saw that Sri Krsna was sleeping & so he sat upon a very opulent chair he found placed near the Lord’s head. Soon after, Arjun entered the room. After bowing down to offer obeisances, he stood at Sri Krsna’s lotus feet with folded hands. It so happened that when Lord Krsna awoke, His glance first fell upon Arjun

 

When He saw that Duryodhana had also come to see Him, Sri Krsna enquired: O best of Bhāratas, I hope that both of you are well. Now, please disclose the purpose of your coming here to visit Me. Duryodhana quickly replied: My dear Krsna, I have come to solicit your help in the impending war between us & the Pāndavās. Although, You are equally related to both sides as our cousin, because I came first, You should grant my request without hesitation

 

Sri Krsna replied: My dear Duryodhana, there is no doubt that you were the first to enter My room, but since I happened to see Arjun first upon waking, I will arrange to help both of you. I have under My rule, one hundred million powerful cowherd warriors, known as Nārayanas, who practically rival Me in strength. I will give these soldiers to one side & personally assist the other side after vowing to never take up a weapon during the battle. Since it is customary for juniors to be given the first choice, I will let Arjun select either Me or My warriors

 

Without the slightest hesitation, Arjuna happily chose Lord Krsna & in turn, Duryodhana was very satisfied to receive the Nārayana warriors. Feeling that he had succeeded in his mission, Duryodhana took permission from Sri Krsna & next went to see Lord Balarāma

 

Sri Krsna says in Bhagvad Gita:

ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate
iti matvā bhajante māṁ budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ

 

I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts

 

As human beings if we serve the Supreme Lord with devotion, he can give us both spiritual & material benefits. Choosing only material benefits away from Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is not intelligent as the same can be lost in due course of time leaving us in delusion. We always see this fact manifesting an we know what happened to Duryodhana

 

Thoughts? #gameoflife


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