Surrender!


Dhritrāshtra turned to Duryodhana & said: Son! You should take shelter of Lord Krsna, for He is not the ordinary human being you consider Him to be

 

Duryodhana replied: Father! Even if Krsna destroys entire universe, along with all of its inhabitants, I’d never surrender to Him

 

Hearing this Dhritrāshtra turned to Gāndhari & exclaimed: My wicked son is bent upon destruction, for he always disregards words of his superiors. Gāndhari addressed her son in a voice laden with disgust: You’re such a rascal for ignoring advice of your elders. For this you’ll surely bite dust after being smashed by Bhima’s club! Now I can understand that you were born just to give me grief

 

Vyāsdev said to Dhritrāshtra: Please be assured that you’re dear to Lord Krsna. If you follow Sanjay’s advice, you’ll be saved from this dangerous situation. There are always 2 paths in life. You should not follow the way of greedy men who fall helplessly into jaws of death. Instead, follow path of wisdom that enables one to cross over ocean of material miseries & ultimately go back home, back to Godhead

 

Dhritrāshtra said: Sanjay, pls describe the fearless path whereby one can be liberated from miseries of material existence & go back to the eternal kingdom of God

 

Sanjay replied: One who desires to obtain perfection of life must withdraw his mind & senses from temptations of material enjoyment so that he can absorb himself upon Lord Krsna in a trance of mystic yoga. When he becomes completely purified by such detachment & meditation, he becomes eligible to return to the spiritual world

 

Dhritrāshtra became a little enlivened by these talks of Krsna. Indeed, by association of great devotees, a little shadow attachment to the Lord became aroused within his heart. He then lamented: I envy those who’ve vision, for they’re able to see Lord Krsna’s incomparably beautiful & effulgent form. I would also like to completely surrender my life to Krsna. By becoming His unalloyed devotee, I would be able to transcend the miseries of material existence

 

I’m tired of being perplexed by the circumstances that result from trying to live independently of Krsna. Instead of following dictates of His illusory energy, Māya, I wish to engage in His transcendental loving service as menial order-carrier. It is He who is actually glorious & I know He is my eternal well-wisher

 

Dhritrāshtra thus glorified Krsna with genuine feeling but Duryodhana was adamant on his destruction

 

Krsna says:

sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṁ ca
I am seated in everyone’s heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness

 

Lord is the source of everything what we have. He is situated as Paramātmā in everyone’s heart, and it is from Him that all activities are initiated

 

Let’s surrender or else we perish

Thoughts? #gameoflife

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