Self-assessment!
UIuka took Maharaja
Yudhisthira’s permission & departed. When he reached the Kaurava camp, he related
to Duryodhana all that was said by the Pandavas & Sri Krsna. After hearing the
Pandavas' messages, Duryodhana ordered his army to get ready so that the battle
could begin early next morning
Similarly, on Pāndava
side, Dhrishtadyumna prepared the army so that it would be ready to begin fighting
the next day. Duryodhana went to Bhisma and asked him to estimate the relative strengths
of the great warriors on both sides. Bhisma responded with a long list of warriors
& their ratings. While doing so, he said: Krtavarrna, Salya, Bahlika, Drona & Asvatthama
are ati-rathas, whereas Satyavan, Alambusa and Vrsasena (the son of Karna) are maha-rathis.
Karna is a foolish braggart who will surely be vanquished by Arjuna, and thus I
consider him to be just half of a ratha
Drona confirmed
this by saying: Karna frequently retreated from battle and so I accept this as a
truthful assessment of his worth.
Having overheard
these insulting words, Karna angrily replied: O Grandsire, you are our enemy in
disguise, and it is for this reason you are trying to disunite us on the eve of
battle
Turning to Duryodhana,
Karna said: O King, you should discard Bhisma. If he implants any doubt of victory
in the hearts of our warriors, it will be very difficult to unite them so that they
enthusiastically fight with the enemy. Bhisma has become senile & so there is
no need either for him, nor his estimation of the warriors' prowess. My dear Duryodhana,
do not hesitate to discard the Grandsire, for I can single-handedly contend with
the Pāndava army
Bhisma replied:
O Karna, it is you who speak in such a way as to create disharmony. Even though
I have been selected as the commander-in-chief of the Kaurava army, you are trying
to discredit me
At this point Duryodhana
intervened and he managed to pacify Bhisma and Karna by praising them both very
highly. Getting back to the matter at hand, he requested: My dear Bhisma, please
tell me about the warriors on the Pāndava side
When someone analyses
our worth, whether it is to our expectation or to the contrary, we always
should reflect upon the viewpoint and do an internal assessment of our true
worth. It will be counter productive to not introspect & discard other’s feedback
if it is not up to our presumption
Without proper
self-evaluation, failure is inevitable. An honest assessment of differing viewpoints
gives indication of where we are
Thoughts?
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