Law of Karma!

 

Next morning on the 6^th day of battle, King Yudhisthira ordered Dhrstadyumna to arrange the Pāndava forces in makara formation. Bhisma countered with crane-shaped formation. At the beginning of the day, Bhima & Arjun continued their massacre of Kaurava soldiers

 

Dhritrāshtra said to Sanjay: Since our warriors are repeatedly vanquished, despite them being protected by greatest military commanders-Bhisma & Drona-it must be due to destiny alone. Similarly, it must be due to will of the creator that Duryodhana never listened to the good advice given to him by Vidura, me & many others

 

Sanjaya replied: This great calamity has come about due to your own fault alone. Your foolish son couldn’t see the danger in creating enmity with Pāndavās. However, even though you could understand the dangerous consequences, you condoned Duryodhana’s sinister plans

 

That morning, while wandering thro’ the Kaurava ranks, creating a great slaughter of men & animals, Bhima came upon the sons of Dhritrāshtra. The Dhārtarāshtrās immediately surrounded him hoping to take revenge & they were aided by 1000’s of chariot warriors. Bhima picked up his mace & got down from his chariot to fight with his adversaries

 

Dhrstadyumna saw Bhima enter the Kaurava army alone & so he left aside fighting with Drona to come to his aid. When he came upon Bhima’s empty chariot, he momentarily became overwhelmed with grief, thinking that Bhima had been slain. With voice choked with tears, he made inquiries from Bhima’s chariot driver, Visoka, who then informed him that Bhima had dismounted so that he could attack the Kauravas on foot

 

Dhrstadyumna followed the path consisting of innumerable dead elephants that had been smashed by Bhima’s mace. Soon he saw Bhima engaged in slaughtering the enemy warriors. Since the son of Vāyu was surrounded by the Dhārtarāshtrās & appeared to be greatly afflicted by their weapons, Dhrstadyumna quickly went & took him on his chariot. He extracted arrows sticking in Bhima’s body & embraced him with great affection

 

When Duryodhana saw how Bhima & Dhrstadyumna were on the same chariot, he urged his brothers to launch an all-out attack. Thereafter, when Dhārtarāshtrās began showering their arrows, Dhrstadyumna became highly enraged. With desire to kill them all, he invoked the pramohana weapon. As a result, Dhārtarāshtrās fell into a stupor & upon seeing this Kaurava warriors supporting them fled in fear

 

Drona could see how Dhritrāshtra’s sons were deprived of their senses & so he quickly utilized the Prajna weapon to neutralize the pramohana weapon

 

We just cannot say that it is the will of providence that we are where we are. In doing so, we may be led to believe that whatever is happening in our lives is already destined by our past karma, and our present actions wouldn’t make any difference

 

It is true that many of our present situations are unavoidable consequences of our past karmas, but our present actions do matter. By our present actions we can create a better brighter future no matter how dark the present seems or how limited our present choices appear. The law of Karma contributes to the message of hope, positivity & encouragement. It guides us to take responsibility for creating a better future

 

Thoughts? #gameoflife