Path-forward!

 

Fighting fiercely, Krpā broke Cekitāna’s bow & killed his horses & driver. Cekitāna picked up his mace & after jumping from his disabled chariot rushed at Krpā with reckless abandon, killing his horses & driver. Krpā also jumped to ground & as he proceeded to release volleys of arrows, Cekitāna hurled his gigantic mace, hoping to kill his adversary. Krpā checked his mace’s progress by discharging 1000’s of arrows. Upon seeing his attempt foiled, Cekitāna unsheathed his sword

 

As Cekitāna impetuously rushed at him, Krpā threw down his bow, unsheathed his sword & ran to meet his assailant. When they met, Krpā & Cekitāna struck one another simultaneously with their swords, causing both to fall on ground unconscious, partly due to force of the blows & partly because of fatigue. Karakarsa quickly came & picked up Cekitāna while Sakuni took Krpā away on his chariot

 

When 3 of Dhritrāshtra’s sons rushed at Abhimanyu, the son of Subhadra soon deprived them of their chariots. But keeping Bhima’s vow in mind, Abhimanyu refrained from killing them. Bhisma rushed to aid Dhārtarāshtās & so Arjun urged Krsna to take him to where Abhimanyu was staying. Susarmā & Trigartas came to protect Bhisma, but Arjun quickly drove them off. While killing many of Trigarta chariot warriors, Arjun advanced towards Bhisma & so other Pāndavās came to assist him. As 5 brothers combinedly attacked Bhisma, Kaurava warriors showered arrows upon them

 

Bhisma broke Shikhandi’s bow, causing him to fearfully run away from the battle. Upon seeing this, Yudhisthira chastised Shikhandi saying: O Prince! Have you forgotten your vow to kill Bhism? Why are you acting like a coward, fleeing your enemy? Arjun has come to attack the Grandsire & so you can be assured of his protection

 

At last Shikhandi took courage & returned to the fray, determined to kill Bhisma. Bhisma broke Yudhisthira’s bow & knocked down his royal insignia. Upon seeing how his elder brother had become overcome with fear, Bhima put down his bow & picked up his mighty club. Getting down from his chariot, Bhima rushed at Jayadratha, who was stationed nearby. Although the king of Sindhudesha pierced the advancing Bhima with numerous arrows, the undaunted son of Vāyu came right up to his chariot & killed his horses

 

Our mind often is filled with fear about the future. So many questions are raised traumatizing & paralyzing us

Fear is a fundamental emotion of our existence, and the mind plays an important part. As we don’t know the future, neither does our mind but it forecasts doom. Rather than finding solutions to tackle uncertainty, it creates more uncertainty with no plan to handle it, mongering fear

 

Handling mind is best done by relying on someone who is a far better forecaster, the Supreme controller Krsna. He is our greatest well-wisher & overseer of everything that happens. He is present in our hearts & can give us intelligence to face any situation in present or future

 

Do we give-in to mind’s fears or heart’s faith in Supreme Lord? Thoughts? #gameoflife


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
  Victory! It was early in morning as both sides awaited the rising of Sun, a brisk wind carried drops of water & thunder was heard, although not a cloud was seen in sky. After some time, the wind picked up so that not only was there a dust storm, but even small pebbles were blown here & there. Meteors fell from the sky & earth trembled. When the Sun rose, it lacked its usual splendor. And yet both armies looked magnificent & all warriors appeared jubilant in anticipation When Maharaj Yudhisthira saw the vast Kaurava army with Bhisma in its midst, he became disheartened & his face became pale. He said to his brother Arjun: I don’t think that we have a chance for victory. The vast army containing so many illustrious warriors appears impenetrable Arjun said: Dear brother, you must remain confident, knowing that even though we are inferior in numbers, victory is always with the righteous. You have forgotten that Lord Krsna is protecting us? Sri Krsna is the Supreme...
Read more
Image
Emotions! As R āksasās led by Ghatotkaca attacked, only Asvattāma remained firm & dispelled their illusions. Ghatotkaca rushed at Asvattāma, but the son of Drona drove him back with a forceful stream of arrows. The son of Ghatotkaca, named Anjanaparva joined the fray, showering his arrows upon Asvattāma, but Drona’s son quickly retaliated by knocking down his flag, killing his two drivers, breaking his bow & at last killing his horses   Anjanaparva flew into the sky & began showering trees upon Asvattāma. In retaliation the son of Drona afflicted him so severely that the Rāksasā soon had to return to the shelter of his chariot. Asvattāma discharged a fierce arrow that took away Anjanaparva’s life & then continued to slaughter many other Pāndava warriors   Ghatotkaca became terribly aggrieved seeing the death of his son & so he rushed at Asvattāma while challenging him. In the spectacular duel that followed the entire sky became lit up by the spark...
Read more
Image
  Emotional outburst – It hurts!   Hearing Bhima’s roar, all Pāndava warriors triumphantly blew conch shells & shouted with joy. Duryodhana went to Drona on a swift chariot. With great anger he said: O Preceptor! Arjun, Sātyaki & Bhima have approached Jayadratha after vanquishing our soldiers. How could you let them defeat you & then pass right thro’ your army? Do you not know that all our warriors harshly criticize you for this grievous lapse? Anyways, let us forget what has passed. Now pls instruct me about what should be done for Jayadratha’s protection?   Drona replied: To protect Jayadratha is certainly our foremost duty, but I wish to remind you that all our present sufferings were brought about because you made Sakuni challenge Yudhisthira to gamble at the dice board. That dice game was the preliminary contest, but this war is the real gambling match wherein Jayadratha has become the stake & the deadly arrows are the dice. Go now, my dear Du...
Read more