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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


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