Pretense Vs Reality!

 

When Bhima saw Karna hiding behind a chariot, he waited for him to come out. Karna suddenly rushed out with a vengeance, bow in hand. As he was without weapon, Bhima hastily retreated, taking shelter amongst heaps of elephants that had been slaughtered by Arjun, since Karna’s chariot could not go there. Bhima picked one of dead elephants & held it over his head so that he looked like Hanumān holding a peak of Gandhamādana mountain. Karna cut that elephant to pieces with arrows & in retaliation, Bhima hurled at him whatever part of elephant’s body remained in his hands

 

Two warriors fought with each other with great gusto. Bhima remembered how Arjun had vowed to kill Karna & Karna also remembered his promise to Kunti devi, and so they desisted to attack one another fatally

 

Sri Krsna pointed out to Arjun that Yudhisthira has been left unprotected as Sātyaki also left him to fight. When he saw unfatigued Bhurisravā attacking Sātyaki (exhausted after fighting numerous battles), he became anxious & said: O Krsna, I think Yudhisthira made a great mistake by sending Sātyaki here to help us

 

Bhurisravā & Sātyaki challenged one another with very abusive language & fought fiercely. After breaking each other’s weapons, they resorted to wrestling with bare arms. Watching this, Sri Krsna said: Dear Arjuna! By no means you should allow Sātyaki to battle Bhurisravā unaided. Your disciple has penetrated the entire Kaurava army for your sake. Now although exhausted, he is contending with mighty Bhurisravā who has fought little today

 

Bhurisravā threw Sātyaki on ground & grabbing him by hair, he began to drag him. While holding Sātyaki by hair, Bhurisravā drew his sword & violently kicked him in the chest. As Sātyaki attempted to free himself by frantically whirling his head along with the arm holding it, Bhurisravā raised his sword

 

Sri Krsna urgently exclaimed: Arjun! You must come to your disciple’s rescue

 

Arjun said: Dear Krsna! I was watching Jayadratha & was thus not aware of Sātyaki’s precarious condition. Now watch as I accomplish a wonderful feat. Arjun shot an arrow that cut off Bhurisravā’s right arm & the sword that it gripped. After his arm fell to ground, Bhurisravā chastised Arjun: O descendant of Bharata! How could you be so shameless? How could you dare cut off the arm of someone whom you were not directly engaged to fight? How you will be able to explain this ignoble act to Yudhisthira? Is this what you learnt from Drona while receiving instructions in the science of weapons?

 

Addressing Krsna Bhurisravā said: O Yādava, it must have been You who encouraged Arjun to perform this dastardly act! He then said to Arjun: O son of Pāndu, why did you allow yourself to be guided by a despicable person like Krsna?

 

Arjun said: You unnecessarily criticize us. My action is fully justifiable, because while fighting, one necessarily depends upon the strength of his allies. Indeed, if I stood by passively, allowing Sātyaki to be killed in my presence, it would have been most sinful & abominable on my part. Your present plight is your own doing, for you carelessly left yourself open to the attack of others

 

The absence of ability to work for a cause is understandable & excusable, but the absence of will, even if we have the ability is abominable. When something important is to be done & if due to lack of ability/skills, we are not able to contribute, it is understandable but if we lack the will despite having resources, then that is not justifiable. When someone does this, he pretends to support the cause in position of power but actually he is dishonest & detrimental for the cause

 

Such people who pretend exist both in personal & professional sphere & we should be very careful of them

Thoughts? #gameoflife