Mind games!
After the death of Karna, Sanjaya hurried back to
Hastināpur to inform Dhritrāshtra of all that had happened. He first bowed down
& then briefly described how Karna & Dushasana had been slain
When Dhritrāshtra heard the most unpleasant news, he
became extremely pained at heart so that he began to lose consciousness &
suddenly fell to the floor. Seeing this, the palace ladies cried out loudly. When
Gāndhāri rushed to lift her husband, she also fainted
Sanjaya comforted aggrieved ladies while Vidura tended
to Dhritrāshtra by sprinkling water over his body & fanning him. Thereafter,
when the old king finally regained his senses, he anxiously inquired: O Sanjay!
pls tell me truthfully-Is Duryodhana still alive or not? Tell me who has been
killed & who still lives on both Kaurava & Pāndava sides
In response Sanjaya gave a long list of those who had
been killed. He then told Dhritrāshtra: This is the harvest of the fruit that
has resulted from the evil deeds performed in the past
Dhritrāshtra understood that only a small portion of
his army has remained & so he became very aggrieved. As he continued to
lament very bitterly, the old blind king once again lost consciousness, falling
to the floor. After some time, when he came to his senses, he continued to
lament over the death of Karna
At last, he said: O Sanjaya, my grief is so unbearable
that only by taking poison or jumping from a mountain will I be able to gain
relief. Oh! I have fallen into a most horrible condition of life, for I am now
bereft of my kingdom, relatives & friends. Pls describe in detail all that
took place in Kurukshetra
As the armies withdrew at the end of the 15th
day, the Kaurava warriors returned to their camp in a dejected state after
seeing the death of Drona. As heavy gloom pervaded in Kaurava camp that
evening, Asvattāma came & addressed assembled warriors with great
confidence. He said: O Kings! We should appoint Karna as the commander-in-chief
of our army, for with him at the helm there is still hope of crushing the enemy
& attaining victory
Duryodhana became a little cheered as Asvattāma
continued to glorify the Suta hero. The Kaurava king then said: Dear Karna, due
to affection, Bhisma & Drona were both lenient towards Pāndavās. Besides,
they had known that they would be giving up their lives upon battlefield. You have
no such weakness & so I have much more confidence in your ability to kill Pāndavās.
Now pls take command of my army & lead us to victory
Karna happily agreed to accept the exalted post
offered & boasted that he would kill Pāndavās, along with all their
relatives, including Sri Krsna. The installation rituals were then performed
with great pomp. After being bathed in the abhisheka ceremony, Karna
distributed vast amounts of wealth in charity to the Brāhmanās while having
them pronounced benedictions upon him for victory
Despite losing nearly all its heroes in war and
knowing that they are on the opposite side of Dharma, still Duryodhana cradles
hopes of winning the war. Such is the vice like grip of mind over our
consciousness. It plays itself as an independent tutor and forces us to do
things which are impossible to do otherwise
The mind should be under control of intelligence,
which should be guided by soul’s conscience. When the soul, which is part of
parcel of the Supersoul (Krsna), is dovetailed to it, then it is instructed
from within to do what is right & refrain from doing what is wrong. Krsna
says
mayy eva mana adhatsva mayi buddhim nivesaya
nivasisyasi mayy eva ata urdhvam na samsayah
Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, and engage all your intelligence in Me. Thus, you will live in Me
always, without a doubt
Let us all elevate ourselves from the clutches of mind
by taking shelter of the Supreme Lord & be exalted
Thoughts? #gameoflife
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