Better version of self or imitation of others!

As the battle progressed, Kaurava army gradually weakened. Arjuna fought with Samsaptakas & managed to kill 20000 of them in a fierce battle. Karna continued to annihilate Pāncālas by the thousands & so Maharaj Yudhisthira rushed at him, along with Dhrstadyumna, Draupadi’s sons & other leading warriors. And yet, inspite of being surrounded by so many powerful warriors, Karna was able to check them all. Arjun also wanted to join the attack on Karna & so he ordered Sri Krsna to take him where the battle was raging

 

Asvattāma attacked Arjun sending forth showers of arrows. In fact, he covered Arjuna’s chariot with so many arrows that the two Krsnas became completely obscured from view. When Arjun witnessed this unprecedented display of prowess, he considered himself to be surely vanquished. Sri Krsna became very angry seeing Arjun lose his confidence & determination. He chastised Arjun saying: O descendant of Bharata, how can you allow Asvattāma dominate you? Don’t give way to weakness of heart & thus spare the son of your teacher

 

Hearing this, Arjun angrily picked up 14 broad headed arrows & proceeded to break Asvattāma’s bow, emblem, umbrella, flags & club. He then deeply pierced his adversary in the shoulder, making him sit on his chariot supporting himself holding the flagpole. Asvattāma lost consciousness & was taken away by his driver away from battle. Being without the protector, Kaurava army was then slaughtered by Arjun

 

Yudhisthira had been frequently wounded while repeatedly fighting with Karna. At last, feeling severe pain, he retreated to some distance to rest & recuperate. Duryodhana went to Karna & pleaded: O commander of my forces, now is the time for you to either defeat the Pāndavās once and for all or attain heaven by dying on the battlefield

 

Karna once again prepared to a launch an all-out attack on Pāndava army & a dreadful battle then took place. He proceeded towards Pāndava king & attacked forcefully. Yudhisthira was severely wounded & so he ordered his driver to beat a hasty retreat. The Dhārtarāshtrās chased Yudhisthira, hoping to capture him, but Bhima intervened to check them

 

As Yudhisthira proceeded toward the Pāndava camp accompanied by Nakula & Sahadev, Karna once again attacked him. He killed Yudhisthira’s horses & knock his crown off his head. Seeing the plight of Pāndavās, Salya became compassionate & said: O Karna, why are you unnecessarily wasting your arrows & tiring your horses? It would be better to immediately go & fight Arjun

 

Karna ignored these words & continued to pierce Yudhisthira very deeply with arrows. He was determined to kill Yudhisthira but just as he was prepared to rush at him, Salya pointed out that Duryodhana had fallen into great difficulty while fighting with Bhima. Seeing the Kaurava king in precarious position, he gave fighting with Yudhisthira & quickly proceeded to his rescue

 

Who is your advisor? This plays a huge role in deciding the course of your life. Association plays a big part in our lives and more so of a person whom we consider as our motivators. They motivate us & give us the impetus to overcome our lethargy, apathy and complacency and thus they push us to become a better version of ourselves. They would never compare us with others and push us to become like them. This replication would be very harmful

 

We should always strive to become better versions of ourselves & not poor imitations of others

 

Thoughts? #gameoflife

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