Vedic Wisdom Talks

  Lessons from Dushasana’s terrible end & Bhima’s horrifying vow!   Karna went to Duryodhana & requested: O King! You should have Krpā, Krtvarmā, Asvattāma and other great warriors attack Arjun first. After he becomes exhausted from fighting, it will be easy for me to kill him   In the fierce battle that followed, Arjun quickly killed Asvattāma’s horses & broke Duryodhana’s bow, killed Krtvarmā’s horses and drove back Krpā with thousands of arrows. Arjun then avoided these warriors & went to where Bhima was furiously combating a large section of Kaurav army. Arjun soon put the Kauravas to flight & then informed Bhima that Maharāj Yudhisthira was alive & well   After Arjun left, ten Dhārtarāshtrās suddenly rushed at Bhima, but they were quickly deprived of their heads. He then went alone on foot. While ranging over the battlefield, mace in hand, he crushed to death 1000’s of enemy soldiers   Dushasana rushed at Bhima, but t...

  God’s power to help is much greater than our power to hurt!   As battle raged between Kauravas & Pāndavās, Uttamāuja suddenly cut off the head of Karna’s son Susena. Bhima became very eager to kill the Dhārtarāshtrās & so he ordered his driver to take him into their midst. As Bhima proceeded to penetrate Kaurava ranks, he slaughtered great many soldiers   Turning to his charioteer Bhima said: O Visoka, take inventory of my weapons. Arjun has still not returned & so I’m afraid that Yudhisthira has perished. If this is the case, the only means I can see for obtaining solace from my unbearable grief would be to exterminate the entire Kaurava army   Visoka said: O Bhima, you still have 60 000 ordinary arrows as well as 20 000 razor headed & 20 000 broad headed arrows. Besides these, there are several thousand maces, swords, darts & other such weapons. Just then Visoka spotted Arjun coming their way & he pointed out this to Bhima, who...