Act under the direction of Supreme Lord & be victorious!

After Bhima killed Dushasana, ten Dhārtarāshtrās mustered up all their courage & rushed impetuously at Bhima, determined to take revenge, but Vāyu’s son quickly cut off their heads with 10 broad-headed arrows. Upon seeing this, a great fear entered Karna’s heart

 

Seeing him so afraid of Bhima, Salya encouraged Karna by saying: O Hero, Duryodhana is in a state of shock because of his brother’s death & our warriors are trying to console him. Since Arjun now approaches, you must fight courageously. It is upon you alone that the Kauravas depend

 

Karna’s heroic son Vrsasena daringly rushed at Bhima, but Nakula intercepted him. Fighting bravely, he broke Nakula’s shield, his sword & pierced him in chest. Nakula jumped on Bhima’s chariot, but Vrsasena attacked them both. Seeing this Arjun became determined to kill him. Laughing menacingly, Arjun declared: O Karna, watch now as I kill your favourite son in front of all. This will be just the opposite of your ganging together to kill Abhimanyu in a secluded place. After killing him, I’ll dispatch you to the abode of Yamarāj this very day without fail

 

Arjun then deeply pierced Vrsasena with 10 arrows, making him waver. Then, with 4 more, Arjun broke his bow & cut off his arms and head. Karna felt scorched by grief as he witnessed this brutal slaughter of his beloved son & he madly rushed at Arjun. As Karna advanced, Sri Krsna warned: O Arjun, you must be very careful!

 

Arjun replied: Dear Krsna, because of your presence, I’m confident of victory. Take me quickly toward onrushing Karna so that I can kill him without further delay. As Karna & Arjun prepared to fight, warriors on both sides shouted with joy & loudly blew their conch shells to gladden their respective heroes. No one could ascertain who would come out victorious, as both were foremost chariot warriors

 

Dhārtarāshtrās came & surrounded Karna, while Pāndavās with Dhrishtadyumna supported Arjun. In sky all kinds of celestial beings could be heard expressing their opinions as to who would emerge victorious. Arguing amongst themselves, the personified stars, demons, Guhyakas, Rāksasās, Adityās, vaisyās, sudrās, sutas, ghosts, spirits, dogs & sea monsters all took Karna’s side. On the other hand, the demigods, Pitrs, Brāhmanās, Ksatriyās, Rājarsis & Gandharvas were for Arjun

 

Lord Brahmā & Sivā then appeared in sky, accompanied by great sages. At this time Indra loudly wished for Arjuna’s victory. When he heard this, Surya countered by expressing his hope that Karna would prevail. Thus, a heated argument developed between Indra & Surya about the respective merits of their dear sons. Indra approached Lord Brahmā & pleaded: O Grandsire, may your previous statement that the two Krsnas would never be vanquished remain true!

 

Lord Brahmā said: Indra, rest assured that Arjuna’s victory is certain. Because Karna is fighting on Dānavās side, it is proper for him to meet with defeat. Sri Krsna & Arjun are none other than Nārayana & Nara Rsis, and thus they are beyond influence of laws of destiny. Indeed, they are the creators of all spiritual & material existence, including varieties of living entities contained therein. As such there is no one who has any power to exert even the slightest influence over them

 

Victory is always dovetailed if we are in the service of the Supreme Lord. Victory is always with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna. As for the subordinate living entities, they fight under the arrangement of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Victory or defeat is not actually theirs; it is an arrangement by the Lord through the agency of material nature

 

sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṁ ca

Sri Krsna says: I am seated in everyone’s heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness

 

prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ
ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate

The bewildered spirit soul, under the influence of the three modes of material nature, thinks himself the doer of activities that are in actuality carried out by nature

 

The living entities work only under the direction of the Supreme Lord. This fact we all need to understand & act accordingly!

 

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