Intelligence in Goodness, Passion & Ignorance!

Bhima & Duryodhana rushed at one another & a dreadful fight ensued. After some time both warriors became exhausted from the fight & so they stopped awhile to rest. Then, as all demigods stationed in the sky looked on in wonder, they resumed the contest

 

While combating with one another, both perfectly displayed all he arts of club fighting. Sometimes they wheeled about or jumped high to avoid each other’s blows. Both were covered with blood. Soon, it appeared as if Duryodhana was gaining the upper hand. Then, suddenly, Duryodhana struck Bhima severely on the head. Without wavering, Bhima stuck back forcibly, but the Kaurava king artfully dodged the blow & retaliated by smashing him in the chest with great force, making him become momentarily dazed. Seeing all this, all Pāndava warriors became exceedingly depressed

 

Bhima soon recovered & in a fit of rage he rushed at Duryodhana. Taking careful aim, Bhima smashed him in the side so that he lost consciousness while falling to his knees. At this, there was a great uproar amongst the spectators & when he heard it, Duryodhana regained his senses. While breathing heavily due to great anger, he stood up while seeming to burn Bhima with his angry glances

 

Duryodhana rushed at Bhima & struck him severely on the forehead & yet Bhima didn’t flinch an inch, in spite of the fact that blood flowed profusely from his wound. In retaliation Bhima struck Duryodhana with great force, making him fall to the ground while trembling violently. After quickly recovering Duryodhana stood up & struck back

 

Bhima fell to the ground with his armour, broken & so Duryodhana roared victoriously as a great fear entered Pāndava’s hearts. Indeed, it was only with great difficulty that Bhima was able to recover his strength & then raise himself off the ground

 

At that time Arjun enquired: Dear Krsna, of the two, who is actually superior?

Sri Krsna said: Both have received equal instructions but whereas Bhima’s strength is superior, Duryodhana has more skill & practice. In a fair fight, Bhima would never be able to defeat Duryodhana, but by employing devious means, I can assure you that he will become victorious. Long ago, Indra defeated Virocana by unfair means & now Bhima must do the same

 

At the time of gambling match, Bhima had vowed to break Duryodhana’s thighs. Therefore, it is My opinion that should be the means by which he attains victory. Yudhisthira has foolishly put us into an extremely dangerous situation. After killing millions of enemy soldiers & defeating the foremost of warriors, your brother has allowed ultimate victory to depend on the success of just one man

 

Krsna says:

pravṛttiṁ ca nivṛttiṁ ca kāryākārye bhayābhaye
bandhaṁ mokṣaṁ ca yā vetti buddhiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī

O son of Pṛthā, that understanding by which one knows what ought to be done and what ought not to be done, what is to be feared and what is not to be feared, what is binding and what is liberating, is in the mode of goodness

 

Intelligence in the mode of goodness is able to view actions holistically in terms of their consequences, whether they are our obligations or not, whether they are to be feared or not, and whether they are aligned with our nature. This allows us to make decisions about which actions we should choose. This implies that whenever we act, we are meant to consider more than just our feelings while making decisions

 

Those who can’t look beyond the compulsions & feelings may end up making bad choices

We need to be very careful before we act

 

Thoughts? #gameoflife