Destroy darkness within the heart with shining lamp of knowledge!

After being commanded by Sri Krsna to come out of his grief & execute the wishes of Vyāsdev, Yudhisthira finally threw off his lethargy & got up from his seat. First, he worshiped all the brāhmanās present & then mounted a new white chariot drawn by 16 white bullocks. Bhima took reins of his elder brother's chariot; Arjuna held a white umbrella over his head and Nakula & Sahadeva fanned him with camaras


Yuyutsu followed Maharaja Yudhisthira on his own chariot, and behind him rode Sri Krsna & Satyaki. Dhritarashtra & Gāndhāri went in front, seated upon a palanquin. Behind the chariots were all the women, tended to by Vidura. In this way the procession proceeded toward Hastinapura. When the citizens learnt of this, they hastily decorated the city & then joyfully went out to greet the Pandavas. Thereafter, as the procession passed through the streets of Hastināpur, thousands upon thousands of people lined the avenues


Maharaja Yudhisthira was coronated with all paraphernalia by sage Dhaumya. He then took his seat along with Draupadi in the sacrificial arena. An Abhisheka was then performed & drums were sounded in honour of the new emperor. The new king gave profuse charity & delivered a short inauguration speech thanking all


Next morning Sri Krsna advised Yudhisthira that he should now go & enquire from Bhisma, who is lying on his bed of arrows, about the varnashrama social system & the four Purusharthas-dharma, Artha, Kama & moksha. He should take advantage of Bhisma’s auspicious presence, for when he passes away, a great quantity of knowledge will disappear along with him


Yudhisthira requested Sri Krsna to accompany him when he goes to see Bhisma & said: O Krsna, Bhisma is your great devotee & so it is so befitting that he be granted the opportunity to see You present before him when at last, he gives up his material body. Sri Krsna immediately ordered His chariot to go


Meanwhile, Bhisma lay upon his bed of arrows surrounded by foremost sages within the universe like Narada, Vyāsdev, Maitreya, Vasishta, Brhaspati, Shukra, Parsurama & Markandeya. In complete self-surrender, Bhishma concentrated his full attention upon the lotus feet of Sri Krsna & in this state of pure consciousness he chanted poetic verses in glorification of his dear Lord


Being conquered by his devotee’s ecstatic devotional love, Sri Krsna from within, had enlightened Bhisma with a very high degree of spiritual understanding that enabled him to have perfect knowledge of everything past, present & future

 

Krsna says:

teṣām evānukampārtham aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥ
nāśayāmy ātma-bhāva-stho jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā

 

To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance

 

Only by devotional service is the Supreme Truth, Kṛṣṇa, pleased, and by His inconceivable energy He can reveal Himself to the heart of the pure devotee. The pure devotee always has Kṛṣṇa within his heart; and with the presence of Kṛṣṇa, who is just like the sun, the darkness of ignorance is at once dissipated. This is the special mercy rendered to the pure devotee by Kṛṣṇa

 

We can also get purified just by rendering devotional service to the Lord & have intelligence to fulfill the purpose of this human form of life

 

Thoughts? #gameoflife

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
  Never Fall down!   Arjun released an Agni weapon that brightly lit up entire sky. Karna invoked a Varuna weapon that quenched the fire by creating clouds with a Vayavya weapon & then released a favourite weapon of Indra that made thousands of arrows issues forth from his G ā ndiva bow   While being pierced all over, Karna countered Aindra weapon with a Bh ārgava weapon & proceeded to kill many of the foremost Pāncāla warriors. Seeing this, Bhima’s anger blazed up like fire. He chastised his brother by saying: O Arjun, how can you allow these great warriors to be killed within your very sight? Please remember how Karna had insulted Draupadi? Give up your indifference & kill him without delay!   Sri Krsna said: Dear Arjun, you must exert your full prowess now, if need be, you can take help from my Sudarshan Cakra!   After momentarily considering the purpose of his appearance in this world, Arjun replied: Lord, with your permission as ...
Read more
Image
  Make or break!   When Salya agreed to drive Karna’s chariot only on condition that he must be allowed to speak freely whatever he likes, Duryodhana and Karna readily agreed & thus a contract was made. Duryodhana flattered Salya by comparing him to Lord Brahmā, who formerly became Shiva’s charioteer at the time of destroying Tripura   Duryodhana concluded his long talk by saying: Dear Salya, Parasurāma delivered the entire science of weapons to Karna. Therefore, we must intelligently conclude that Karna cannot really be a sutā’s son. He must be the offspring of a demigod born in a Kshatriya family & then abandoned at infancy. Otherwise, why would Parasurāma agreed to instruct him in the complete use of weapons?   Salya replied: I have heard on numerous occasions the story of how Lord Brahmā became Lord Siva’s charioteer. You should not place so much faith in your plans, because even if Arjun is killed, Sri Krsna will exterminate the entire Kaurav...
Read more
Image
Real compassion! Duryodhana who was hiding inside the lake, became very depressed hearing the bitter words from Yudhisthira, but since there was no alternative, he finally made up his mind to accept Yudhisthira’s challenge & fight. He said: I’m only one, whereas you Pandavas are many. Therefore, pls do not demand that I fight with all of you at once. Kindly allow me to combat you one at a time. In that way I will be able to kill all of you & thus repay the debt to the great warriors who died for my sake   Yudhisthira said: O Duryodhana. It is very commendable that you have accepted my challenge. Now you can choose whichever one of us you would like to fight with the choice of weapons will be yours. If you are able to kill any one of us Pandavas, you will be given back your kingdom. Otherwise, if we kill you, you will attain a heavenly destination   Duryodhana said: You have amply displayed your noble character by allowing me to fight against only one opponent...
Read more