The Role of Lord Sri Krishna in the Mahabharatam -10 : Swami Krishnananda.

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Wednesday,  14 Jun,  2023.  07:30.

The Role of Lord Sri Krishna in the Mahabharatam -10 :

(Spoken on Sri Krishna Janmasthami in 1972)

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And then the Udogya Parva closes and the Bhishma Parva starts, where we have the incident of cosmic vision bestowed upon Sanjaya by Vyasa in order to describe to him the events of the forthcoming war, and people rushed into the field of battle. An array of armies was seen there. Arjuna looked at the large army of the Kauravas, and suddenly his mind changed. He became despondent. That is the First Chapter of the Bhagavadgita. And then the Bhagavadgita continues. Sri Krishna reprimanded him for his mood of melancholy, and again showed the Visvarupa which he showed in the court of the Kauravas.

Then the war began. A fierce battle took place. Bhishma was the commander-in-chief of the other side, and he worked for the massacre of the whole Pandava army.

Arjuna's conscience pricked him. “After all, he is my grandfather. How can I attack him?”

Krishna began to feel: “Oh, this fellow has changed his mind again even after hearing the Gita, and if this sort of thing is to be allowed, today itself Bhishma will finish all the army of the Pandavas.”

Krishna said, “Arjuna, if you cannot fight, keep quiet. I shall do all the work.” Then he jumped down from the chariot and said, “I shall finish Bhishma today, myself.” And then the earth shook. Brahma thought the world had come to an end when Sri Krishna jumped from the chariot like that with a fierce, fire-like energy.

Then Bhishma prayed, “Lord, if you kill me I shall regard myself as blessed, but I shall not stop fighting.”

Then Arjuna begged pardon, “Well, I shall fight. Please don't break your vow, because you had vowed you would not take up arms. Now why are you jumping? You come back!” Twice Sri Krishna jumped like that in the Bhishma Parva.

The Drona Parva is again a masterpiece of Vyasa's literary beauty. Only those who know Sanskrit can appreciate the literary beauty of Vyasa; but even in a translation, one may enjoy it because of the magnificent high pitch of language used. It is difficult to read it without feeling a thrill, without hair standing on end, and without a tumult of emotion in one's mind. In the Drona Parva, the work was very difficult. It became more complicated, and Sri Krishna had to help Arjuna from various calamities and catastrophes. Sri Krishna was guiding the horses while Arjuna fought alone, singlehandedly, on foot in the battlefield.

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To be continued

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