Sri Krishna’s Kurukshetra Lila : 3.Glory of Srimad Maha Bhagavatam : Swami Krishnananda.

======================================================================== ======================================================================== 05/12/2019. 3. ======================================================================== Duryodhana entered first, and sat near the head of Sri Krishna. He grabbed a chair and reclined. Arjuna did not sit on a chair. He stood with folded hands at the feet of Sri Krishna. After a while, Sri Krishna opened his eyes, and first, naturally, he could see only what was near his feet, not his head. “Arjuna, how come you are here at this moment?” said Sri Krishna. “No sir! I have come first,” said Duryodhana from behind. “Oh! You have also come,” said Krishna. Students of the Mahabharata tell us that Krishna’s sideward glance at Duryodhana was enough to seal Duryodhana’s fate at that moment. It is believed that it is very inauspicious for a person to be looked at askance by anybody; and that is what happened. Sri Krishna said,...