Sunday, September 26, 2010

The Salutary Results of Deference to Elders

The kaurava and pandava armies had assembled at the battlefield of kurukshetra. The armies were ranged in battle array. The warriors were read with bows in hands. The battle seemed to be only a few moments away. Suddenly king Yurdhishathira doffed his amour and put it in it his chariot. He put his weapons in his chariot and deseeded form his chariot. He proceeded on foot towards Grandsire Bhisham standing in the kaurava army.

Sighting elder bother Yurdhishathira walk towards my forces with no weapon in had, Arjun Bhima Nakul and sahdeva too descended form their cheroots. They joined Yudhisthira and started following him. Lord Krishna also joined Arjun and Bhima became anxious. They asked what are you doing sire?”

Yurdhishathira did not reply any baby. Lord Krishna signaled then to be silent an added. AN icon of Dharma, Yudhisthira always observes Braham. He is doing the same even at this times.

This created a commotion in the Kaurava army. Some people said, Yudhisthira is a coward. He frightened a tout strength. He has become a seeker after Bhisham shelter. people suspected Yurdhishathira action to be a machination to have Bhisham on his side. The kaurava soldiers were delighted an started parsing the kaurava.
Yudhisthira proceeded straight to where Bhisham was an bowing before him with folded hands said, Grandsire! We are forced to fight you in the battle. Kindly permit us to being the battle. We seek your blessing.’

Bhisham said o bull of Bharata race! Had you not come to me to seek permission as you have I would have certainly curse you for brining about your certainly cursed you for brining about your defeat in the battle. But now I am highly pleased with you. Go an right. You will have victory. Ask for a boon. O son of joint a Man is a slave of wealth but wealth is not one salve. I have been bound by the kaurava with their wealth. Like a ensue I am uttering these words. Battle excepted, what do you desire form me. I must fight on the side of the Kaurava.

Yudhisthira asked you are invincible. How then can were conquer you? The grandsire told then to come another time for an answer to this question. Yudhisthira went to Droan Acharya their preceptor and bowing before him sought his permission to fight him in battle. Droan Acharya too blessed him depressing the same sentiments as Bhisham had expressed but when Yudhisthira asked him how to defeat him in battle, Droan Acharya for thirightly said so long as I have weapons in my had, no body can slay me. But I will cast off my arms in battle having heads something very disagreeable form some one of credible speech. I will abandon my arms and get with drawn (in melioration) form surrounding sights. This is the time when I can killed.
Bowing before Dronacharya, Yurdhishathira went to kripacharya. Bowing before him Yurdhishathira sought his permission to fight him in battle. Kripacharya too blessed too blessed him expressing the same sentiments as Bhisham had expresses but Yudhisthira could not ask his family priest how to defeat him. Yurdhishathira was greatly agitated and deprived of his senses,
Kripacharya knew the reason for Yudhisthira grief. He o king I am incapable of being slaim. Rising everyday form bed I will pray of your victory in the battle I will not be a hindrance to your victory.

There after Yudhisthira went to his maternal uncle Shalya and bowed before him. Shalya too blessed him expressing the same sentiments as Bhisham ahs expressed and he also promised him he would weaken the energy of karma by his hash words.

After showing deference to elders getting their permission to fight them and receiving blessing form them Yurdhishathira came back with his brother to his army. His humility created a feeling of sympathy in the hearts of Bhisham. Dronacharya and others with out which pandava victory would have been extremely difficult.


Life today is ridden with problem such that is no less then a battle . If one want taking inspiration form this historical episode, learn to show deface to one’s elders..

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