In the previous episode, we had witnessed the continuation of the conversation between Sanjaya and King Dhritarashtra in the divine presence of Sage Vyaasa. Upon King Dhritarashtra requesting Sanjaya to explain the significance of Bhagawan Krishna, Sanjaya is explaining the same with the help of Bhagawan’s divine names and their intricate meanings. In this way, we’ve witnessed the significance of three of Bhagawan’s divine names in the previous episode, namely, “Vaasudeva”, “Maadhava” and “Krishna”. We shall continue this discussion today and witness some other important divine names of Bhagawan Krishna along with their significance.
Sanjaya now talks about the next divine name – “Pundarika”. This means Bhagawan is always embedded inside the hearts of all living beings. This is one of the most important aspects of the Paramatman. When we say that the Paramatman (Also referred to as Brahman) is omni-present inside the bodies of all living beings, the divine name “Pundarika” is a representative of this meaning. Thus, Bhagawan Pundarika is always inside all our hearts and with this, we should understand that all of creation is His! Next, we witness the divine name “Saatvata”. This means, Bhagawan Krishna does not veer off the “Satva Guna” at any point in time. In other words, Bhagawan is an embodiment of “Satva Guna” and this is the meaning of the divine name “Saatvata”. Next in Sanjaya’s list is “Rishikesha”. This is a very common name and many of us might be quite familiar with this. The meaning of “Rishikesha” is that, Bhagawan has won over all the senses (“Karma-Indriyas” and “Gnyaana Indriyas”) completely and thus, reached a state of “permanent happiness”. This is a very important characteristic of a “Mahatma” and also of Bhagawan, which we’re again going to witness in detail in Bhagawan’s Bhagawad Gita in some time from now.
Next in this list is “Adhokshaja”. This means, if a devotee comes and surrenders to Bhagawan’s divine lotus feet, He would never leave that devotee, come what may. In other words, Bhagawan never allows the downfall of all His ardent “Bhaktas” and serves as a protector for all of them! Explaining all these divine names one by one, Sanjaya finally asks King Dhritarashtra thus, “Oh King Dhritarashtra! Now do you understand who Bhagawan Krishna is? Now do you understand with whom are you trying to fight and win over? Do you think this is really possible? Please do not do this! Please refrain from this foolish act of fighting a war against Bhagawan Krishna’s divine will! Let me reiterate to you – You will never ever be able to win against Bhagawan Krishna’s divine “Sankalpa” no matter how many trained and experienced warriors you might have in your camp!”
Saying thus, the conversation concludes and this leads to King Dhritarashtra with so many thoughts in his mind! With this, we also come to the end of this “Parva” and we now enter into one of the most important Parva of the Mahabharata, which is the “Bhagawan-Vyaana Parva”. This is where Bhagawan Krishna is going to volunteer Himself to meet Duryodhana and Co. to try and broker peace between the two camps, as a last minute attempt to stop the disastrous war from happening! As we’ve witnessed a lot of conversations on the Hastinapura end, it is now time for us to turn our attention towards Viraata Desha and see what conspired after Sanjaya left back to Hastinapura. As Sanjaya leaves, Yudishtra and Co. go into a huddle, along with Bhagawan Krishna to chart out the next course of action. What is Yudishtra going to do next? Is he going to declare war straightaway or is he still willing to attempt another round of peace talks with Duryodhana and Co.? Let us wait till the next episode to find out! Stay tuned! 🙂
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