In the previous episode, we had witnessed Bhagawan Krishna exhibiting His divine “Vishwaroopa” in front of everyone in the Hastinapura courtroom! This is a marquee event in the entire Mahabharata storyline and marks a huge turnaround of events! We’ve witnessed Bhagawan Krishna falling into the pit beneath His “Aasana” where He was about to sit, and this irks Bhagawan Krishna a lot! Sensing the insult that Duryodhana has meted out to Him, Bhagawan Krishna decides that it is time that Duryodhana and Co. learn their lessons the hard way. With this in mind, Bhagawan Krishna quickly starts growing and emerges into a massive form with dazzling brightness! Sage Vyaasa describes this “Vishwaroopa Darshan” of Bhagawan Krishna in a beautiful way, and it is worth spending time in experiencing it! On one hand, Bhagawan Krishna holds the “Shankam” and on the other hand, He holds the “Chakram”. On top of Bhagawan’s face, Bhagawan Brahma is seen, and on the side of Bhagawan’s shoulders, Bhagawan Shiva is seen as well! In multiple hands of Bhagawan, there are enormous weapons of destruction, which clearly indicates that Bhagawan is currently in a ferocious form!
As this happens, we should now witness the reactions from the others in the Hastinapura courtroom. Bhishmachaarya and Guru Dhronachaarya are literally blown away by Bhagawan’s dazzling appearance and both of them straight away salute Him! They know the reality of Bhagawan Krishna and what is happening currently at Hastinapura on the contrary! They know that Bhagawan Krishna has come here to punish all of them for all their wrongdoings! However, due to their extraordinary powers, both Bhishmachaarya and Guru Dhronachaarya are able to worship Bhagawan Krishna’s divine “Vishwaroopa”! On the other hand, Duryodhana and all his brothers, including Karna are completely blinded by the extraordinary bright light emitting from Bhagawan Krishna’s ferocious form! It is said that by showing His “Vishwaroopa”, Bhagawan Krishna sucks away all the powers of Duryodhana and Co. and literally renders them powerless! When the war happens, Arjuna and Co.’s job of killing all of them is going to become a “cake-walk”! This is the underlying purpose behind Bhagawan Krishna’s decision to show His “Vishwaroopa” to all of them!
To go in-depth into this further, many of us might have wondered why Bhagawan Krishna went to Hastinapura to meet King Dhritarashtra and Co. Doesn’t He know that Duryodhana is not going to listen to His words, even after many people advised Him not to do so? We’ve witnessed earlier too that Yudishtra himself was quite sceptical to send Bhagawan Krishna to Hastinapura, because he too knew that Bhagawan would be insulted by Duryodhana. Even after all this, why did Bhagawan opt to come? The reason is very simple – The sole purpose behind Bhagawan Krishna’s visit is to strip off Duryodhana’s powers completely by His divinity, so that the job of Yudishtra and Co. during the war becomes easier! Even though Duryodhana might think and feel that he is very powerful, it would not be the case henceforth, and Bhagawan Krishna ensures this perfectly! How can Bhagawan’s ploys go wrong? 🙂
Moving on, upon seeing Bhagawan’s divine “Vishwaroopa”, two people in Hastinapura enjoy it the most and consider it as their great fortune of life to worship Bhagawan in this form! They are none other than Sanjaya and Vidura! Both of them are “Dharma-Atmas”, even though they are alongside King Dhritarashtra and the others. As Bhagawan exhibits His true form, both Sanjaya and Vidura are able to see it clearly with their eyes, and as a result, they are in tears of joy! What a golden opportunity to worship Bhagawan in this great form! Hence, it is evident that Bhagawan is compassionate towards His ardent “Bhaktas” and is ruthless with those who follow the path of “Adharma”!
So for today, let us understand up to this point, and in the next episode, we shall continue this discussion further! Stay tuned! 🙂
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