In the previous episode, we had witnessed Arjuna interrupting Bhagawan Krishna once again and asking a very important counter question to His important accord. As Bhagawan Krishna talks about why Arjuna should come out of his current mental state and pick up his “Gaandipa” to fight, Arjuna counters Him immediately thus, “Oh Bhagawan! Isn’t it important who one is fighting with? My Guru and my Grandfather are standing amidst the enemy section. Do you want me to kill my own Guru? Can there be any greater sin in this world than killing one’s own teacher? I know how much pain and effort my Guru has taken to train me! I know how much importance he has given for me in teaching this bow and arrow technique. Do you still want me to go hammer and tongs against him in this battle? Isn’t this highly unfair on me to do this? Moreover, all of us know the bonding I share with Bhishmachaarya. How can I even have the heart to harm a single cell in his body? Oh Bhagawan Krishna! Now I tell you – I’m withdrawing myself from this! I do not want to be responsible for this mass destruction! Moreover, I do not want to be called as a traitor who killed his own Guru for a mere kingdom! I do not want this kingdom under my possession at all!”
Arjuna continues with his important accord thus, “Oh Bhagawan Krishna! I hereby surrender to your divine lotus feet! I fold my hands in front of you and request you only one thing – Please clarify to me as to which is “Dharma” and which is “Adharma” at this juncture. I do not have any clarity on this at the moment, and hence, I’m in such a confused state of mind. You’re asking me to fight, but upon seeing all these people in front of me, I’m not having the heart to fight against them! Is killing them in this war my “Dharma”? Or, will I be committing a gross “Adharma” by killing all of them? Please clarify! Oh Bhagawan! Please accept these words as a token of surrender! I hereby offer these words to your divine lotus feet! You may accept me as your “Sharanagata” (Ardent devotee) or a “Sishya” (Disciple) and that is your wish completely! Who am I to instruct you in this? Hence, please advise me on which would give me the clarity on what I should be doing and what I should not be doing. I will always be near you with utmost gratitude towards you!” Saying thus, Arjuna prostrates in front of Bhagawan Krishna in complete surrender. He falls on Bhagawan’s divine lotus feet, folds his hands in respect and sits in front of Him for advice.
This surrender is applicable to all of us as well – Everyday morning we can also say this to Bhagawan as part of our daily prayers. We can tell Bhagawan thus, “Oh my dear Bhagawan! I’m surrendering myself to your divine lotus feet! I request your advice and guidance on what needs to be done by me and what is “Adharma” and “Dharma” in my actions! Please accept me as either your ardent “Bhakta” or your ardent “Sishya”!” All of us can do this starting from today! 🙂 However, it is not important enough to just do this – We should also follow what Bhagawan says! That is also equally important. It should not be like, we would ask for the sake of asking and at the end, we would do whatever we would want to do! 🙂 We should make sure that if we’re asking for Bhagawan’s advice, we follow it meticulously in our everyday life and activities.
So for today, let us understand this very important point of Arjuna’s complete surrender to Bhagawan Krishna’s divine lotus feet and in the next episode, we shall continue this discussion further! Stay tuned! 🙂
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