In the previous episode, we had witnessed Bhagawan Krishna giving an accord on how He exists as a leader amongst various groups of people, things, etc. that exist in this world. For instance, Bhagawan Krishna says that He exists as Vishnu amongst the twelve “Aadityas”, as Chandra Bhagawan amongst various “Nakshatras”, as Himalayas amongst all the mountains in the world, as “Meru Mountain peak” amongst all the tallest mountain peaks in the world, as “Bhagawan Muruga” amongst all the “Senapatis” in this world, as “Bhagawan Shiva” amongst all the “Rudras”, as “Maargazhi Month” amongst all months of the year, as “Bhagawan Rama” amongst all the experts in this world in the bow and arrow technique and as “Arjuna” amongst the five “Paandava” brothers.
As Bhagawan Krishna talks about Arjuna amongst the Paandavas, we’ve seen that Arjuna becomes very happy and his ego raises up to higher levels, however, when Bhagawan says that He exists as Bhagawan Rama amongst those who are experts in the bow and arrow technique, Arjuna’s ego comes down! As he looks at Bhagawan with awe and surprise, Bhagawan clarifies thus, “Oh Arjuna! You were thinking that I would mention your name as an expert in bow and arrow, didn’t you? But let me tell you one thing clearly – Nobody in this world can equal the expertise that Bhagawan Rama had in the bow and arrow technique! Of course, my previous incarnation in this world was of Bhagawan Rama and I know the expertise I possessed, don’t I? As I’m Bhagawan myself, none in this world who are “Jeevatmas” can equal my expertise when it comes to this technique!”
As Bhagawan Krishna says thus, He reveals a huge fact to Arjuna about His previous incarnation and all of us know how Bhagawan Rama had mastery, not only over the bow and arrow technique, but also as a great king and an administrator. When it comes to “Dharma”, Bhagawan Krishna is not even taking Yudishtra’s name, but He points out Bhagawan Rama. Who on earth can be an epitome of “Dharma” apart from Bhagawan Himself? We’ve seen in our previous Ramayana project as to how Bhagawan Rama followed the “rule book” of “Dharma” exactly step by step in whatever He did during His incarnation. Moreover, when it came to the bow and arrow technique which Bhagawan Krishna is mentioning here, Bhagawan Rama was a class apart – In the terms of how He handled the “Shiva Dhanush” at Janakapuri before marrying Mother Sita, in the terms of how Bhagawan Rama defeated the invincible Parashurama, in the terms of how Bhagawan Rama defeated and killed the 14,000 Raakshasas single handedly at “Dhandaka” forest and in the terms of how Bhagawan Rama handled Indrajith (Ravana’s son), Kumbakarna and Ravana himself in the war at Sri Lanka. Thus, on every occasion we’ve seen how Bhagawan Rama stood as an epitome of the bow and arrow technique and none can stand in front of Him in this!
So for today, let us understand this point very clearly and we shall continue this discussion further in the next episode as well! Stay tuned! 🙂
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