In the previous episode, we had witnessed a very important event wherein Bhagawan Krishna’s divine “Anugraha” once again protects the Pandava brothers – Especially Bheemasena this time. When King Dhritarashtra wanted to hug Bheemasena with him, Bhagawan Krishna categorically stopped it from happening by moving a statue in front of King Dhritarashtra. When he hugs the statue, it breaks into a thousand pieces and with this, King Dhritarashtra’s anger and frustration of losing his sons come down. Now Bhagawan Krishna allows Bheemasena to go near King Dhritarashtra with affection, and along with this, Bhagawan also gives a few important pointers for leaders. As a leader, it is important that we understand the mindset of others, rather than getting carried away by what we see in front of us.
Moving on further, as King Dhritarshtra cries out aloud, he looks at Bhagawan Krishna and says thus, “Oh Krishna! You were the person who is behind all this mess, aren’t you? Why did you do this to me? What wrong did I do to you? What wrong did Duryodhana do to you? We never had any rivalry with you at any point in time. Inspite of all this, why did you destroy my entire family? Why did you destroy my entire next generation? Now what will my kingdom do without anybody in it? You’ve orphaned my kingdom completely! Are you happy now? Are you content now? You wanted Yudishtra to win by hook or crook, didn’t you? For that, you’ve taken away my entire family! This is extremely abysmal on your part!” Saying thus, King Dhritarashtra falls down on the ground and faints. He is still in extreme frustration and distress! Of course, as a father, it is understandable that he has to go through the grief of losing his own sons in front of his own two eyes! The “Putra-Vaatsalyam” and “Putra-Shokam” have taken centre-stage completely in King Dhritarashtra!
In a bid to console King Dhritarashtra, Bhagawan Krishna talks to him with a lot of affection. He says thus, “Oh great King! I understand your pain and frustration. It is indeed very hard to see a son dying in front of you. However, please try and understand one thing – This was destiny and it was bound to happen, irrespective of whether you like it or not. There are certain happenings in this world which are beyond one’s control. This had to happen, and it has happened! Oh King Dhritarashtra! Wherever there is creation, there is destruction which would follow. Nothing is permanent in this world. All of us have to meet death at some point of time. Oh King Dhritarashtra! Duryodhana has attained “Veera-Svargam” and you’ve to be happy for it as a “Kshatriya” king. You also should understand that I’m no way responsible for this – I’ve tried my best to stop this war from happening. I’ve come as a messenger to your place to try and broker peace. But all my attempts failed to bear any fruit. Had Duryodhana accepted my proposal, he would have been a happy king today and Yudishtra would also have been happy. Your entire family would have been intact today! However, due to Duryodhana’s arrogance, we are in this state of affairs today. Had you mended Duryodhana’s ways earlier, we would not have been in this state today. But, you’ve failed to do your duty as a father towards your son! Oh King Dhritarashtra! Whatever has happened – We cannot change anything right now. We’ve to just move on with whatever we have in life! This is how the world functions. You still have a few more years left in your life. Hence, utilize this time to do something productive spiritually and try to attain “Moksha”, rather than brooding over what has happened! This is how a wise king should think. You should ensure that you hand over the reins of your kingdom rightfully to Yudishtra and when the time comes, you should enter the “Vaanprastha-Ashramam”! The earlier you do it, the better it is for you and for Yudishtra!”
Saying thus, Bhagawan Krishna consoles King Dhritarashtra. Moving on further, Bhagawan Krishna goes to Mother Gandhari to talk a few words with her. So for today, let us understand up to this point and in the next episode, we shall witness an important conversation between Bhagawan Krishna and Gandhari! Stay tuned!
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