Krishna-Arjuna relationship

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!! Sri Rama Jayam !!

 

 

Dear Shri A G Raman,

 

Respect your effort in bringing out the essence of Krishnarjuna

relationship. That's a readable one. I am very sorry, for I cud not

digest your intention on - " If waging the war was the main issue

there was Bhima ever thirsting for it... " & " Animal impetuosity was

still dominant in Bhima... "

These words can generate a lack of respect when anyone thinks abt

Bhima - a great Karma yogi, indeed. This can be purely based on my

observation & self study on Bhima. Bhima as a person always attracted

me more than Arjuna on several points right from his birth. There is

a very common feeling spread across Indian subcontinent about Bhima,

as a person who looked very stuffy & very eager to show his might on

anybody who comes in his way. This is what we all might have heard

abt this great human from our elders in childhood. But I don't know

how many of us might have really spent some time to understand the

real pandu putra & a righteous warrior called " Bhima " .

Bhima, the mighty son of wind god (younger brother of Sri Anjaneya),

second to Yuddhistra, had a very captivating appearance in terms of

his wisdom & valour. He was a very dearly prince of Hastinapura.

Mahabharata unfolds that Arjuna was very dear to Bhishma; Yuddhistra

to Vidura & Madri's sons were a major responsibility on Kunti's

shoulders. But for Bhima, there was no any major backup. On the

contrary, he had many visible & invisible enemies like the sons of

Dhritrashtra & ofcourse cunning Shakuni. Bhima had earned a more in-

deep understanding abt kuru family right from childhood. But he'd

never let it know on others. Thus, Bhima spent his childhood in the

crisis of dissipating relationships recollecting all the ruins

imposed on him (like serving him with poisoned food & finally being

thrown to the deep waters of Ganges). Fortunately, no other 4

pandavas had experienced such a shocking memory of childhood. But all

these did not instabilized Bhima's moral. He found good friends in

Hastinapura, who always boosted & cheered for him.

Young Bhima, after returning from his schooling, added joy & good

hopes to the Kuru family. He was the first Pandava to receive the

wedding proposal from the princess of Kashi. That time Kashi state

was not in good terms with Hastinapura.

After the occurence of Lakshagraham scandal, the wandering pandavas

in the forest met a major threat in the form of Hidimb, a daitya, who

was then slayed by the mighty son of Kunti. Hidimba, the sister of

the dead daitya, seek the refuge of Kunti & expressed her keen

interest to marry Bhima. That was not a recommended practice in those

times. But it was acceptable to Kunti & Yuddhistira, as it was a good

option to expand power & province. Bhima simply waved his head for no

objection. Thus, he was a very dedicated son & loyal brother that

way. But to his misfortune, the first wife of Bhima was never

recognized or accepted by the royal Kuru family, as it shud be. Bhima

never complained on that.

On a similar occasion, Bhima was sent by Kunti to face the anguish of

demon Bakasura so as to safegaurd the citizens of Ekachakra village.

So, placing Bhima as a shield to recover any calamity was a usual

method for Kunti & others.

In the midst of dice play, when Draupadi was forcefully brought into

the court by Duhshasana, it was none other than Bhima who took vow to

end the life of Duhshasana. There, Bhima can be witnessed as a

faithful & caring husband - a quality always lacked by other

pandavas. For Draupadi, Bhima was more a good friend with whom she

always rejoiced to express the smallest of her wish. And there was

Bhima always to fulfill that. That's why Bhima was more approachable

to Draupadi. In the dying stage, Draupadi expressed that, she would

always prefer to be reborn as the most respected wife of pandavas,

but, next time it should be Bhima in place of Yuddhistira. That

clearly explains the true importance of this mighty hero of

Mahabharata.

There are many more instances to support. Not willing to extend the

writing too much.

Novel titled " Randaam Oozham " by M T Vasudevan, is a good reading in

this respect. It gives a condensed picture of Bhima as a real hero.

 

Thanks for your cooperation.

 

Hare Krishna ...

Hare Rama ......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

guruvayur , GANAPATHY RAMAN <agraman62>

wrote:

> Hare Krishna,

> The consummation of the Jivatman on the Paramatman has been

construed in the Upanishads.The same principle is explained through

the relationship that existed between Sri Krishna and Arjuna.They

were inseparable chums.Time and again Arjuna had a difficulty to

overcome.He was also in need of something to enrich his earthly

life.On all such occasions Achutha came to his rescue.In fact He

seemed indispensable to Arjuna in all matters of importance.Arjuna

got his guidance in education,enthusing in play.support in contests

and protection while drudging in exile.In all such situations Sri

Krishna was the friend,philosopher and guide of Arjuna.He had given

away his sister Subhadra in marriage to his friend.Finally when the

great war broke out He chose to play the charioteer to His chum.It

was on this momentous occasion that He imparted to His friend His

supreme teaching immortalised as Bhagawat Gita.A great help than this

could not have been rendered.The relationship between the individual

> soul and the Cosmic reality has thus been personified.Through

countless births and deaths the former is a ward to the latter.Till

the time when the Lord decided to remove the delusion of Arjuna he

had enough of worldly enjoyment and experience.When the time came the

Lord undertook to carry the Divine Light unto him.

>

> Of the five brothers Sri Krishna chose Arjuna in particular for his

disciple.Why?There was a significance in this act of His.If waging

the war was the main issue there was Bhima ever thirsting for it.He

was only awaiting sanction from Yudhishtra.If he had been called to

duty he would have plunged headlong into it.On the other hand if the

issue was the vindication of righteousness,there was Yudhishtra the

very embodiment of it,who could have been made the main defender.But

neither of them was chosen by the Lord.Arjuna the archer was

deliberately selected for this purpose.Animal impetuosity was still

dominant in Bhima.Such a man was not quite a fit agent for the

practice of Yoga.He would neither enquire into yoga nor translate it

into action.On the other side,a person of Yudhishtras calibre was

already fairly well established in yoga.He could well have been

called a yogi.Any further enlightenment carried to him would have

been a superfluity.But Arjunas attainments stood somewhere

> between these two extremes.He had definitely outgrown animal

propensities.At the same time he had not yet entered the domain that

was divine.Only the ordinary human elements were predominant in

him.In a normal man both virtue and vice are found intermingled in

varying degrees.To eschew the lingering vice and to get well drilled

in the growing virtue is the purpose of life.Arjuna represnted the

normal man.To a person of his type the message of Gita was bound to

prove most fruitful.Any person with normal human traits is competent

both to study and to put into practice ,the teachings of Gita.

> So to inculcate the understanding of His teachings of the various

aspects of life leading ultimately to Bliss the Lord preferred Arjuna

as His tool to impart His great teachings in the form of Gita.

>

> Salutations to that Muralikrishna.the Indweller of all.

>

> agraman

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