Lord Krishna OR Narayani Sena

              Lord Krishna OR Narayani Sena

During the preparations of the biggest war ever fought i.e. Mahabharat, representatives from both sides went to Lord Krishna to seek help in the war. Lord Krishna was sleeping at that time. Duryodhan reached first and sat in a chair which was near the head of Krishna. Arjun entered later and being a true devotee sat at the legs of Narayan. Balaram had already refrained from taking part in the war. He had taken a vow from Krishna that Krishna would not be partial towards Arjun and will help whoever he saw first.

When Krishna woke up he saw Arjun seated on the ground near his legs. He turned around and saw Duryodhan sitting near his head. We can understand the difference between a true devotee/friend and a fair weathered friend clearly. Arjun genuinely needed help and Duryodhan wanted to exploit Krishna’s vow.

Moving on Krishna offered Arjun the first choice between 1 whole akshauhini of Narayani Sena or himself unarmed. 1 Akshauhini consists of 21870 chariots, 21780 elephants, 65,610 cavalry and 1,09,350 infantry. Narayani Sena was said to be the finest army in the world. Seeing this Duryodhan intervened and told Krishna that he would be breaking his promise as he (Duryodhan)had come first. Krishna explained him that according to his promise he was supposed to help the person who he saw first.

Arjun requested Krishna to come on his side and he happily agreed. Duryodhan was delighted to hear this as he wanted the army badly. Now the ratio of army in akshauhini was 7:11 in the favour of Kauravs, still they lost.

Learning:

The Supreme Lord always tests our devotion. He wants to know whether we are like Arjun or Duryodhan. Arjun could have easily chosen the sena as Krishna had vowed not to lift any weapon, but he chose his friend and proved his devotion. In return, Krishna helped the Pandavas win. He helped them in many instances but the biggest was that he convinced Arjun to fight when he was leaving the war. Without Arjun, Pandavas had no chance of winning. Krishna blessed Arjun and all species till date by giving the knowledge of Bhagvad Gita. The Supreme One will atleast test our devotion once. Instead of becoming greedy like Duryodhan, we have to prove our bhakti by choosing him and then he will come and change our life.

I always say if you have dedication, faith, focus and devotion like Arjun then Madhav has the reins of your life’s chariot.

Bhagvad Gita 10.9, Krishna says

मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्त: परस्परम् |
कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च || 9||

mach-chittā mad-gata-prāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparam
kathayantaśh cha māṁ nityaṁ tuṣhyanti cha ramanti cha

With their minds fixed on Me and their lives surrendered to Me, My devotees remain ever content in Me. They derive great satisfaction and bliss in enlightening one another about Me and in conversing about My glories.

That’s it for today’s blog. Join in tomorrow if you want to learn about Hanuman and Ravan rivalry.

Till then Jai Shri Krishna. Have a great day!

Taksh Singhal

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