Why should we see Mahabharata?

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After announcement of lock-down Union Govt. announced telecast of Ramayana and Mahabharata on National Television channels. In earlier article you have read about Ramayana. We are going to discuss about Mahabharta in this article.

What is in Mahabharata Story all about?

Mahabharata is a story of Dwapar age in ancient India. This story is too about conflict in attachment vs detachment. This story is about consequences of weak control on senses. This story is about consequences of false ego, disrespect to women’s freedom. Here we are not going to discuss the story or result of Mahabharta since most of us know it. So let us discuss the game of positive and negative powers. For ease of understanding we are categorizing the key events which turned the direction of the wind.

1)  King Santanu fallen in love with a girl when he should have had to think about his son’s marriage. This attachment with senses started turned the story in a different direction.

2)    Das Raj was so attached with king’s position for his grandsons that he ignored the eligibility criteria. Anyhow he wanted what he desired.

3)  Despite being capable in all respect Bhism was not attached with the position & kingdom and he sacrificed his own interest for happiness of his father and other relatives.

4)  Dhritarastra despite being ineligible for king’s position he was always attached with this position. He always aspired for this post for his son. In this process Sakuni helped him.

5)    Pandu was not attached with position but his passion for hunting the wild animals created problem for him. 

6)    Duryodhana despite being intelligent politician, excellent relationship manager and strategist and strong army administrator, was attached with his position. This attachment with position and power forced him to do many conspiracies against Pandawa's..

7)   Pandawa's being devotee of Krishna were detached with wealth and position. They were ready for peace process if they were given only 5 villages for their livelihood.  They were inclined to observe simplicity in life i.e.simple life science.

8)   Krishna is an eternal force of nature’s positive energy. He is always with the person who observes simplicity in life, who is detached, who loves all and serves all.He is in true feeling of all his devotees.

9)    In this process Krishna a divine flame of equanimity ensured that in short term negatives powers may dominate the show but in long term simplicity and love only survives.

Why should we see Mahabharata?

In Kaliyug we are observing that negative powers are dominating the political, social and economic shows. Peoples are working for self-interest only. Greed and selflessness is on peak. There is no feeling of help ever, heart never. Peoples who are not involved in dirty office politics are discouraged and demotivated. In this situation Mahabharata shows a path to all forces. It gives a learning to negative powers that you may be powerful for the time being but your end is approaching soon. Simultaneously it gives message to positive powers that you are not weak actually you are powerful and only you will survive, loved and respected by the time. So trust on God. He is with you.

Therefore, again I suggest to all my friends that don’t see Mahabharata just for entertainment. There are so many options available for entertainment. See it with devotion. See it with learning curiosity. See it will intention to adopt in your life. All the best. Thank you.

Om Shantih Shantih Shantih……………..

Samast Lokah Sukhino Bhwantuh

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