Epics in Imprints-1.pdf - Vivekananda Kendra Prakashan

VIVEKANANDA KENDRA PATRIKA
was not complied with. But standing by a
tree he penetrated in to the eyes of
Yudhisthira and he left his body. Soul
passed away! Thus a Dharmatma left the
body entering another Dharmatma. After
lakhs of years of this event, we still have
the inheritance of Dharma, ‘Viduraniti”
Prajagatra parva. They still apply to the
life of men today.If one is sincere, one’s
soul can be roused.
SANJAYA
Sanjaya is another person who did not
take part in the war. But by the grace of
Vyasa, he acquired the powers to see
things happening hundreds of miles away.
Dhritarashtra wanted to see but was blind.
But he wanted to be told about the day to
day events of the war. How can that be
possible when Kurukshetra-war-field-was
more than hundred miles away? So, Vyasa
gave him the power to see the far off war
field.
Before the war sanjaya also acted as
an emissary of Dhritarashtra to
Yudhisthira. So, Sanjaya saw sitting
beside Dhritarashtra and narrate from the
beginning ‘Dharmakshetre, Kurukshetra’.
That is how Gita begins and also the war.
Sanjaya saw all the 18 days of war and
narrated everything to Dhritarashtra.
Sanjaya is considered fortunate for this.
But no! he was fortunate-privileged, that
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he could hear and see events of the “Gita”.
There are only two actors in “Gita – drama”.
But Sanjaya is there as one to see and
hear as a witness! So, unattached with the
war and also an onlooker of the Gita –
episode. In fact, it can be said that Sanjaya
conveyed the message of “Gita” to the
posterity also. He was also blessed to see
“Vishwarupa” of the Lord. After the song
– celestial the “Gita” – comes to an end,
he expressed his feelings to
Dhritarashtra…
He heard this supreme and most
profound yoga, directly from Yogeshwar
Krishna. The whole message of the
eighteen chapters of the Gita is conveyed
in one super word – “Yogam”. He further
says, “I rejoice again and again”. What
Sanjaya experienced of hearing ‘Gita’ can
be experienced by all if that attitude is
there. From times immemorial the ‘Gita’
has been the subject of meditation and
many fortunate people have experienced
that ‘Amrita’, When one sincerely studies
“Gita” one is wonderstruck. I have seen
persons completely changed after reading
and meditating over the ‘Gita’. It is science
of ‘yoga’ and Sanjaya has verified. Thus,
this chapter of Mahabharata has
contributed immensely for the
rejuvenation and elevation of mankind.
Hence, we see both these less known
characters of Mahabharata have
contributed for the essential culture of
India which still inspires people for
orientation to higher life.