Introduction: Bhagavan Sri Krishna preaches the righteousness or Dharma to Arjuna , when he gets upset before he attacks his relatives, Guru and others. This preaching, which Bhagavan did to his devotee is to each and every mortal, human being of this Universe. We all are bound by emotions and Bhagavan's preaching as recorded by none other than Veda Vyasa, acts as a medicine to all of us.
Previous to his above statement, Bhagavan says:
कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम् |
अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन ||
Desc: Bhagavan was shocked by Arjuna's behavior,a s protecting Dharma is the primary aim for any person in his life. And for doing that, one does not be carried away by one's emotions. So, Krishna asks Arjuna, how all this bad thoughts , dirt, un-masculine or cowardly feelings got into his heart? That certainly is something not appreciable or praisable by others.
Arjuna replies as follows:
कथं भीष्ममहं सङ्ख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन |
इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन ||
Desc: Oh MadhuSudhana, you are a slayer of enemies (Ari Sudhana). How can I take the bow and fight with my great grandfather , Bheeshma and my Guru Dhrona, as both of them are praisable.
Note: Shastras hold the ancestors and one's Guru is very high esteem. So, fighting with such reverable folks is a great sin. Unfortunately in this scenario, they all opted to take the side of Duyodhana, who as carried away by his uncle's deceptive ideas. So, they were on the side of Adharmam or Unrighteousness, so Krishna had to support Dharma and hence be with Arjuna and fighting against them is fine (in this case).
Note: Similarly in our personal lives, we may run into situations with our close family members like siblings, wife etc.. We should always have Dharma or righteousness as our pramanam to decide if we should be with that person or not. For eg. if a wife of a person betrays him, mis-uses law and tried to drag him to the court etc.., that Man has to follow Krishna's advises and do the righteous deed without being carried away by emotions. Patience and control of speech are the primary characters for a household woman, and if a woman, who gets married to man and does not treat his family as hers and would show no respect for the elders of his family , etc.. does not deserve to a respected wife. Bhagavan Manu stresses on this point - if a wife is extremely talkative and fights back for everything, she should be thrown out of the household .
He further says:
गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान्
श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके |
हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव
भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान्
Desc: Arjuna laments over this matter and says Krishna that, it's better to live in this world by begging etc.. than to live with wealth by killing one's Guru and others and all that wealth would be tainted with blood.
Note: Once again Arjuna thinks with his mind and get emotional and forgets his duty of protection of Dharma. For eg. if a dis-loyal wife, who is for eg. a fighter cock drags a person to the court, wants to rob him of his wealth etc., one must keep away all his emotions and get her out of his way. But emotionally, a Man might think of a life of compromise, where he may agree to the terms and conditions of that wicked woman and live an un-manly, life of slavery, where the 4 main ambitions of life are dis-regarded and that man becomes the feet licker of the woman. Such things should be completely dis-regarded and that righteous man, who is an image of none other than the Purusha, should bravely fight to make the Dharma win. But as a husband, that man should take care of the girl and be patient with her and give her several chances to improve or prove herself. he should advise her and make her understand , where she can improve. In-spite of that, if that girl would close all the doors for communication and take asylum in her father's home and would dis-regard her primary duty as a Gruhini, she should be punished severely - losing the married life , is equivalent to losing all the SowBhagyam to any human being, but esp. to woman the effects are drastic. In the Vedic religion only one legal wedding is allowed for her and she has to do her best to preserve that wedding - if not she had failed her mission for this life and is no better than polygamous dogs on the streets.
Bhagavan responds to his laments as follows:
अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे |
गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः ||२- ११||
Desc: Bhagavan tells Arjuna that, although he speaks like a knowledgeable one, he is mourning for the ones, who don't deserve it. Because a wise man or the learned never lament or mourn about the living or dead.
Note: Same as above - a true righteous man, never laments or worries for those dis-graceful cheater wives, although it is difficult for anyone to be not carried away by emotions. The girl's parents should teach her the Dharma and advise her to live with her husband rather than ty to keep her at home for her monthly income. Such selfish fathers, who cheat their son-in-laws, after washing their feet and giving away the girl to him are worse than the stray dogs, which lick the thrown away food on the streets. Such sinners have a special hell as per the Shastras and puranas for hiving dis-mantled a man's life.
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः |
आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत
Desc: Cold,heat, pleasure and pain are all created just by the senses and are all temporary.They are very transient and one needs to learn to overcome them.
Note: So, the loss of a dis-graceful woman should be completely neglected by a true Man and he should live for righteousness. A girl's mother has an important role in protecting the girl's household. If a girl's mother is mentally retarded or has mental ailments, then there's no way that a girl's household be protected and the girl get the right directions. All others may try to make use of that girl and would be true well-wishers.
Conclusion:With all these advises Arjuna became enlightened. Krishna taught him much more than these and finally had him ready for the war. Like wise all humans are like Arjuna and can receive Lord's messages as long as they are ready to surrender their egos and be humble to Lord. Such wicked people, who are filled with Thamasic feelings, who can never yield to others will never receive Lord's message as they are carried away by their ego and can never progress int heir lives.
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