While the Battle of Kurushetra was at its peak, Arjuna and Karna were fighting each other.
It was a battle to witness, a flurry of arrows were being exchanged, and even Gods were witnessing this epic battle between the 2 warriors.
Arjuna would shoot his arrows and the impact of these arrows would be so much that Karna’s chariot would go back by 25-30 feet. People who witnessed this were amazed by the skills of Arjuna.
Karna was no less. When he shot arrows, Arjuna’s chariot would also shake and go back by 3-4 feet.
More than everyone, Krishna would applaud Karna every time his arrow hit Arjuna’s chariot. But not once did He applaud Arjuna’s skills !
At the end of the day, Arjuna asked Krishna: “Oh Lord, I have shot so many arrows at Karna’s chariot, it was being displaced like a feather in wind, but not once did you appreciate me. Rather, you praise his skill despite his arrows just displacing my chariot a little”.
Krishna smiled and replied “Oh, Arjuna, remember, "your chariot is protected by Hanuman at the top on your flag, Me as your Charioteer in the front and by Sheshnag at its wheels,
yet the whole chariot would still sway and displace whenever the valiant Karna hit us with his arrows”.
“But Karna’s chariot is not protected by any such force, he is on his own, yet he fights valiantly”.
It is said that after the battle of Kurushetra was over, Krishna refused to get off the chariot till Arjuna got down. Once Krishna alighted from the chariot, it caught fire and turned to dust.
Krishna said, “Oh Arjuna, your chariot was destroyed by Karna a long time ago, it is I who was still protecting it.”
“Never in your life have the arrogance to say that you have achieved big heights.
If you have achieved something, it is the divine will, it is the divine intervention that has always protected you, cleared your path and
given you the right opportunities at the right time”!
_An excerpt from *Mahabharata//
Point is we all need to have the humility to accept that many events, actions happen in this world, not because of us at all. And that we are not the sole repository of all knowledge and wisdom.
Congress invites Shri Jaishankar for dinner. - Read till end🤣🤣
The Story :
To counter the G-20 insult by Modi and also to cement their new alliance, the Dotted alliance gang built a new fancy office and named it "Mohabbat Ki Dukaan"
A grand program was organised for the inauguration, followed by a dinner hosted by Sonia.
The building had an exclusive "Freedom of speech and dissent" lounge for eminent intellectuals, historians, artists, economists, jurists to agonize and curse Modiji..
The MC for the event were Ravish and Rajdeep who were going Ga Ga over the Italian frescos, wine and beef menu.
To rub it in, they invite only S. Jaishankar from BJP to the dinner.
A post by my friend Viji on dealing with life matters. She is not on Twitter anymore; but the words are so mature, wise and wonderful.
Realize that parents & siblings matter
Marry early, raise a family early
Focus on your choice of spouse 🌟⭐
Fall for the heart, not the charm
Bond with your children deeply
Prioritize family over career
Teach your life to your children
Live your faith with your children
Root them in your faith
Support them emotionally
Educate them on Karma
Show them love matters
Cry if you have to
Stay strong, even then
Let me narrate my experience from a very close quarter. Case 1: SBI S/B A/c holders can take a Personal Accident policy from any SBI Branch and the premium gets deducted from their SB Account after a proposal form gets submitted at the Branch.
There was a Lady who was part of a branch that served a Central Govt organization. In that area, the men folks used to spend their money on booze and by the 20th of the month, they will end up in fin related issues. And if the breadwinner dies, family would be in doldrums.
What this Lady did was to talk to these workers, told them about this policy, elaborated on the financial safety and security that it would provide at a nominal cost. (In the initial days, Sum Insured was Rs. 4.00 Lakhs at a premium of Rs. 100/-). It got changed later.
-- Rahul Gandhi Conviction
-- Rahul Gandhi Disqualification
-- Oppositions Rallying around and creating chaos
-- Rahul Gandhi and Team not planning to appeal in higher courts .
-- US congressman meddling in internal matters of India thru RG case .
-- Rahul Gandhi will go to Jail. Few from regional parties also may go to Jails in different cases .
-- congress and opposition with the help of Judiciary will create the mother of all movements that could be many times more than the Shaheen bagh and farmer protest
--Western governments and media will echo the Cong and opposition .
Was very privileged to meet Kum. Jyothi Kalai, a girl who was born visually challenged. Life threw plenty of curveballs at her and her mother. But boy, how they deflected them and came out on top. Now she is an accomplished singer - so has two cup board full of tropies. #
Here she sings "Endaro mahanubhavulu" - a Krithi composed by Saint Thyagaraja. She has a gift: Can tell a day (like Monday, Tuesday) based on date, month and year. cc : @anandmahindra@Anandi_sanatani