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Jarasandha, the ruler of Magadha, was one of the most powerful rulers in that era. He was also the Father in Law of Kansa.

Now when Kansa was killed by Krishna, a side effect was to anger Jarasandha. He vowed to kill the guy who widowed his daughter.
As Kauravas later found out later, it was not an easy task.

But Jarasandha didn't give up. Some say, he attacked 23 times. He was defeated every single time.

Yet didn't give up.

He formed an alliance and decided to attack Mathura again from all directions.
By This time Lord Krishna realized the suffering his people were going thru

So he decided enough was enough and retreated to Dwarka

Some people called him a coward. They named him "Ranchod", means a guy who runs away from the battlefield

Some pointed this out to Lord Krishna
Lord Krishna said, "I have many names. Let this be one more. It makes no difference to me. But my people are more important and they shouldn't suffer"

Now Why I am telling all this.

In our lives, we always have problems like Jarasandha. They keep attacking us all the time.
In some pique of ego, we also try to fight back and defeat it.

Yet the problem keeps coming back.

At some point, we should take a step back and probably retreat from it. We should leave the battlefield like Lord Krishna did.

We don't become inferior because of it.
We get to live our life on our terms. We get peace & tranquility. Our mind is freed for other, better things

And when we retreat from that problem, in all probability, the problem gets solved by itself

We should be "Ranchods" in some situations. There's nothing wrong with that
If Lord Krishna can retreat, why can't we?

We are radishes of which field?

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