The final battle between duryodhana and bhIma is more fascinating if you understand that it is the battle between the body (duryodhana) and upAsana (bhIma).
Every move of duryodhana & bhIma is worth several janmas of movement in samsAra. That is why vyAsa describes it in detail+
Every move of duryodhana & bhIma is worth several janmas of movement in samsAra. That is why vyAsa describes it in detail+
Each time Duryodhana jumps up and strikes bhIma while coming down, it is the body taking the upAsaka to svarga & upper worlds. Then the blow - bringing the upAsaka down when fruits are exhausted.
When Duryodhana jumps crookedly or sideways, it is transmigration to lower worlds+
When Duryodhana jumps crookedly or sideways, it is transmigration to lower worlds+
When bhIma strikes duryodhana, bhakti has an upper hand in controlling the body. The blood on bhIma's face which he keeps wiping off is rajo-guNa caused by the body.
Reading the fight in this manner, as a back-and-forth battle of yogI vs samsAra is fascinating+
Reading the fight in this manner, as a back-and-forth battle of yogI vs samsAra is fascinating+
The final "avasthAna" move by Duryodhana is when the body, by bhagavad anugraha, is a favorable, final birth in a noble family (that's why Duryodhana jumps upward).
The two thighs which are broken, are puNya and pApa, causing movement in samsAra+
The two thighs which are broken, are puNya and pApa, causing movement in samsAra+
In my write-up of that section, I will explain some of the key moments in the fight and who was actually the stronger one. It's more complicated than it looks//
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