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Chapter – 31 – The legend of Lord Krishna – Yudhishtira Anuthapa

The Supreme Lord Krishna prepared to leave Hasthinapura was approached by Yudhishtira who sincerely followed all the duties and responsibilities, was utterly in anguish and pain, held Krishna’s hand and revealed the cause of distress.  The great war of Kurukshetra drenched him in extreme agony and guilt, the entire children of Dhritarashtra and Devi Gandhari were brutally killed, the young children of Devi Drapupadhi were killed, women lost their husbands, elderly parents lost their sons, children lost their father in the Kurukshetra war.  The preceptors were killed by the disciple, brothers were killed by brothers, relatives, and close companions were lost their lives in the war zone. Preceptor Dronacharya, Duryodhana, met their death by the disloyal act; Karna was killed by Arjuna in an unpardonable manner, Bhishmapithamaha who was defeated with the shower of arrows in an unforgivable manner.  Yudhishitra was mentally broken of the after-effects of the Kurukshetra war revealed his unwillingness to rule the Kingdom of Hastinapura to Krishna, who smiled mischievously at him. Yudhishtra became inconsolable and wept bitterly thinking of the troubles of the subjects of his Kingdom was consoled by Maharishi Vedavyasa and Krishna, Alas! He could not get out of the grief.

Yudhishtira cried out “Oh! Krishna, I cannot attain liberation even if I take birth for ten thousands of times, I have made several thousands of children orphan, I had made numerous women to widowhood, I have given extreme grief to several thousands of elderly parents and I have done cruelty to the subjects of my kingdom to attain the Kingship.  Oh! Krishna, you may advise to conduct Yagan that might probably remove my sin, I do not want to commit another sin to remove my existing sins, the dirt cannot be washed with another dirt, Oh! Krishna, therefore you cannot remove my grief.”

There are two kinds of ignorant/unconvinced people get easily dejected of their deeds, one kind of people take settling of scores to get their wounds healed, unfortunately, these kinds of people get tired of vengeance.  The other kind of people, who mentally get disturbed of their wicked deeds, and get tired of guilt, both the ways, it is impossible to get out of the troubles. An intellectual, who has the supreme wisdom, would attain the serenity of mind.  Yudhishtira who was a sincere follower of righteousness became miserable after the great battle, even though he was not committed any unjustifiable act of his own, other than following the instruction of Krishna to utter a lie against Dronacharya.

An ignorant is uncertain about the life events, a doubtful mind cannot attain peace of mind and leads to destruction, an intellectual who has a thorough knowledge of the all-pervasive Supreme Lord who resides as a soul in living beings is the source and the functioning of mind and intellect, and Karma, Gnana Indhriyas, and Amhamkara, would visualize the eternal presence of the supreme soul in him/her and  ultimately attain the serenity and peace of mind, remain unharmed during the hours of happiness and sorrows.