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jesht wo subhadra ko dekh kar aise expression de rahi haiOriginally posted by: Arijit007
arjun said that he wants to go to manipur and pragjyotishpur, dikhaayegenge nahi par indicate kia gaya hain chitrangada aur ulupi ke baarein mein.
The story of Arjuna and his brothers, the five Pandavas, pictured above. It doesn't matter that this epic, the Mahabharata, is what we would consider a "Hindu" story. It is for Asia what the Iliad and Odyssey and other Greek myths are for us in the West.
This makes Arjuna the Achilles, the Hercules, the Odysseus, the Theseus, the Jason and the Aeneas of the East.
And what does that say about the East's view of heroism, which I have been exploring in this thread?
At first blush (and deceptively, as you will see), Arjuna's heroism looks familiar to us in the West.
He was a great fighter, an ambidextrous and precise archer, indeed an Indian Apollo with arrows. He practiced in the dark, the better to hit his victims during the day time. He won the hand of his wife, Draupadi, in an archery contest remarkably similar to the one Odysseus won against the suitors at Ithaca to regain his wife Penelope.
Arjuna was also the biggest hero in the biggest war of mythological India. What Achilles was to the Greeks at Troy, Arjuna was to the Pandavas at Kurukshetra (Kuru's Field) in northern India.
The Pandavas were leading a huge army in a righteous cause against their own cousins, the Kauravas, also with a huge army. The Kauravas had stolen a kingdom from the Pandavas in a rigged game of dice, humiliating Draupadi in the process. The Pandavas went into exile, but then came back, seeing their duty as fighting to reclaim their kingdom and honor.
For eighteen days, battle raged. Millions died and fewer than a dozen men survived. Blood turned the field of Kuru into red mud. Arjuna and his brothers shot so many arrows into one of their enemies that the man fell from his chariot and landed not on the ground but on the arrows sticking out from his body like the quills on a porcupine.
But Arjuna also lost his own loved ones. His sons and nephews died in the battle, just as the Greek and Trojan heroes lost their friends and family.
But the part of the story that is most famous " rather as the brief episode of Achilles' wrath in Homer's Iliad is the best known part of the story of the Trojan War " is a poem embedded into the Mahabharata just before the fighting began. And that is the Bhagavad Gita, or song of God. (Try one of these translations.)
On the eve of the battle, with the two armies already lined up against each other, Arjuna and his charioteer steered their war chariot into the space between the two armies to contemplate what was about to happen. The charioteer was Arjuna's friend and adviser, Krishna.
As Arjuna gazed from his chariot at the two armies, he suddenly lost his will to fight. He was afraid. Afraid not only of losing his own life, but also for the lives of his "fathers, grandfathers, teachers, uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons, fathers-in-law, and friends." Because this was a war within a family. He had loved ones in both armies.
Compare Arjuna's fear to Aeneas' despair in Virgil's Aeneid:
As I see my own kinsmen, gathered here, eager to fight, my legs weaken, my mouth dries, my body trembles, my hair stands on end, my skin burns.
Arjuna dropped his bow and arrows and collapsed on the floor of his chariot, sobbing.
***
And now Krishna began to talk to Arjuna. Gently but firmly, he reminded Arjuna of his duty. The Sanskrit term here is dharma, and it seems (in this context) pretty close to Aeneas' Roman virtue of pietas ("piety" derives from it but has come to mean something different).
What follows in the Gita is history's most fascinating dialogue about how to yoke (as in yoga) the human mind into harmony with its situation.
Arjuna tells Krishna (as we all might say every day about our own minds) that his mind is
restless, unsteady, turbulent, wild, stubborn; truly, it seems to me as hard to master as the wind.
Krishna in turn teaches Arjuna how to make his mind calm, as a coach might try to get an athlete into "the zone". (As it happens, Krishna's advice is the same as Patanjali's, which is why those two texts together are considered the foundation of Yoga.)
What, in a nutshell, does Krishna tell Arjuna?
To "let go". To let go his fears of what might happen the next day, to let go the worries, the anxiety, and also the hopes and anger, and all the rest of it. In fact, Krishna wants Arjuna to
let go of all results, whether good or bad, and [to be] focused on the action alone... [to] act without any thought of results, open to success or failure. This equanimity is yoga.
And this is the essence of Arjuna's heroism: He shows us, with the help of his divine "inner voice" of Krishna, how to make our minds calm so that we can go on with life whenever it seems to overwhelm us.
Arjuna's heroism is, like Aeneas' but more so, an inner victory.
In fact, this applies at an even higher level. Here is how Mohandas Gandhi explained why he, a proponent of non-violence, saw truth in this story of war:
Under the guise of physical warfare it described the duel that perpetually went on in the hearts of mankind, and that physical warfare was brought in merely to make the description of the internal duel more alluring.
Arjuna, it turns out, is meant to be a part of my mind and your mind and everybody's mind. It is the clearest and best state of mind, called buddhi (as in: Buddha).
His brothers correspond to other positive states of mind (the ancient Indians were very precise on the subject), And all five were married to Draupadi, whom yogis understand to be Kundalini, the coiled feminine energy at the base of the spine. Freud called it libido, the Greeks called it Eros.
The Kauravas, the evil cousins, are the negative states of mind - anger, hatred, greed, vanity, envy, arrogance, fear and so forth.
So there it is:
Originally posted by: -abhi-pundir-
medha this is crazy 𤣠𤣠first Arjun n Krishan performed ritualsđ˛ 𤣠đ¤Ł
Then lord Kesava, of eyes like lotus-petals, having entered the unrivalled mansion of Arjuna, touched water, and spread (for Arjuna) on the auspicious and even floor an excellent bed of Kusa blades that were of the hue of the lapis lazuli.And keeping excellent weapons around that bed, he adorned it duly with garlands of flowers and fried paddy, perfumes and other auspicious articles.
And after Partha (also) had touched water, meek and submissive attendants brought the usual nightly sacrifice to the Three-eyed (Mahadeva).
Then Partha, with a cheerful soul, having smeared Madhava(Krishna) with perfumes and adorned with floral garlands, presented unto Mahadeva(Shiva) the nightly offering.
Then Govinda, with a faint smile, addressed Partha, saying, 'Blessed be thou, O Partha, lay thyself down, I leave thee.' Placing door-keepers then, and also sentinels well-armed, blessed Kesava, followed by (his charioteer) Daruka, repaired to his own tent. He then laid himself down on his white bed, and thought of diverse measures to be adopted.
And the illustrious one (Kesava) of eyes like lotus petals, began for Partha's sake, to think of various means that would dispel (Partha's) grief and anxiety and enhance his prowess and splendour.
Of soul wrapt in yoga, that Supreme Lord of all, viz., Vishnu(Krishna) of wide-spread fame, who always did what was agreeable to Jishnu(Arjuna), desirous of benefiting (Arjuna), lapsed into yoga, and meditation.
There was none in the Pandava camp who slept that night. Wakefulness possessed every one, O monarch. And everybody (in the Pandava camp) thought of this, viz.,--The high-souled wielder of Gandiva, burning with grief for the death of his son, hath suddenly vowed the slaughter of the Sindhus. How, indeed, will that slayer of hostile heroes, that son of Vasava, that mighty-armed warrior, accomplish his vow? The high-souled son of Pandu hath, indeed made a most difficult resolve. King Jayadratha is endued with mighty energy. Oh, let Arjuna succeed in fulfilling his vow. Difficult is that vow which he, afflicted with grief on account of his son, hath made. Duryodhana's brothers are all possessed of great prowess. His forces also are countless. The son of Dhritarashtra hath assigned all these to Jayadratha (as his protectors). Oh, let Dhananjaya come back (to the camp), having slain the ruler of the Sindhus in battle. Vanquishing his foes, let Arjuna accomplish his vow. If he fails to slay the ruler of the Sindhus tomorrow, he will certainly enter into blazing fire. Dhananjaya, the son of Pritha, will not falsify his oath. If Arjuna dies, how will the son of Dharma succeed in recovering his kingdom? Indeed, (Yudhishthira) the son of Pandu hath reposed (all his hopes of) victory of Arjuna. If we have achieved any (religious) merit, if we have ever poured libations of clarified butter into fire, let Savyasachin, aided by the fruits thereof, vanquish all his foes.' Thus talking, O lord, with one another about the victory (of the morrow), that long night, O king, of theirs, at last, passed away.
In the middle of the night, Janardana(Krishna), having awaked, remembered Partha's vow, and addressing (his charioteer) Daruka, said, 'Arjuna, in grief for the death of his son, hath vowed. O Daruka, that before tomorrow's sun goes down he will slay Jayadratha. Hearing of this, Duryodhana will assuredly take counsel with his counsellors, about how Partha may fail to achieve his object. His several Akshauhinis of troops will protect Jayadratha. Fully conversant with the ways of applying all weapons, Drona also, with his son, will protect him. That matchless hero, the Thousand-eyed (Indra himself), that crusher of the pride of Daityas and Danavas cannot venture to slay him in battle who is protected by Drona. I, therefore, will do that tomorrow by which Arjuna, the son of Kunti, may slay Jayadratha before the sun sets. My wives, my kinsmen, my relatives, non amongst these is dearer to me than Arjuna.
O Daruka, I shall not be able to cast my eyes, even for a single moment, on the earth bereft of Arjuna. I tell thee, the earth shall not be reft to Arjuna. Myself vanquishing them all with their steeds and elephants by putting forth my strength for the sake of Arjuna, I will slay them with Karna and Suyodhana. Let the three worlds tomorrow behold my prowess in great battle, when I put forth my valour, O Daruka, for Dhananjaya's sake. Tomorrow thousands of kings and hundreds of princes, with their steeds and cars and elephants, will,
O Daruka, fly away from battle. Thou shalt tomorrow, O Daruka, behold that army of kings overthrown and crushed with my discus, by myself in wrath for the sake of the son of Pandu. Tomorrow the (three) worlds with the gods, the Gandharvas, the Pisachas, the Snakes, and the Rakshasas, will know me as a (true) friend of Savyasachin.
He that hateth him, hateth me. He that followeth him, followeth me. Thou hast intelligence. Know that Arjuna is half of myself
Originally posted by: -abhi-pundir-
Draupadi- chodge m nhi aarya ko. Vanvaas k liye gye thi ya swayamar competition m.
Arjun n subhi enter-
Subhi-
Arjun-
Originally posted by: Sukanya_Datta
You too want to see a shivering Arjun?? đ˛đ˛đ˛
Yaar, hum log kaise fans hai, Arjun ko apne patni se darta dekhna chahte hai/..đ¤đ¤
Btw, I think we should stop this discussion now I think or else Rushi will come after us becoz we are saying such things about her dear Arjun..đđ
Originally posted by: srishtisingh
ha arjun to bilkul jalebi ki tarah sidha sadha bachcha h na! madhav ne lollypop diya n parth ne lapak k kha liya.itna bhola bhi ni h.he was nt called ladies man without any reason. aur yaha to sone pe suhaga h arjun k role me hot shaheer h.to kaun lattoo ni hoga
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