Arjuna

The story of Naaman in the Bible is one that boils down to two basic traits: obedience and humility. The Bible concordance defines obedience being submissive to authority and following orders. Whereas humility being the state of being humble, not proud, not arrogant, having a spirit of submission or deference, and a lack of pride. These traits are something that Naaman had to learn the hard way. Obedience to God begins with humility. Naaman had to learn this lesson, and believe that God’s way…

The Bhagavad Gita is a summary of the Upanishad, which in turn is a summary of the 4 Vedas. From the Bhagavad Gita we learn that our goal as a human being is to connect to god and merge with him once we die, because out of the 8.4 million species, we are the only ones that can reach him. Lord Krishna tells us that to reach him we need to perform do our duty for the greater good and dedicate our work to him. We also have to meditate and make sure all our actions are Satwic. Your actions should be…

In many different religious texts, there are many similarities and difference; if you closely examine each of the texts. The same is true of both the Bhagavad Gita and The Raptures of St. Teresa. While examining these two texts, it is obvious that the experiences that were described were both religious and instructional. In the case of Teresa, she goes on and on about the vision that God grants her and how they have helped to shape her life. “These refer to all visions [of life].” The simple and…

CHAPTER 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION Once upon a time, Maharishi Valmiki wanted to enlighten himself on the concept of an ideal individual or rather, an ideal man. Sage Narada, who is known particularly for his devotion and love for Lord Vishnu, and his chants of ‘Narayana Narayana’, came to the rescue. He recited a tale of an individual, the perfectionist or Mr. Ideal, in modern terms, and enlightened Valmiki. After a few days, a hunter was roaming in the forest and was in pursuit of a kraunchya bird.…

In this tale, the prince Arjuna is on a battlefield and meets an incarnation of Krishna. This was a huge moment in religious history, for from this moment on there was a great need for gods to show up when needed. This did help to transform the façade of religion in India and may…

Arjuna also travels to the world of the god Indra and on his way he fights against the god Shiva who assumes the form of a mountain man. Once in Indra’s heaven, Arjuna spends ten years and he learns to dance. The background of Arjuna’s adventures relates to an episode in which two sets of cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, are competing for the throne. Yudhisthira, the eldest of the Pandava brothers, loses his right to rule during a dice game. Tha Kauravas challenge Yudhisthira to…

Creative Adaption: Birth of Karna I have never considered what a child means to me before I received the mantra from Durvasa. Nor did I think about marriage. However, I am always curious. What do men and women do to have children? What will it feel like when mating with gods? What is it like to give birth to a child of god? Such thoughts are just bothering me all the time, whenever I am eating, bathing or dreaming. Sometimes I cannot help but to think such questions in my mind even when talking…

RELEVANCE OF MAHABHARAT IN PRESENT TIMES Mahabharata, written by Maharishi Ved Vyas, is one of the two great epics of ancient India. It is one of the greatest stories ever told and is undoubtedly one of the most vast, vivid and detailed epics of the world. It is not a story, it is not a poem not even an epic but rather a philosophy about humans, the evolution of their thought process and the battles of their interests. The account holds true and relevant even in current times. It is said that…

explain to Arjuna? Ans b) Bhagavad Gita All through the ages, religions have utilized…

Bhagavad Gita is part of Mahabharata, an epic written 5000 years ago by Sri Veda Vyasa, and is composed of seven hundred verses of Hindu scripture in Sanskrit. The Bhagavad Gita has become a very renowned text because it deals with the dilemma faced by Arjuna, the great warrior prince, who is driven to behave cowardly despite it not being in his nature. Krishna guides him through numerous means of support and restores his valor such that he ultimately wins the war. Incidentally, his problem is…