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The Story Of Arjuna's Pride And An Ascetic
Arjuna knew that victory in the battle of the Mahabharata would not have been possible without the help of Lord Krishna. He felt lucky for being so dear to him, that the Lord himself helped them throughout the battle. In fact, Lord Krishna even agreed to be his charioteer during the war. Pondering over all these thoughts, Arjuna became proud. When Lord Krishna realised this, he felt that Arjuna needs a lesson. With this in his mind, he took Arjuna to a forest, telling him that he wanted to go for a walk.
Arjuna Meets An Ascetic
Arjuna met an ascetic sitting under a tree and eating all leafy vegetables and fruits. Lord Krishna told him that the man was an ascetic and a follower of non-violence. But just then Arjuna saw that a sword was tied to his body, which meant he was a warrior. Seeing this Arjuna asked Lord Krishna how could a practiser of non-violence carry a sword. However, Lord Krishna told Arjuna to inquire the reason himself from the ascetic.
As Arjuna asked, the ascetic replied that he wanted to kill four people, despite being a believer of non-violence. Now Arjuna expressed the desire to know who those five people were. As explained by the ascetic, the four people that he wanted to kill were as follows, with the reason behind doing so.
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Narada Muni
The ascetic wanted to kill Narada Muni stating the reason that he always kept chanting the Lord's name, singing his songs and praises which, would disturb Lord Krishna and would not let him have rest. Sometimes, Lord Krishna would even wake up from sleep, hearing the continuous chants of Narada.
Draupadi
The
second
person
he
wanted
to
kill
was
Draupadi.
While
Draupadi
was
living
in
exile
with
the
Pandavas,
sage
Durvasa
came
to
their
place.
It
was
then
a
ritual
that
when
a
sage
came
to
somebody's
house,
he
should
be
offered
food.
Not
doing
which,
was
considered
as
a
disrespect
to
the
sage.
And
some
of
the
sages
who
were
short-tempered
might
get
angry
when
they
were
disrespected
and
curse
the
host
of
the
house.
So
when
sage
Durvasa
visited
their
house,
the
Pandavas
had
nothing
left
for
offering
as
food
to
the
sage.
The
only
option
left
was
to
pray
to
seek
help
from
God.
Draupadi
then
prayed
to
Lord
Krishna
and
asked
for
help.
However,
when
Krishna
came,
he
also
wanted
to
have
food.
He
knew
that
all
the
Pandavas
had
already
eaten
by
then.
Krishna
said
that
if
he
ate
food,
the
hunger
of
the
sage
would
also
be
satisfied.
But
since
there
was
nothing
left
in
the
Pandava's
house,
Lord
Krishna
asked
Draupadi
to
bring
the
plate
in
which
she
had
eaten.
Thus,
a
grain
of
rice
was
left
in
Draupadi's
plate.
As
Lord
Krishna
ate
that
one
grain,
the
sage's
hunger
got
satisfied
and
he
left.
Coming
back
to
the
story
of
Arjuna
and
the
ascetic,
the
latter
said
that
since
Draupadi
made
Lord
Krishna
eat
from
the
food
left
over
by
her,
he
(the
ascetic)
wanted
to
kill
her.
Prahlad
The third person that the ascetic wanted to kill was Prahlad. Prahlad was a staunch devotee of Lord Krishna. However, his father had intense hatred for Lord Krishna. Neither did he like to see his son worshipping him. In order to make him drop the idea of worshipping a deity that he himself did not like, Prahlad's father Hiranyakashipu would often torture him physically. However, Lord Krishna always saved him and suffered all the physical tortures himself. Hence, the ascetic said that he wanted to kill Prahlad for having made his Lord suffer.
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Read:
Lessons
To
Learn
From
Mahabharata
Arjuna
The fourth name that the ascetic stated was that of Arjuna. For naming Arjuna he stated the reason that at time of need, Arjuna even made Lord Krishna his charioteer. Lord Krishna, who is the lord of the entire universe, should not have been made the charioteer of a common man.
The ascetic's heart had thus dictated his love for Lord Krishna. Realising that he was not the only one greatest devotee of Lord Krishna, Arjuna felt embarrassed at having let pride overpower him.
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