The TRUE, PURE, SUBJECTIVE & ABSOLUTE knowledge of the Gita was imparted to Arjuna, but he was not the main character of the Mahabharat. The main character was Greandsire Bhishma. The Mahabharat begins with the narration of his birth and it ends with his death. *ॐ~Prarbdha, Guru Tattwa~ॐ* If you want to see the highest embodiment of the knowledge of the Gita, it can seen in the life of Greandsire Bhishma. For the happiness of his father he gave up his own happiness and accepted the responsibility of protecting the Royal Throne. For the sake of his vow he had to give support to Adharma(divergence from the moral law,injustice),and also had to bear the intolerable act of the disprobing of Draupadi. His heart and blessing were with the Pandavas but he had to go to war on behalf of Duryodhana. As a result of his blessing the Pandavas emerged victorious,but he had to lose his life for taking the side of injustice. He himself showed the Pandavas the means to his DEATH. *ॐ~Prarbdha, Guru Tattwa~ॐ* Humility in the one who offers instruction is necessary, and Greandsire Bhishma displayed humility, even when he was asked by the Lord Himself to impart knowledge to Yudhishtra. Had anyone else been in Bhishma’s place, pride would have been foremost in them. But Bhishma was an exception, who was always conscious of the Lord’s Greatness. *ॐ~Prarbdha, Guru Tattwa~ॐ* Lord Krishna told Yudhishtra that for his doubts to be cleared, he should approach Greandsire Bhishma who was lying on a bed of arrows. Prameya is what one should know; Pramanam is the evidence for what should be known; Pramatha is the one who will tell us about what we should know, along with the evidence to substantiate his claim. Lord Krishna chose Bhishma to instruct Yudhishtra. It is the Vedas that tell us about the Supreme One. But the Vedas are difficult to comprehend. That is why we have also been given the Itihasas and the Puranas. There are two Itihasas (History): the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. *ॐ~Prarbdha, Guru Tattwa~ॐ* The Mahabharata is referred to as the fifth Veda. The Santi Parva is considered the best of the parvas of the Mahabharata. It is the heart of the Mahabharata, and the Vishnu Sahasranama is the beat of this heart. The Vishnu Sahasranama is important not only because it extols the Supreme One but also because it was told by Bhishma, said Kidambi Narayanan, in a discourse. As Bhishma lay on the arrow bed, Lord Krishna asked him if he was worried about anything. Bhishma replied that no one who had seen Krishna would be worried. The Lord then asked Bhishma to clear Yudhishtra’s doubts. Bhishma humbly submitted that there was nothing he knew that the Lord did not know. Could the Lord then Himself not instruct Yudhishtra? The Lord replied that Bhishma should advise Yudhishtra based on his own experience. Humility in the one who offers instruction is necessary, and Greandsire Bhishma displayed humility, even when he was asked by the Lord Himself to impart knowledge to Yudhishtra. Had anyone else been in Bhishma’s place, pride would have been foremost in them. But Bhishma was an exception, who was always conscious of the Lord’s Greatness. *ॐ~Prarbdha, Guru Tattwa~ॐ* There is another instance to show Bhishma’s greatness. Krishna was meditating, when Yudhishtra approached Him and asked Him of whom He was thinking. The Lord replied that He was thinking of Bhishma, the best of His devotees, and the one who was always thinking of Him. How great should a person be to have himself described in such glowing terms by the Lord Himself! *ॐ~Prarbdha, Guru Tattwa~ॐ*
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:49:13 +0000