Mahabharata Originals!#7. Dhritarashtra and Sanjay!

                  Dhritarashtra and Sanjay!          #Last blog we saw how Dhritarashtra knew that he lost the war to Pandavas by giving 30 reasons of Defeat to his charioteer Sanjay!.                                                                                     Dhritarashtra said " 31. When I heard that out great warriors could not stand in challenge to Arjuna , but instead killed his son Abhimanyu in Chakravyuh and were celebrating it, that moment I had left the hope of our victory!  32. When I heard that my son's have killed their our cousin Abhimanyu who was a great warrior and were happy about it and Arjun in his rage of anger had decided to kill Jayadrath , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!     33. When I heard that Arjuna has finally fulfilled his promise of killing Jayadrath who was surrounded by his great warriors , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!                              34. When I heard that in the battlefield when Arjuna's horses were thirsty , Shri Krushna himself let them free and satisfied their thirst with water and then himself tied the horses again to Arjuna's Rath , that moment I had lost all my hope for victory!  35. When I heard that Satyaki himself had defeated Guru Dronacharya's army which even an army of elephants could not Defeat , that moment I lost my hope for victory!                                              36. When I heard that Bheem was trapped by Karna but instead of killing bheem he only insulted him and pricked with his arrow on his chest as a sign of insult and that Bheem had escaped death nearly! That moment I lost the hope of our victory!         37. When I heard that Dronacharya , Karna , Krutavarma , Krupacharya , Ashwathama , and even great Shalya did not interfere when Arjuna killed Jayadrath , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!                   38. When I heard that Shri Krushna had cleverly made Karna use a deadly weapon on monstrous Ghatotkach which was meant for Arjuna and would have caused his death , weapon given to Karna by Lord Indra in exchange for his Kawach ( Karna's strongest armour, which he was born with) , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!     39. When I heard that Dronacharya has let down all his weapons in sadness over his son Ashwathama's death and sat on ground near his Rath in meditation till death , but Dhristyadhumna had crossed all the boundaries of Dharma yudh (war of Dharma and all warriors following a certain set of rules) and killed Dronacharya in meditation , that moment I had left the hope of our victory! ( At that time if a warrior had dropped his weapon , other warrior would not kill him as the other person is defenseless! - a moral code of conduct in war)     40. When I heard that Madri's son Nakul was all alone in front of brave Ashwathama and his troop but they could not Defeat him , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!    41. When I heard that Ashwathama in rage of his father Dronacharya's death has unleashed the powerful weapon called " Narayana Astra" but could not kill Pandavas , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!                                 42. When I heard that Bheem has killed his brother Dushasana and drank his blood as promised that moment I had left the hope of our victory!               43. When I heard that the brave undefeated warrior Karna was killed in the battlefield by Arjuna , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!   44. When I heard that Dharma Raj Yudishtir was single handedly confronting warrior Ashwathama, brave Dushasana and aggressive Krutavarma with ease , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!    45. When I heard that King Yudishtir has killed the great king Shalya who was the only match for Lord Krushna's charioteering , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!      46. When I heard that Shakuni (the reason of the infamous Dice Game) who lived his life in deceiving others and playing political games has been killed by brave Pandava Sahadev , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!     47. When I heard that Duryodhana was very tired , had lost his strength in battle , he alone went near a lake and slept at the bottom of it, that moment I had left the hope of our victory!      48.  When I heard that on that same lake Shri Krushna and Pandavas were standing and hurling abuse and mean remarks just to provoke Duryodhana to come out , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!                            49. When I heard that my son was displaying his skills in Gadhah yudh ( Gadhah a particular type of weapon used for displaying strength and fighting a war) and by Shri Krushna's advice Bheem broke the rule of Gadhah yudh to attack Duryodhana on his thighs and killed him, that moment I had left the hope of our victory!     50. When I heard that Ashwathama and his troop had attacked at night and killed the innocent people of Panchal kingdom and Draupadi's son's  against the rules of war , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!     51. Sanjay when I heard that on being chased by Bheem, Ashwathama has used the ultimate weapon  " Brahmastra" which killed all the kin and kith of Pandavas , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!                                  52. When I heard that the dreaded weapon Brahmastra used by Ashwathama was subsided by Arjuna's chant of Swasti-Swasti and his weapon ,and Ashwathama had to give his precious stone (Maniratna) away , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!                                              53. When I heard that Ashwathama was planning to kill Uttara's child which was still in her womb by using his divine weapons , but Shri Krushna and Ved Vyas himself cursed him , and at this time Gandhari was in a depressed state as she had lost all her kith and kin , sons , brother's and cousin's in war , Pandavas won and had their kingdom back, that moment I had left the hope of our victory!                                                             Oooo Sanjay it is thus so sad that only 10 people were alive on the battlefield - Three from our side that is Ashwathama, Krupacharya and Krutavarma and remaining 7 that is - Shri Krushna , Satyaki and 5 Pandavas! In this great battle of Kshatriyas total of 18 akshohini army was destroyed ( 1 akshohini army is 1,96,830 soldiers including horsemen and light infantry , elephants troops etc - so 18 akshohini is 35,42,940 soldiers) thus seeing this there spreads a great darkness in front of my mind, overwhelmed by all this destruction! Saying this he expressed extreme sadness and fell unconscious on the ground!!!                                                               #Next blog - Sanjay's advice to Dhritarashtra! And benefits of reading this great Grantham to individual and his/her family!

The Reason's of Defeat! Mahabharata Originals! #6

  Reason's of Defeat - by Dhritarashtra.                       # Last blog we saw how Pandavas came to Dhritarashtra's kingdom and Duryodhana's growing anger towards them.             

Dhritarashtra said " By listening to my logical explanations you Sanjay will surely understand how much far-sighted I am!" He continued 1." Sanjay when I heard that Arjun has completed the impossible task of of aiming the fish's eye just by looking at its reflection in mirror below! And took Draupadi by hand in front of several powerful King's present there to marry her. That moment I had left the hope of our victory.".            2. " Sanjay when I heard that Arjun has by consent of Lord Krushna and his brother Balram has married Lord Krushna's sister Subhadra and brought her to Indraprastha. That moment I had left hope of our victory.  3. Sanjay when I heard that during the burning of Khandava forest , Lord Indra himself wanted to make rain to save the forest but Arjun had stopped him from doing so with his power of bow and arrow in order to satisfy the Lord of Fire - Agni deva. That moment I had left the hope of our victory!     4. Sanjay when I heard that Pandavas escaped the burning of their palace (Laksha Bhavana dahan) along with their mother Kunti and Vidhur himself was helping them. That moment I had left the hope of our victory!.    5. Sanjay when I heard that because of Arjuna's bravery he had married Draupadi and due to that Pandavas and Panchals ( Draupadi's kingdom) were now related. That moment I had left the hope of our victory!.     6. Sanjay when I heard that the powerful warrior Jarasandh was killed by Bheem without any use of weapons (Bheem killed him with his bare hands) in his own kingdom Magadha's capital! (Same kingdom in which Ashoka Samrat was king). That moment I had left the hope of our victory!   7. When I heard that Pandavas have completed the mahayajna 'Rajasuya' by conquering distant lands and kingdoms. That moment I had left the hope of our victory!.     8. When I heard that Draupadi in her mensrtual period was brought to council hall in a single piece of cloth (on her body) pulled by her hairs and draged on floor with tear filled eyes in spite of Pandavas present! That moment I had left the hope of our victory!  9. When I heard that devious and stupid Dushasana pulled Draupadi clothes of but couldn't do so because he kept on pulling but miraculously it couldn't get over and Dushasana became tired of pulling the clothes and a big pile of clothes was formed! That moment I had left the hope of our victory!                    10. When I heard that mischievous Shakuni had striped of all kingdom of King Yudishtir in the game of Dice but still his brother's supported his decisions and were standing strong with him! That moment I had left the hope of our victory!    11. When I heard that King Yudishtir himself living in the forest had the company of many sages and tribal people and all of them were provided by King Yudishtir! That moment I became sad as our victory was not possible!     12. Sanjay when I heard that Arjuna displayed his courage and skills in battle with Lord Shiva disguised as a sage and obtained from him a great weapon named " PASHUPAT" ,that moment I had left the hope of our victory!.        13. Sanjay when I heard that the great sages , brahmins , and other scholars were residing with the Pandavas in forest and were their friends , when I heard that Arjuna himself was being trained by Lord Indra in weaponry and warcraft in "Swarga Loka"  and other celestial beings were in awe of Arjuna's skills, that moment I had left the hope of our victory!           14. Sanjay when I heard that Arjuna easily Defeated 2 demons named "Kalikeya" and "Paulom" who were not defeated by God's themselves! That moment I had left the hope of our victory.       15. When I heard that King Yudishtir has embarked on a spiritual journey with sage Lomash and heard from himself that Arjuna has obtained celestial weapons from Swarga Loka. And my son Duryodhana having belief on Karna had visited the Gandharva's but instead we're held captive by them , so Arjuna had defeated the Gandharva's and bought Kauravas back home! That moment I had left the hope of our victory!       16.  When I heard that Lord Dharma himself disguised as a yaksha questioned King Yudishtir about the ultimate truth , Yudishtir satisfactorily answered his each and every question that moment I had left the hope of our victory! .     17. When Draupadi and Pandavas were living in disguise in king Viraat's kingdom but my son and his well wishers were unable to find them , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!       18. When I heard that the great Dhananjay in king Viraat's kingdom had defeated all our warriors who had gone there to steal holy cow (at that time it was a sport to prove the might ), that moment I had left the hope of our victory!.    19. When I heard that King Viraat had offered his daughter Uttara for marriage to Arjuna, he instead said that it would be appropriate if she marries his son and King graciously agreed, that moment I had left the hope of our victory!      20. When I heard that King Yudishtir who has lost his kingdom ,has no wealth, lost everything in the game of Dice , separated from his relatives and teacher's has gathered 7 akshohini army ( 1 akshohini army is precisely 1,96,830 soldiers including horsemen and light infantry. So 7 akshohini is 13,77,810 ) , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!  21. When I heard that Lord Krushna himself was helping the Pandavas wholeheartedly for their victory , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!   22. When Dev Rushi Narada told me that Lord Krushna and Arjuna are Nara and Narayana themselves and I have seen them in Brahma Loka (abode of Brahma) , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!  23. When I heard that Lord Krushna himself came with the Peace proposal for Kaurava -  Pandava war but returned without success, that moment I had left the hope of our victory!.     24. When I heard that Duryodhana and Karna have decided to hold Lord Krushna captive and Lord showed his universal form or many forms, that moment I had left the hope of our victory!.       25. When I heard that Shri Krushna is Pandavas minister and Shantanu's son Bhishma and Bharadwaj Dronacharya gave their blessings to Pandavas , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!.        26. When Karna said to Bhishma that till the time you are fighting I won't participate in the battle and he left his army on battlefield all by itself, that time I had no hopes for victory!.                27. When I heard that Bhishma is killing 10,000 warriors per day of Pandavas still non of their prominent warriors or generals were killed , I had no hopes left for our victory! .      28. When I heard that Bhishma himself gave Pandavas the clue to kill him and Pandavas accepted his order with respect , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!.     29. When I heard that Bhishma when lying on bed of arrow's had indicated to Arjuna that he was thirsty and Arjuna with his arrow had pierced the earth and made a stream of water come out from earth to satisfy the thirst of Bhishma, that moment I had left the hope of our victory!.      30. When I heard that Acharya Dronacharya himself  was defending the "Chakravyuh" (strategic positioning of King so that no one could reach him) ,the great Abhimanyu (Arjuna's son) had broken it to enter , that moment I had left the hope of our victory!.                                                                                                         # Thus King Dhritarashtra had said the following reasons for Defeat of Kauravas. Next blog - a few more important reasons given by King Dhritarashtra and final words of adviceto Dhritarashtra by Sanjay!