“Sanjaya said, ‘After the (Kuru) army had been rallied, Shalva, the rulerof the Mlecchas, filled with rage, rushed against the large force of thePandavas, riding on a gigantic elephant, with secretions issuing from theusual limbs, looking like a hill, swelling with pride, resembling
एक बरगद के पेड़ पर एक कौवे और कौवी ने घोंसला बनाया| वे अपने बाल-बच्चों के साथ उस घोसले में रहने लगे|
“Yudhishthira said, ‘Tell me, O grandsire, how kings desirous of victoryshould, O bull of Bharata’s race, lead their troops to battle even byoffending slightly against the rules of righteousness!’
“Vasishtha said, ‘The kine that had been created in a former agepractised the austerest penances for a hundred thousand years with thedesire of attaining to a position of great pre-eminence.
स्वामी स्वतंत्रतानन्द जी एक कर्मठ साधु थे| वह प्रतिदिन अपने आश्रम में जनता को उपदेश देते थे| प्रतिदिन वह जनता और श्रोताओं से अनुरोध करते थे कि यदि वे जीवन में आगे बढ़ना चाहते हो तो उन्हें किसी बुराई को छोड़ने का व्रत लेना होगा और किसी अच्छी बात को जीवन में अपनाने का संकल्प लेना चाहिए|
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नैव शक्या गुणा वक्तुं पृथक्त्वेनेह सर्वशः
अविच्छिन्नानि दृश्यन्ते रजः सत्त्वं तमस तथा
“Bhishma said, ‘When I had formed this resolution, O king, a din oftumultuous voices arose in the sky. And it said,–O son of Kuru’s race,do not let off the Praswapa weapon!–Notwithstanding this, I still aimedthat weapon at Bhrigu’s descendant.
