The question that often arises is why it is essential to know our mythological history. It is important to know this so that we don’t repeat the mistakes that happened in the past, and by learning from the good, we can also contribute to making this world better.
Here are the four great formulas of success that we all should learn from Mahabharata:
- Choosing Quality, Not Quantity
Krishna did not want the destruction of anyone, both the Kauravas and the Pandavas. They tried to avoid the war until the end, but it became inevitable. Krishna gave a choice to both Duryodhana and Arjuna. He said, ‘On one side, I have the Akshauhini Narayani army, and on the other, I am alone, Choose whatever you want.’ On one side, there was quantity, and on the other hand, Krishna alone, that too unarmed, though full of quality. Duryodhana chose the amount, and Arjuna chose the quality. But what was the result of the war, everyone knows? So don’t get into the race of counting. Search for quality. Victory is certain.
- Change with time
After being defeated in Chausar, the Pandavas were exiled for 12 years and Had to go on exile for a year. The situation of anonymity was extremely difficult. They had to hide under any circumstances, and who were the ones to hide, those who should be recognized even in lakhs, the sons of Pandavas. It was an impossible challenge for them to remain hidden and unknown. But instead of shedding tears over this challenge, the Pandavas decided that if the time had changed, we should also change. They went to King Virat’s place to hide.
The brave man Arjuna took the form of Brihannala and started teaching dance to the king’s daughter Uttara. Yudhishthira, who himself was defeated in Chausar, started teaching Chausar to King Virata. On this pretext, he was allowed to stay in the palace. Bhima, whose food was prepared by hundreds of chefs, became a cook himself. And Draupadi, followed by the army of enslaved people, became a maid and started serving Queen Sudeshna. He thought that when the storm passed, then Jauhar would show. If the time is good, then they step on the velvet. Otherwise, they dare to walk on the coals.
- Update your information
Abhimanyu was the son of Arjuna, a great, mighty, born warrior. It is said that he had learned to break the Chakravyuh in his mother’s womb. But what was the mistake that he never updated his Vidya? He stuck to what he had learned. Did not complete education. He broke the Chakravyuh and entered it, but could not come back alive, because he had never read the lesson about returning. Thus a bright young man full of possibilities was lost in the darkness of premature death, Simply because his information was left incomplete.
• Difference Between Ambition-Greed
If you want to become a big man, earn a lot of money, and get fame, that is ambition. But if you want to do all this by killing someone’s rights, then it is greed. As a good thing is ambition, greed is just as bad. Duryodhana Chakravarti wanted to become the emperor whose ambition was to have Hastinapur rule in all ten directions. But the curse of greed bit him. He wanted to kill the rights of his brothers. He also refused to give five villages to the Pandavas. What happened then? The king of Hastinapur, who did not set foot on the ground, was killed while rolling in the dust of Kurukshetra.
