Phele Arjun To Bano!

I was recently listening to Narad Bhakti Sutras, Guruji has narrated a beautiful story - how Krishna became charioteer of Arjuna and Guruji also emphasized the presence of Master in one’s life, thought of sharing it here. Hope you enjoy it J

Guruji said Krishna was lying in the bed and Duryodhana came and sat at His head [little egoistic; who would sit at His feet’s]. Krishna knew that Duryodhana had come but acted as though He didn't knew and kept His eyes closed :-) After sometime Arjuna came and sat at Krishna's feet’s. Both Duryodhana and Arjuna had come to ask Krishna to be on their side in the war.

After sometime Krishna opened His eyes and looked at Arjuna [when you are lying down and wake up whom you will see first? One who is sitting at your feet’s! Isn't it?] Welcomed him 'O Arjuna when did you come I didn't know?' As though He never knew :-) He greeted Arjuna and then asked, what is that you want? Why have you come? As though He didn't knew that too :-) Then Krishna turned to Duryodhana and greeted Him with affection and asked 'Oh you have also come...good. What do you want?'

Krishna gave them a choice, He said either you keep all my army, all the battalions OR Me. He further said, see I won't fight! So one of you choose, either choose Me or my army. So Arjuna thought and said Krishna I just want You. Duryodhana thought what is the use having Krishna when Krishna is not going to fight and His army won't be with me, so better to have Krishna's army. So Krishna's army was with Duryodhana during the battle and Krishna was with Arjuna.

And we all know who won! These ways are incomprehensible.

This story came a thunder bolt to me, it made me realize, though we also sit at Masters feet’s like Arjuna we act like Duryodhana, instead of asking for the Master Himself, His Presence, His Grace all the time we keep on asking for material things most of the time :-)

Guruji further said 'In the presence of the Master your heart definitely opens up either today or tomorrow, it's infallible you cannot miss it ... years and years of meditation cannot take you there which one moment of Grace can!'

I remember in one of the question answer session someone asked Guruji 'Mahabharat mein Krishna ne Arjun ko apna asli roop dikhaya...Aap muje (haame) kaab dikhaoge?' Guruji simply smiled and said 'Phele Arjun to bano!'

Love,
Satyajit