Mahabharata war came to an over. Bheeshmar was on the arrow bed. On seeing Bheesmar, the King drama was in deep sarrow and cried a lot. Darma said “you are superior to all of us, no one should see you in this condition, iam a sinner, I prefer to die rather than seeing you in this condition, please tell me the way to live away from sin, so that it may help in my rebirth”.
Bheeshmar said “Darma! Now you are in the hands of your karma, don't thinking that you are responsible for all things that had happened. Mind cannot make sense of the Karma’s shape, it is not understandable. To describe it I shall tell you a old story, hear sharply!”, then Bheeshmar started telling about the Karma.
Once upon a time a snake bitted a boy, who is the son of Gautami, a women living in a village. Arjuganan, a hunter who lived in the forest, got that snake and brought it infront of Gautami and asked her to kill it as a revenge for her son’s death. Gauthami replied in an angry way,” Hunter, please leave the snake, let it go. Don’t kill it, is that the death of the snake brings my child back?, or is there any thing that you have any personal reason for that snake to be killed”.
But hunter is not satisfied with her speech,” I know about your reply, the person who love peace will miss the timely chance. But the person who think every work had to done, won’t miss any chance in front of them and also they will overcome from there worries .So, I will kill the snake now itself.”
Gautami didn’t accept the description given by the hunter, she said,”Virtue is the life for good person, the person who not having mind only feel sorrow. I have no angry on that snake, rather than killing the enemy we should let them go!” But the hunter didn’t accept her and told that he will kill that snake, so that her son’s soul may get in peace in addition to it he said that virtue can be attained by killing the sinner and if he let that go it may continue his killings.
Both of them argued in their sense, Gautami in more concerned that the snake not to be killed, on that time the snake which is only half living started to talk.
“Hunter! Is there any gain for me killing that small boy?, it is not because of food or any revenge matters, Lord yama send me to kill that boy, so the Lord yama is only the sinner and not me.”
Hearing this hunter got angry and showed his power by holding the snake strongly,” only you did that sin and now you are complaining the Lord Yama, It’s all right! Even if someone had told you, you are the one who did that sin and should accept the punishment; I will not leave you as it is!”
On hearing the conversation Lord yama itself came to the spot, he said,” snake!, don’t speak in a manner that you know all the thing, you know that only Kala told me to kill that boy, so Kala is only responsible for the murder. All living and non-living thing all come under kala’s ruling, kala is responsible for creation and destruction, so if you consider that me to be accused you also to be accused!”
Shocked snake told that on one has power to accuse kala. Hunter told that both yama and snake to be accused, lord yama to be dispraised and snake to be killed. Lord yama said,” Hunter you are doing wrong, Kala has to accept this sin, we are not responsible.”
On hearing this Lord Kalapurusha came to the spot,” The reason for death of this small boy is due to his karma only, not me, Lord yama and snake to be blamed. Everyone in this world will come under karma, live according to their karma.They feel worry and happy according to their karma.So, his karma is the main reason for his death.”
Now, Gautami pleased the hunter,” Hunter! Did you hear that, please leave that snake let it go!” Hunter also left the snake from his iron hand, on seeing this snake took a deep breath of relief.
Bheeshmar now finished the story and said to King Darma,” Darma! You have to understand that this world is dependent on karma. Neither you nor Dhuriyothana was the reason for thousands of death in this yuga, the main reason for their death is their karma. Death of everyone is due to their individual karma, you should not bother about that. Kala will give the result for everyones action.”
Let God’s blessing and spirituality will always be with us,
Sunlionel
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