Spiritual(ism)
The mighty Bhūriśravā and the valiant Sātyaki confronted one another in a dreadful and furious encounter upon the field of Kurukṣetra, each accusing the other with harsh and piercing words born of ancient hostility and wounded pride. Then, like enraged elephants maddened in the wilderness, they rushed against each other, discharging ceaseless torrents of arrows…
The dreadful conflict between Bhima and Karna had risen to its fiercest height. Inflamed with wrath and eager to crush his adversary, Bhīmasena leapt upon Karṇa’s chariot like a tempest descending upon a mountain peak. Yet Karṇa, perceiving the terrible fury of the son of Vāyu, concealed himself within the secret chamber beneath the lofty…
King Dhritarashtra, consumed by anxiety and inward agitation, addressed Sanjaya in a voice burdened with grief and doubt. “Again and again,” said the monarch, “Duryodhana extolled Karna as the unconquerable hero destined to overwhelm the sons of Pandu; yet my heart trembles when I behold the immeasurable strength of Bheemasena. He who slew the mighty…
While Arjuna was engaged in his mighty contest upon the field of Kurukshetra War, the valiant princes Yudhamanyu and Uttamaujas, appointed as his protectors, encountered King Duryodhana in a fierce and tumultuous battle. Yudhamanyu, uttering a roar deep and terrible like that of a lion, shattered Duryodhana’s bow and pierced his breast with keen and…
Having bowed with reverence at the feet of Yudhishthira, Bhīmasena received from Dharmarāja his blessing for a safe and victorious return. At that very moment, the resounding blast of the Panchajanya echoed across the field. Hearing that sacred sound, Yudhishthira said with sudden joy, “Hasten, O Bhīma! Surely Krishna sounds his conch in exultation, for…
At the command of Duryodhana, a formidable division of the Trigartas, consisting of three thousand expert archers, was dispatched to obstruct the irresistible advance of Sātyaki. A fierce and terrible encounter ensued. Displaying the full brilliance of his martial skill, the valiant Yādava slew five hundred renowned bowmen and shattered a thousand chariots. So relentless…
Sanjaya said to Dhritarashtra: “O King, it is no exaggeration, nor the utterance of empty praise, to declare that there was scarcely a prince, warrior, or monarch in your vast host who did not feel the sting of the arrows of Satyaki. The strength of his arms was undiminished, and his mastery of the bow…
As Satyaki, the illustrious grandson of Sini, pressed onward through the Kaurava ranks to fulfil the command of King Yudhishthira and hasten to the side of Arjuna, the venerable preceptor Drona beheld with concern the disarray spreading among the Kaurava forces. Perceiving that the Pandava warriors were rallying behind Satyaki and that none could withstand…
Vaiśampāyana said unto King Janamejaya: When the valiant Sātyaki was dispatched by Yudhiṣṭhira to follow the path of Arjuna, the blind monarch Dhṛtarāṣṭra, hearing thereof, spoke anxiously unto Sanjaya: “When Sātyaki hastened to the aid of Arjuna, how was he suffered to pass? Did not our foremost warriors oppose him with all their might?” After…
When the valiant Satyaki stood before Yudhishthira, he spoke with the gravity of one who understood both duty and danger. “O King,” he said, “from every point of view, your protection must take precedence over all else. You are well acquainted with the solemn vow of Drona and with the incomparable skill by which he…
