Mahabharatham : ( 08/06/2013. )

28/02/2019 Preface :- Rare is the opportunity for a spiritual seeker to hear words of wisdom spoken by a great sage. Speakers may be many, but true sages are few. His Holiness Sri Swami Krishnanandaji Maharaj is a learned and wise saint of the very highest order of attainment, and he is a person who has the marvelous gift to impart his wisdom to others in a clear and precise way. While his language can at times be highly philosophical in nature, the clarity and essential simplicity of his message nevertheless shines through. To say that Swami Krishnananda is a lover of the Mahabrahata and the Bhagavadgita would be a tremendous understatement. The Bhagavadgita is a presence that fills his very being and is with him every step of the way. Swamiji spoke many times on its import and messageand gave others the inspiration and understanding to delve into this great gospel of Sri Krishna. The residents and visitors to the Sivananda Ashram in Rishikesh had many opportunities to hea

07/02/2019 The Role of Lord Sri Krishna in the Mahabharatam - 15. Swami Krishnananda (Spoken on Sri Krishna Janmashtami in 1972) . Arjuna was saved from many calamities. There are many other incidents which cannot be described in a short compass. Then in the Karna Parva, Sri Krishna pressed the chariot, making it sink down a few inches into the earth so that the arrow of Karna passed over the head of Arjuna, taking his crown but missing his head. Then, when all the war was over and everyone had finished his work, Sri Krishna said to Arjuna, “By providence, your work is done. Now you get down from the chariot first.” Generally the chariot driver gets down first. He does not tell the passenger to get down first. But here the chariot driver said, “You get down first.” Arjuna could not understand what the matter was. He got down. Then Sri Krishna got down from the chariot. When he got down, the whole chariot, together with the horses, burst into flames and was reduced to ashes.