Sri Krishna and Mama Shakuni were the main
strategist to Pandavas and Kauravas respectively. Agreed that the Great War,
Kurukshetra was won because of those strategies but the Jaya (Victory) embraced
the strategy which had Dharma (Righteousness) in it. The rules, regulations,
customs and traditions should serve certain social functions in a society. If
they cease to do so then it is wise to discard them if possible or amend them
if it is impossible to discard.
An ace strategist will be very well aware that the
course of action while performing certain duty, which could be voluntary or
obligatory can be amended when it is working against the social fabric of the
society. Rules, regulations customs and traditions are bound by time, space and
causation. That which is bound by these three cannot be eternal.
Maha Vishnu is invincible as He is Omni-Present
(Sarvavyapta), Omni-Scient (Sarvajna) & Omni-Potent (Sarvashakta). There is
no force that can subdue the energy of Maha Vishnu. Realising about this nature
of Maha Vishnu, Asura Aloka sat in penance to obtain a boon from Brahma.
This name Aloka is unique it is to say that it is
different from normal; this earth plane inhabited by Manava (Humans) is
referred to as Loka (Earthly). One who is beyond this Loka is Aloka, he could
be superior as Daiva (Divine) or inferior to be an Asura (Demon). This Asura
was Aloka which indicated was inferior to Manava.
His penance was so severe that the entire universe
was reeling under fierce heat. Inevitably Brahma had to stop the Asura from
pursuing the catastrophic penance which was causing hardship to the living and
non-living in the universe. Brahma appeared before the Asura and woke him up
from the meditative state by assuring him of granting boon if it is viable.
Asura Aloka asked for the boon of immortality which was not acceptable by
nature.
When Brahma asked him to request for an alternative
the Asura asked Brahma to grant him death the day Maha Vishnu is defeated in a
combat. Brahma had to oblige and grant the Asura the boon. With the boon Asura
Aloka was confident that Maha Vishnu will never be defeated and he will
immortal, he stated his atrocities on the humans and devas.
At the time of Sita Swayamvara, Shri Rama
accidentally broke Pinaka (Shiva’s Bow) while trying to string it after lifting
it. To string the massive bow by lifting it from the cart was the challenge
provided by King Janaka, the father of sita to the Kings and Princes gathered
to win the hands of Sita.
As we all know Shri Rama won the contest and wedded
Sita. Parashurama came to know that Shri Rama had broken Shiva’s Bow and was
angry he vowed to defeat Shri Rama. Now, this was the situation if either Shri
Rama or Parashurama is to be defeated then Asura Aloka would die as both Shri
Rama and Parashurama were incarnation of Maha Vishnu. Parashurama accepted
defeat and the Asura Aloka was killed.
Our Puranas have a lot to teach to this modern
world. That is why they still continue to be relevant and widely popular today,
spawning successful theatrical shows, retellings in discourses, and enacted in
skits. They provide timeless lessons to guide our thinking, always pulling our
thought away from the extremes of realism as well as the extremes of idealism.
Thus encouraging us to resort to what might even seems to be unjust in order to
achieve a greater justice.
In the present political scenario too the same can
be applied. In order to contest against a party filled with big scamsters the
support of a small wrong doer is justified.
They say you need a thorn to remove a thorn.
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