tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386502109037940059.post4131875802854568404..comments2023-06-13T17:10:56.336+05:30Comments on LAHARI CULTURAL LEARNING: The Greatness of a GURUAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05151543594628172733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386502109037940059.post-6111467174349260662013-12-04T11:02:33.811+05:302013-12-04T11:02:33.811+05:30Well shyam, i seem to partially disagree with you....Well shyam, i seem to partially disagree with you. You see, drona was no ordinary teacher. He was a bramha gnani. He did promise arjuna to make him the best warrior and lived upto it. To guess what might have crossed his mind is something which is debatable. Also, there is one more reason why drona did that act of asking the thumb of ekalavya.<br /><br />A person needs to learn only those skills which befits his clan and birth. If he goes against what he is supposed to be leanring, it could prove dangerous to the world like in the case of Ekalavya. He belonged ot the tribal community so he ought to learn what his tribe and clan prescribes for him. You see, by learning archery without a guru, he became a friend of duryodhana and supported adharma. SO, all his learning is misused. <br />In our vedas and shastras, it is said that a brahmana must do his duties and ksatriya his...similarly vaishyas ans sudras are supposed to be doing their duties. We cannot do the duty of another varna. It is because brahmins are not doing their duty of sandya vandana and veda abhaysam is the world suffering today. It may sound stupid and unrelated but this is the fundamental reason....peace and harmony is there only when each member of the family does what he/she is supposed to do else the entire house is in a mess. the same holds good for varna ashram too...<br />hope this answers your questions...<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151543594628172733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386502109037940059.post-71983113343692504502013-12-04T07:03:49.576+05:302013-12-04T07:03:49.576+05:30Nice article on Guru. Ekalavya's dedication to...Nice article on Guru. Ekalavya's dedication towards his Guru is unmatchable. Reading the last paragraph from the above article… If Drona did not ask for thumb or Eklavya did not obey, the story on Eklavya might not be part of Mahabharatha as it carries no significance. Very True that Ekalavya would have been an ordinary warrior. Ekalavya, without formal training from a Guru would not have been greater than Arjuna. When Drona asked for Ekalavya's thumb, it would be possible that Drona did think of his promise to Arjuna on making him the best archer but the thought of getting a bad name would not have crossed his mind. In those days, promises once made are kept irrespective of situations... importantly from a person of Drona's stature. Drona's act inadvertently helped Ekalavya find a place in Mahabharatha. So, I doubt from this episode, "Drona did what best befits a guru" is true. Yes, it was god's will to make Arjuna the best archer as there were others equally competent in Karna and Abhumanyu. Karna had 2 problems as you had mentioned in other article: 1. Curse 2. Supporting Adharma. In case of Abhimanyu, Krishna did not finish his Chakravyuha explanation to the pregnant sister of his even though the child was listening in the womb.Shyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495506851796079492noreply@blogger.com