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The biggest texts of Sanatan culture and spiritual knowledge Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Every single verse is a wonderful key to the management of human life, psychology and solving internal conflicts. The second verse of the first chapter of the Gita (Arjuna Vishada Yoga) describes the extremely dramatic and tense situation on the plains of Kurukshetra, when just before the start of the war, there was great turmoil in the minds of the Kaurava commander and Prince Duryodhana of Hastinapur. On being asked by Dhritarashtra, Sanjay gives details of the entire situation of Kurukshetra and tells that when Duryodhana saw the infallible and disciplined military formation of the Pandavas, which was decorated by Dhristadyumna, the son of his own guru, Drupada’s son, what was the first thing he did as part of his military strategy. This incident is not only a page of history, but it also clearly mirrors the psychology of mental stress and fear of today’s modern man.
The second verse of the first chapter of Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta is as follows:
Sa tu sanjanayan harshan kuruvruddha pitamaha. Singhnadam Vindyochchai: Shankham Dadhmau Pratapvan.
This verse and the events immediately following it, describing Duryodhana’s actions, state that when Duryodhana saw the huge and powerful army of the Pandavas, he became frightened. To hide his inner nervousness and fear, Duryodhana first went to his clan guru and the supreme commander of the army. Acharya Dronacharya Reached near. The feeling of fear and strategic insecurity within Duryodhana was so strong that he immediately went to his guru’s camp and tried to make him realize how dangerously the Pandavas’ army stood before him.
As soon as Duryodhana went near Dronacharya and saw the array of Pandavas, the fear in his mind came out in his words. Taunting Acharya Drona and pointing out his past weaknesses or his affection for his favorite disciple Arjun, he said, O Acharya! Look at this huge army of Pandava sons, which has been so skillfully organized by your own wise disciple, Drupada’s son. This behavior of Duryodhana was a symbol of the fact that when a person full of ego and selfishness develops a feeling of insecurity from within, the first thing he tries to do is to blame others or test his own well-wishers and gurus. This mentality of Duryodhana shows that no matter how strong a person may appear externally, if his conscience is full of sin and unrighteousness, then he becomes mentally weak first in times of crisis.
By studying these initial verses of Geeta, many important management and mental health principles of modern life can be understood. When a big challenge or crisis comes in our life, like Duryodhana, our ego also often makes us afraid of the power of others and we start taking wrong decisions in panic. On the contrary, if a person leaves his inner ego and works with patience and wisdom, he can easily face even the biggest adversity. Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta teaches us that before assessing the external circumstances, a person should look within his mind and see whether his decisions are based on the path of religion or not, because ultimately only truth and religion prevail.