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hierarchy: Teachings of Queen Kuntī
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Teachings of queen kuntī 7
viṣān mahāgneḥ puruṣāda-darśanād asat-sabhāyā vana-vāsa-kṛcchrataḥ mṛdhe mṛdhe ’neka-mahārathāstrato drauṇy-astrataś cāsma hare ’bhirakṣitāḥ
Teachings of queen kuntī 7
The list of dangerous encounters is submitted herein. Devakī was once put into difficulty by her envious brother, otherwise she …
Teachings of queen kuntī 7
Here Kuntī remembers all the dangers through which she passed before the Pāṇḍavas regained their kingdom. In Bhagavad-gītā Lord Kṛṣṇa …
Teachings of queen kuntī 7
Once Dhṛtarāṣṭra constructed a house of lac, which was so inflammable that when touched with a match it would immediately …
Teachings of queen kuntī 7
Another time, when the Pāṇḍavas were at home, Dhṛtarāṣṭra gave them poison cakes, but they escaped from being poisoned. Then …
Teachings of queen kuntī 7
On another occasion, the Pāṇḍavas were cheated in a game of chess in the royal assembly of the Kurus. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, …
Teachings of queen kuntī 7
Previously, Karṇa had been insulted during Draupadī’s svayaṁvara. In those days a very qualified princess would select her own husband …
Teachings of queen kuntī 7
In the assembly for Draupadī’s svayaṁvara, Karṇa was present. Draupadī’s real purpose was to accept Arjuna as her husband, but …
Teachings of queen kuntī 7
Karṇa regarded this as a great insult, and therefore when Draupadī was lost in the game, he was the first …
Teachings of queen kuntī 7
At first, Draupadī had tried to hold on to her sārī. But what could she do? After all, she was …
Teachings of queen kuntī 7
Therefore, it is not very good to try to save oneself. Rather, one should simply depend on Kṛṣṇa: “Kṛṣṇa, if …
Teachings of queen kuntī 7
mānasa, deha, geha—yo kichu mora arpiluṅ tuya pade, nanda-kiśora