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Pandav and Kaurav armies are facing each beasts. His heart was very moved at the other on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. sound. He asked his charioteer what the Arjun wants to quit the battlefield. He matter was, and why these terrible cries of debates whether to fight or leave. He can't distress were coming up through the music. make up his mind about what to do. What Arishtanemi's charioteer explained to him is the correct action to take? At this that these animals and birds were being juncture, Arjun's charioteer, Lord Krishna, butchered for the wedding feast. From that shows him the way. Arjun's indecision very moment the course of Arishtanemi's comes to an end. He decides to fight. Here life changed irrevocably. He took off his Lord Krishna is Arjun's charioteer and guide wedding finery, renounced the world, and at one and the same time. He gives devoted himself to the religion of universal guidance, not only on Arjun's immediate compassion. In this case, a charioteer dilemma, but also on all other matters of changed not only the direction that his religion, politics and sociology. Arjun was passenger's life was taking, but also guided victorious at Kurukshetra because of the him on a path of religious awareness. guidance he received from his excellent charioteer.
In the age of the Ramayan, King Dasharath
was being bested in combat, when his wife In that same Mahabharat era, a charioteer Kaikayi came forward to take the place of provided him with such valuable guidance, his charioteer. The king had been losing the that the course and destination of battle, but his new charioteer's dauntlessness Yadukulbhushan Arishtanemi's life changed put him on his mettle. She managed the completely. Nemi Kumar was a bridegroom horses and also wielded the bow to such being driven to the marriage hall in a good effect that her intervention snatched chariot. In the midst of listening happily to victory from the jaws of defeat. A king was the strains of the exquisite wedding music, about to be defeated - a charioteer brought he could hear the piteous cries of birds and bim victory.
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