In English
I will give you another example of what comes out of the good qualities and virtues that the had. The two armies were standing poised against each other in the battlefield. In the centre, was standing; on both sides these armies are ready for battle. In a few minutes, each one will raise his own individual war cry. In this circumstance and in such a perilous situation, , who was standing on his chariot, removed his armour, removed all the shields, removed his shoes, and got down from the chariot to walk right into the centre of the enemy’s army. The people who were in the Kaurava army looked at , who was walking toward them in this unprotected manner, and raised a cry of joy, thinking that was walking to them already in a spirit of weakness and defeat and wanting to surrender to them. No one understood why undertook to walk barefooted into the army of the enemy. There was one person who understood it, and that was . On one side, was very much upset with the behaviour of his brother. He was wondering why his brother was doing like that at that critical moment, and he got very angry and excited. On the other side, was also feeling very much upset. He was looking at Lord in his chariot and his eyes were like two balls of fire. But just signaled to both these people and told them, “Look here! You have been following your brother in everything all your life; it is good for you to follow him and accept what he does even at this moment.” The eldest brother was showing a path that they could not understand. He had given up his armour, and when the brothers turned to , the latter gave them the advice that they too should follow their brother. Though they could not make anything out of it, with a view to following the brother, all of them laid aside their armour and began to walk barefooted behind . Looking at this sight, the Pandava army also lost heart, and they began to feel despondent. But there was confidence and faith in the Pandava army that was not the man who would do anything without an appropriate reason for it. When all were looking on at , he straight went to , the old warrior. He touched his feet, made obeisance to him and addressed him: “Sire, we, who had lost our father, had been looked after by you like your own children. It was your love and care that nourished, nurtured, and brought us up. You are a person who has been everything to us and has been a father to us! Please give us the permission to enter the war today. You are in the place of our father; you are equal to our father. It is not possible to fight with one who is in the place of our father, unless you, yourself, give us permission. Unless you bless us, we cannot fight with you.” , who listened to these words of , was very much moved and was astonished that even at such a critical time, even under such difficult conditions, was not swerving from the righteous path and was behaving in the most faultless manner. was so much moved by the situation that he lovingly caressed all over the body and praised his strict adherence to righteous behaviour and said: “Yes, you will be victorious.” Then went to his , . He touched ’s feet and said, “It is the greatest sin to fight against one’s own . However, if I have to fight, it is only after getting your permission that I can fight with you. Please give us permission to enter the battlefield.” At the conduct of , ’s heart melted. He was deeply touched. felt so much that he even revealed the secret of his life to and told him how he could be put to death.