In English
On one occasion, during the war, one of ’s arrows hit and the blood that was flowing out of ’s body was dripping on . The entire body of was drenched in blood. When saw this, he was under the illusion that was really suffering. As a result of his love towards , became somewhat weak and dejected. , immediately realised this and said, “! Why are you so weak? Will you carry on the fight or shall I carry on the fight?” Saying this, jumped out of the chariot. He announced that he would kill and got down from the chariot. Then said, “When you leap and jump out from the chariot, the gold and diamond rings on your ears are shining brilliantly. The radiance is beautiful and fills the whole space.” prayed that the same who came to kill him should save him. Such was the equanimity and equal-mindedness of . We should see here also that when was coming to kill him, did not pray to or to save him. He prayed to himself. His faith was so firm that he believed that was the one who would save or kill. No one else had the capacity to do this. When this situation came, there was a great transformation in . The reason for this is that at the beginning, said that he would not fight in the war but would only be a charioteer. was worried that if now participated in the battle, his word would lose its value. then immediately resumed fighting, so that he would not be the cause of dishonour to . As soon as saw this, he agreed and said that he pretended as if he was going to fight so that he can get back into the fight. Whatever the Lord does, he does it with a purpose. He never does anything to deceive others or put up a show. We generally do not try and recognise our own faults, and we make an effort to find fault even with God. However much you may try, you can never find fault with or a blemish in God. His heart is clean and his ideas are sacred. As we see our own image in a mirror, we see our own faults in God. We should realise that God is like a clean and pure mirror. Whatever you see in the mirror, all those are your faults and not those of God. For the protection of people in the world, God takes a human form from time to time. recognised the truth that was God, and as a result of that recognition, he was showing up the as ideal human beings for the rest of the world. , the praise of the Lord by , have been giving strength to the .