In plain words
‘Why by me? Take me myself as your son,’ said Arjuna. Through this power of restraint even the five elements came under Arjuna's control. That is why, even today, people call Arjuna to mind when there is thunder and roaring in the sky.
The chief aim of education is to inquire into good and bad
Though Duryodhana committed many sins, he gave great help to Karṇa, the son of the Sun. When the fish target was to be shot, Draupadī: ‘The one who strikes the fish target must be either a kṣatriya or else a great king. One who is neither of these two has no right to pierce it,’ she said. Karṇa came forward. ‘Are you a kṣatriya? Which kingdom is yours?’ they asked. ‘I am of the charioteer clan,’ he replied. Duryodhana came to believe that Karṇa was Arjuna's true match. Karṇa was turning back in disgrace. Then Duryodhana crowned Karṇa king of Aṅga. From that day Karṇa remained Duryodhana's friend. ‘When I was humiliated in front of everyone, you saved my honour and my life. As long as I have life I will serve you and protect you,’ Karṇa promised Duryodhana. ‘I will offer all my strength to you alone,’ he said. Good and bad feelings keep arising in us. But we must inquire into what is good and what is bad. If that power of inquiry is lost, people foster the bad and cast away the good. To inquire into good and bad: that is the chief aim of education.
The Pāśupata weapon that Śiva had. The bow of Śiva that Janaka had, the Gāṇḍīva that Arjuna had: they are all one and the same! Once, when Sanaka, Sanandana and Sanatkumāra came to Vaikuṇṭha as little children, the gatekeepers Jaya and Vijaya stopped them. For they were naked. Then they said, ‘We have the right to go about everywhere.’ Jaya and Vijaya held Viṣṇu dear and were devoted to Him.