Parables of Rama
by Swami Rama Tirtha | 102,836 words
Stories in English used by Swami Rama to illustrate the highest teaching of Vedanta. The most difficult and intricate problems of philosophy and abstract truths, which may very well tax the brains of the most intellectual, are thus made not only simple and easy to understand but also brought home to us in a concrete form in such an interesting and ...
Story 224 - The sad plight of Abhimanyu in Mahabharata
The young and beautiful prince, Abhimanyu, of Mahabharata also met the same fate in the battle-field of Kurukshetra, because on the previous night he had also split his white blood. He was killed in the battle and alas, since then the very generation of the true Kshatriya heroes was annihilated. How sad!
The poet Tennyson says-
My strength is as the strength of ten, Because my heart is pure.'
It is only the purity of heart, which makes a man win. The impure ones are sure to be defeated, insulted and humiliated. They cannot enjoy the glory of peace and dignity of honour. This is the Law.
You can verify it from your own observations and personal experiences.