The disciples were listening with rapt
attention. Their eyes told that they wanted to listen more and more. Meanwhile,
Ashwathama had a query:
‘Sire, is there any counter to these
weapons?’
‘Few, very few indeed. A Brhama Astra can be countered by another
Brahma Astra or Vashnav Astra or Pashupat Astra and likewise. All these
three categories are equally potent. They are the powers of the Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva respectively - each of them forming part of the all important trinity in charge of 'creation', 'maintenance' and 'destruction' of the universe.
‘But sons, the consequences of these Astras countering each other are simply
devastating. Since these are equally powerful, their continued friction can
annihilate the whole ‘creation’.’
‘But can’t the warriors who used them take
these back?’ Arjun enquired.
‘Yes, it is possible. But that requires
the person to have even higher orders of control over mind – so high that only very very few can
achieve such a state.
‘And it may sound strange to you – once you
have attained such a state as to acquire these dangerous celestial weapons, you
have almost turned into a ‘Yogi’ who is a master of his mind and senses and one
who has surpassed the normal base human natures like greed, jealousy, vengefulness etc. In fact one attaining that stage loses much of the motivation
for which he wants to acquire these weapons as a normal human being. It almost turns out that such a person is motivated to use these weapons only to serve some higher purpose, not narrow personal ends. Such are the glory of them!’
Dronacharya stopped and looked at Arjun and
Ashwathama to know their mind. Arjun said he would like to begin the lessons
right then. Ashwathama also decided to follow suit.
Dronacharya was happy. He asked both to
turn up for the first lesson the very next day.
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