Guest guest Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 OM AMRITESWARYAI NAMAH AMMA SAYS - STORY Gandhari's Impatience "The Pandavas were born out of mantra shakti (the power of certain sacred formulas). When Yudhistira, the oldest of the five Pandava brothers, was born to Kunti through the invocation of a deity, Gandhari, who was pregnant at the time, became extremely impatient. She beat her own stomach so hard that she miscarried and gave birth to a lump of flesh. At that moment, a great sage took pity on her and came to her aid. He divided the lump of flesh into a hundred pieces and placed them in a hundred sealed pots. He filled the pots with his life energy and instructed Gandhari not to open them before a certain period of time. But again, Gandhari was so impatient that she couldn't wait, and she opened the pots before she was supposed to. As a result, the Kauravas were born imperfect and evil-minded. They were instrumental in the destruction of the entire clan." "My Children, because of her impatience, Gandhari couldn't wait for the sankalpa (resolve) of the sage to take effect. Had she been patient enough, she would have had brilliant, virtuous sons like the Pandavas. But her impatience destroyed the potential goodness and beauty of that part of creation that was the Kauravas. As a result of her impatience, the evil prince, Duryodhana, was born as the eldest of her children. Thus her impatience was the cause of terrible destruction." :: AMMA SHARANAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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