Good morning everybody. I was taking my breakfast and I read one article. It was about the ancient book, “SHRIMAD Bhagavatam.” It features the story of Dhruva Maharaj, a saintly king who fought the demonic beings who killed his brother. At some point, however, his grandfather, Svayambhuva Manu, interceded and requested him to stop fighting, because he had already killed so many of his enemies, and there was no need to keep doing it.
Advice
Svayambhuva’s advice to his beloved grandson: “Control your anger, because it is one’s foremost enemy on the path to spiritual realization. I wish you good fortune. A person who desires liberation from this material world should not fall under the control of anger, because it becomes a source of dread for others.”
The younger man immediately stopped fighting, because he understood his grandfather’s purpose. He had already fulfilled his duty as king, and there was no more need for fighting. The actions of the saintly monarch in dispensing punishment were just and appropriate.
Punishment should be dispensed, but we should not allow uncontrolled anger, jealousy or pride to rule us. Wise men know how to utilize their “anger” properly, as exemplified by the story of a sage’s encounter with a snake.
Out of compassion, the saintly Narada Muni ordered a snake to stop biting other living entities. The submissive creature followed the sage’s instruction – until one day, the snake complained to Narada: “I have stopped biting them as you have asked me to do. However, they have begun attacking me – especially the children, who have made it their pastime to throw stones at me and antagonize me.”
The wise man replied, “Still, you should not bite them. But, you should expand your hood as if you were going to strike back at them. This will drive them away.” Lesson: Even saints should “display” anger when it’s called for to keep antagonists away. –R.Valencia,S.Bismark
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