Arjun Learns from Bheem

Once Arjun didn't find Bheem anywhere so he went out in search of him. He found him sitting in dark eating something. Arjun got very surprised to see him eating in dark. He asked - "Bhaiyaa, How does this food go into your mouth in dark?" Bheem said - "Arjun, Hands also have eyes. Mouth is at the same place then how hands can miss it? This is called practice, Arjun, this is called practice."

Arjun got the idea. He started practicing in dark. Once Drone found him practicing like this, he asked - "Arjun, I have not yet taught this to you?" Arjun said - "Guru Jee, Only you have taught this to me, but I have got its inspiration from the interest Bhaiyaa Bheem has in food. I noticed one day that he was eating in dark and his mouth did not miss his food even once. I asked him as how did it happen? He said - "Hands also have eyes." so I thought, if hands have eyes then they can shoot arrows also."

Hearing all this from Arjun Drone got very pleased with him and he started teaching him with more interest. He said to him - "I will surely prepare you as the best archer and I will teach you Brahmaastra also.

Then he said - "Knowledge has two enemies - tiredness and sleep; and it has two friends also - labor and carefulness. Whoever had won both these enemies and got both these friends, he becomes invincible for anybody. And today I bless you for this."

Crocodile Incident

One day Guru Drone went to take bath in a river, that a crocodile caught his leg. Drone shouted for help. There were other disciples also but they could not understand what to do. Duryodhan etc rushed to bring help. Arjun was also there, he shot 3 arrows in the mouth of that crocodile, one in his upper jaw, one in his lower jaw and the third one between them to keep his mouth open and saved the life of his Guru Jee. Drone got very happy with Arjun. In fact Drone had made a machine in the form of a crocodile to test Arjun's skill in archery, and he passed that test.

By the time Duryodhan came back with the help, Guru Jee had come out of the trouble and was sitting restfully. He said - "We went to ask for help?" Bheem said - "You went to bring help, or you got frightened and ran away. Coward." Duryodhan said - "You called me coward?" Drone said - "You are not coward. But you are tied with the string of pride. Free yourself from it. Pride doesn't look nice to brave people and princes, because it is the symbol of weakness. First try to win your pride. Learn to be polite because politeness is the path of progress."

Bheeshm and Vidur Are Worried Again

Bheeshmand Vidur are worried because of the problem of Dhritraashtra and Shakuni. Vidur suggested that they should wait for Yudhishthir to grow up to declare him the Crown Prince of Hastinaapur. Bheeshm said - "Vidur, that is also not easy. If we will declare Yudhishthir as Crown Prince, Shakuni will still raise the question of ability between Duryodhan and Yudhishthir. So it is not only that princes are grown up, but Yudhishthir should be more able than Duryodhan too This is all the result of my father's Moh (intense love)."

Vidur said - "Then do you think, that you made a mistake by taking that vow?" Bheeshm said - "No Vidur, no, Even if I will have to take birth 100 times, and face the same situation 100 times, I will take the same decision all the 100 times. This is my son, this is my father, it is all right, but a human being is first a citizen and then something else. And when the person doesn't consider this as his responsibility, then the country always suffers.

Vidur said sadly - "There was no contribution of Mahaaraaj Paandu's citizenship in Kindam's Muni's killing, but sometimes something happens accidentally for which the whole country has to pay price."