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This topic is one of the most common and talked about whenever you pick the subject of Mahabharata So if I am to write on this subject I must prepare myself for some kind of onslaught and total disagreement of the argument that I might put forth However I am prepared to face this because I firmly believe in what I want to sayWe will check what Draupadi was and who she was Just to access the magnanimity of the topic that we are about to discuss We need it just to make sure we know what subject we are discussing We must first notice that how different she was She was unique right from her birthShe was not conceived in the mothers womb She was born from fire and it is said that she was born young not infant Just imagine all the genetic qualities that she might have inherited Also imagine how she would have developed any filial feelings towards her parents She was the darling princess of one of most prominent and powerful kingdom of that time She was the daughter of a mighty king whose lifes mission was only to defeat someone She was the sister to a man who was like her born out of fire with all the weapons along with him She was also sister to Shikhandi who once was a girl and later changed her gender to a boy Dont you think it was a complex childhood she had unlike other princesses She soon became the wife of Pandavas She got 5 husbands which was very unconventional for any timeperiod As she entered her inlaws house she came to know that her husbands are under a constant threat Finally when she became the queen she was given a piece of land which was kind of barren She bore a son to every husband and therefore became a mother to 5 sons However in her duty to her husbands and bearing the dictates of her destiny she has to get away from all of them and live in exile for 12 years And guess what all of them were killed mercilessly She never was able to enjoy the motherhood the way others doShe was a not a simple personshe was the dear friend of Lord Krishna In fact her name was also Krishnaa She earned the grace of Lord with her devotion and steadfastness to righteousness She is of course the one who is accused most for bringing about the war But is it true Lets go into details as to what conspiredWe know that she refused to marry Karna during the Swayamvara Lets acknowledge that she said those words But were they wrong Till then nobody in public sense knew who Karna really was So actually she blurted out only the truth But okay lets admit that those words were hurting So are they enough to cause a war in which all the warriors of the country would fight to death Are all the men so much foolish that they would fight over the words of a woman Does Karnas insult call for death of everybody Does not it sound a totally illogical idea Later on she is accused of calling Duryodhna the son of a blind This was true but hurting Duryodhna was vengeful But does it call for a war Even if yes who would participate All the great warriors and kings of the country No They wont For a personal insult of a king all the king would not get into a faceoff There needs to be something bigger for thisThere is nothing more humiliating for a woman than losing her modesty Draupadi was humiliated in a court where ladies simply did not go Duryodhna had his day and left no stone unturned to insult Draupadi is whatever way possible Similarly Karna did not desist from calling her a whore and prompting Duryodhna to denude herI will cite an example of similar nature that might not have the same magnanimity but the essence The example of Sahiban comes into mindIn the story of Mirza and Sahiban Sahiban is accused of breaking the arrows another legend says that she hoisted them on the tree of Mirza Consequently when her brothers came they killed Mirza Among all the love stories that go round only this one is where the female is accused because of her treachery In fact in all the other duos the name of the female comes earlier than the male eg Heer Ranjha Laila Majnu Sasi Punnu Sohni Mahiwal However Mirza Sahiban is the only story where female gets her name later People tend to forget that Sahiban also killed herself because she could not live without Mirza If she had to ditch him she would not have fled with him It was her devotion to both her brothers and Mirza that brought up this incidentIndian psyche is maledominant and they quickly come to a point where they can declare a female the kingpin of everything evil This is what happened with this story of Mirza and Sahiban Nobody cared to explore what else could have conspired or gone wrongThere is a song in Punjabi sung by Gurdas Mann which compiles this thinking Satt Bhara ik Mirza baaki kissa kaaraan ne Kalli Sahiban buri banati mard hazaran ne It says that 7 brothers Sahibans brothers 1 Mirza and various thousands of other men made Sahiban the only one guilty Punjabi version reads like this This song clearly takes you through what happens in India Maledominant society wants to accuse someone and females called a weaker sex are the easy target This is what happened with Draupadi and similarly with SahibanNow we come back to the original topic of our discussion What actually caused Mahabharata Why everybody had to die in order to get whatIf you remember Krishna had gone to Hastinapur being an emissary of peace He had told the entire court that the Pandavas will not reject whatever he promises here He asked for 5 villages to be given to them There was no demand of war or reinstatement of Draupadis honor The offer was rejected outright Duryodhna was eager to have war He was amply supported by Karna He was equally not stopped by his father But Pandavas had submitted their will to the will of Krishna Where was the question of asking for warIn the capital of Kingdom Virata named Upaplavaya where the allies of Pandavas sat and discussed the possibilities Krishna had rejected all the claims of war He declared that for personal revenges you cant ask every male to die The reason was the greed of Duryodhna The reason was the unmindful support of Karna The reason was the blind act played by Dhritrashtra The reason was the poisonous role of Shakuni Draupadis words bore insult not warI dont feel that Draupadi had even 1 part to play in the war However very unintelligently for men she is termed as the main cause which sounds illogical and without any consideration of the things that actually happened

At times even we fail to understand what really made us upset or irked our mood It can be either a short spat with your loved one or just a glass of water falling off tableSometimes there is absolutely no reason for us to feel miserable but we end up doing it For some it can be a dark memory from past or fear of the impending future What s more important is the way we deal with itA few of us believed in escaping because of which neither we are able to really understand the reason behind our sorrow nor are we able to deal with itFinally we have an answer to your worries it s all settled in your Zodiac Sign Our astrological signs have a deep impact on how we lead our lives Our personalities are drawn from our Zodiac traits and greatly influence our social relationsYou can now finally understand and know what the reason behind your unhappiness and sorrow is Also find out how to fix it This zodiac sign often finds themselves struggling once their life turns stagnant FOMO Fear Of Missing Out is what really bothers them eventually letting unhappiness scrawl up in their lives The best way to deal with it is to roll back your life up to 10 years and see what made you skin hair jump right out of those skin pores made your heart beat race fast yes remember that feeling of living life on your terms That s how you can fix itThe main reason behind your sorrow is your habit of overworrying it seems like you can never grow out of it which is the reason why you are constantly unhappy in your otherwise joyous life Why didn t this come out right Why nobody cares about what you like Sometimes to know the value of what we have we need someone else s perspective and that s what you really need Instead of letting others make you happy get up and make yourself one right nowNot able to satisfy your desire to experience new things is what really makes you unhappy Like missing out on that adventurous gateway with friends because of a mundane meeting at workplace or losing out an opportunity to learn a new instrument is the reason why you are not happy with your life Best way to deal with it is give yourself some time Only you can make out that time for yourself So next weekend pack your bags and head to wherever you wish to spend your weekend morningsThe main reason behind your sorrow is because someone else let you down The presence of some toxic people around you makes the happiness in your life jump out of the window You are selfless and get upset when people take advantage of you and leave you in lurch You must get smart and watch out for playing who aren t in the best of your interest in fact shower your love energy time and emotions on those who are really waiting to reciprocateOkay so you know everything That s the reason why you are unhappy Remember one thing who wants to be cynic who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing You may not realise but the moment you choose passivity and laziness you are dumping the most crucial thing from your life joy Just be on your toes and never give up on creating anything anytimeThe real sorrow of life is perfection yes that desire of getting everything done perfectly leaves your exhausted and unhappy because nothing in the world is perfect and neither are you Try finding the joy in imperfections Learn to strike a balance in your lifeWonder why you are constantly under bouts of unhappiness Blame your pendulum life You never believe in settling to one thing you are constantly on the go going from one place to another in search of happiness not waiting for it arrive What you really need to do is settle down things and wait for your efforts to give out results If things don t materialize soon as you expected then don t just move onto something new WaitYour life is often caught up in living the expectations of others Yes that s true People around you your family and friends influence your life which also impacts your happiness And because you are highly dependent on others for things that brings you joy you end being dragged into sorrow Just because they love doing nothing but sitting at home and watch TV or DVDs doesn t mean you have got to do the same Remember it s your life that you are living not anybody else sYou are quite in charge of your life and happiness that tags along thanks to your activeness Being an optimist you believe in doing things and letting them work out naturally which is good But this attitude It s all written is the reason why you don t put in effort to make yourself happy You live your life fulfilling duties and not actually living it for yourself If you really want to know what happiness feels like you got to take command over your lifeUnlike Libras whose zodiac symbol is scale you Capricorns think that if one thing goes others have to come down For you it is hard to get convinced that happiness and contentment both can coexist You suffer through pain thinking that happiness would be next but life doesn t go that way it s unpredictable Instead of waiting through suffering you can start finding joy in the smallest of things around youReal reason behind your unhappiness is because in your life you have no existence All the passionate hard work you do is going to get results for others and not you Constantly travelling and shopping vacationing may seem like everything in the world but its not Your mind is the thing that will let you feel happiness and joy Its time that you sit silently in your balcony sip onto your favourite teacoffee and live in the moment let your body guide you to the path of happinessYou feel low unhappy and delve into sorrow every time someone breaks your trust and treats you poorly and end up believing that you deserve this The main problem is that you expect a lot Wonder who can help you Look in the mirror the person who you see first is your answer to happiness

The title may sound outrageous to you but I have thought about it for quite long Among all the reasons that I can think of and will discuss here Karna seems to be the one who stands tall So before you go on and call me a moron do read what I have to writeShantanu was the reason because he changed the destiny of Kuru dynasty by falling for Satyavati He showed signs of normal man when actually he should have kept his personal liking aside giving priority to his son and his kingdom But still we cant definitely say what would have happened otherwiseI see Satyavati as a great reason because she not only made Bheesma to take the oath but also went on to have sons from his son Vyasa Had she not asked for that boon from Shantanu the course of the history could have been different Yet again we cant load her with all the burden of being a causeThough he was as powerful as any sage could be he was a kind of a silent participant in everything Mahabharata Right from being the outofwedlock son of Satyavati and celebrated sage Parashara he was the one who fathered Dhritrashtra Pandu and Vidura and later on helped Gandhari get Kauravas from the distorted fetus Had he intervened things could have been different But yes he was a sage and his duty was to advice and not to force so we cant burden him too muchBheesma played a significant role for this war He was right in respecting the wish of his father but he saved the rules of Hastinapura even when they committed heinous atrocities This is where he was wrong and should have intervened Bound by his vow he gave the wrongdoers more power because nobody dare challenge the old warriorHe is accused of being blind even with his mind and being blindly in love with his progeny In fact he needs to share one of the largest portion of blame because he had power he had command and he had dutybut he did not justified any of themSmitten by the fact that his sister was asked to marry the blind Dhritrashtra and not Pandu he took to malicious ways of ruining the whole empire In fact it is he who poisoned the minds of young Kauravas who started hating their cousins right from the beginning He was the one who actually wanted it Lots of people tried vainly to ward off the war but his pride and avarice undid every effort He obviously is to blame from all anglesShe is blamed most However she was right even if she is to be blamed She was happy with whatever her husbands would get but once things went out of control she like Goddess Kali took upon herself that all the wicked persons are killed I hardly blame her because she suffered a lot Moreover a woman cant make so many men commit a folly if they themselves are not at faultThe game of dice is another reason why it all happened When you start deciding fate of people and nation with a game you are sure for your decline However it was just a game and Pandavas did not have the inkling that it would turn out to be the turning point In fact Krishna has declared that among the bad things I am Dyut game of diceKrishna is all to blame but he is God Even if we blame him he is not answerable to anybody Ironically he is the one who plays with all because he is all So though Gandhari cursed him for watching everything he has nothing to lose In fact he is not even in this blamegameI would blame Karna the most There are many reasons for this and I would like to discuss all of them I know that his life is tragic and he was cursed and all of that but he still played the most significant role in the warHe actually had nothing to do with the affair of the Kuru Dynasty If he was thrown out of the picture right from the birth why did he interfere He should have known his place In fact as all other characters of the epic believed that it was destiny he should have also accepted the verdictHe was mighty He was the only match that could contain Arjuna This is the prime reason why Duryodhna never hesitated from the war and did not consider any other alternative Duryodhna believed that because Karna can take out Arjuna theres nobody else who could defeat them Fueled by his own pride to prove that he was warrior he lent support to Duryodhna If he was true friend he should have guided him or should have left him forsaking his favors It was his selfinterest that kept him with Duryodhna It was because of Karna that Duryodhna felt strong enough Karna was selfmotivated and had nothing to do with the kingdoms He took the benefits because they helped him to challenge Arjuna It was his selfpride that led the epic war that ended in killing so many people

Even to this day there are several legends from mythological epics Ramayana and Mahabhrata that are yet to be looked at by scholarsThese eras may have ended but their legendary tales continue to amaze us even today Of so many unheard tales from Mahabharata is one where three family members of both Pandavas and Kauravas died togetherIt is stated the King Dhritrashtra his wife Gandhai and sisterinlaw and mother of Pandavas Kunti embraced their end together in a forest where they had been serving strict penanceWith the end of Kurukshetra War many lives and hopes were lost King Dhritrashtra lost his 99 sons only Yuyutsu survived as he fought alongside Pandavas Pandavas lost their sons including Abhimanyu and his unborn child and Hastinapur lost its gem Bhishma PitamahRight after the war was declared ended Yudhishtra along with Pandavas and the consorts Queen mother Kuntiand and Lord Krishna returned to Hastinapur to officially take over as the true King of HastinapurA grieving King Dhritrashtra embraced his nephews and crowned Yudhishthira as the King After he hugged Yudhishthira he turned to Bhima but due to Krishna s quick sense Bhima was replaced by the metal statue of himself used by Duryodhana during training for warAs Yudhishthira hugged Bhima he crushed the statue into pieces letting out all his anger and falling to his knees apologizing for his follyWhile a grieving Gandhari was joined by Kunti who was too grieving for the loss of their progeny as she too couldn t bear the loss of having the innocent lived being killed for the sake of power15 years had passed on since and the three elders of the Hastinapur Kingdom decided to give up their royal lives and move to forest and serve atonement They expressed their desire to the King and his brothers and proceeded to leaveSanjay who had since birth been by the side of Dhritrashtra too decided to join the trio in their journey For nearly three years they lived in a hermitage deep inside the forestTheir hermitage was near the banks of Ganges and vowed to take holy dip every day requesting Gods to ward off their sins and bless them with moksha One day Dhritrashtra left the hermitage for a bath at the Ganges bank After he left Gandhari Kunti and Sanjaya were caught in a wildfire that engulfed their hermitage Sensing danger they went to ensure Dhritrashta was safeSanjay requested them all move away from the forest fire and approach a safe place but all three declined his advice Dhritrashtra declared that this was their moment of proving their penance and attaining mokshaAll three Dhritrashtra Gandhari and Kunti decided to embrace their fate and receive death then and there They sat in a state of yogic trance and took full control of their bodies with the all the powers they hadDespite Sanjay s endless appeals none of them obliged and died together Sanjay left for Himalayas to lead a life of an asceticAfter almost a year King Yudhishthira was informed about the tragic deaths of his mother uncle and aunt by Narad Muni He immediately left for the place where they died and performed last rite rituals for the family members

World may know him as a legendary Indian teacher economist royal advisor philosopher and jurist but those who closely studied his life and work look up to him as a KingmakerOne who single handedly molded a street lad into one of the greatest emperor of all time Chandragupta Maurya with his sheer brainWe all know that Chanakya was a man of great tactics that were instrumental in changing the course of Indian historyBut today we are not going to mention any of his accomplishments in the field of economics or politics instead we will tell you why he s the reason that India stands united todayAcharya Chanakya used the following mentioned clever tactics to cement the future of a great nation and leading it to be a Unified India Until Chanakya finished his edification at Takshashila Sakatala Nanda Empire was believed to be the greated ruled by an unruly King Dhana Nanda A very unhappy royal minister of the Nanda Kingdom who was aware of Chanakya s power of knowledge introduced him to the KingHe judged correctly that the King would insult Chanakya in his court prompting him to destroy his Kingdom in return with his knowledge Chanakya swore revenge and untied his sikha the brahmin s hair that is always tied until he destroys the Nanda kingdomSoon after he left the court King Dhana Nanda ordered his troops to capture and imprison Chanakya But the latter brilliantly escaped by masquerading himself as a womanOn his way he found a group of young men led by a lad Chandragupta Impressed by his valor at such young age Chanakya took him under his wings and groomed him as the leader of the AntiNanda revoltFrom politics to warfare Chanakya skilled Chandragupta and instilled in him persona of humility and good governance He maneuvered the youth as the founder of Mauryan EmpireTogether Chanakya and Chandragupta gathered promising locals discontented with their King and made several attempts to conquer Magadha facing failure each timeChanakya was surprised by this and wandered across the river where he watched a mother scolding her child Apparently the child burned himself from trying to eat from the middle of the heating bowl of food instead of the cooler edgeChanakya was listening cautiously as the mother taught her child to never put hand in the middle of something hot in its place start from slowly eating the outer cool edgeChanakya realized his mistake and the strategic error that led him to facing the failure all the time he was attacking Magadha center of Nanda KingdomHe restrategized and started focusing capturing the peripheries of the Nanda Empire This welldevised plan resulted in victory and they Chanakya and Chandragupta defeated the last Nanda king and established a new Maurya Empire with Chandragupta Maurya as the emperorChanakya was aware of the invasion by the Greeks and he swore revenge by recapturing all the territories from under them that once belonged to Bharat today s IndiaOver the next few years Chandragupta had a massive army as per the recorded history by Greek philosophers the count went up to 600 000 more than the Nanda EmpireChanakya s dream was of a Sanyukta Bharat United India and for this it was required to regain territories from Alexander s successor SeleucusHe knew about the strength and huge numbers of the Seleucus s army and though he knew Chandragupta conqueror many territories he didn t want him to be known as a conqueror so he devised a planHe got Chandragupta to marry Seleucus s daughter a move that Chanakya knew would discourage Seleucus to attack backChanakya had prescience that one day Chandragupta would cease to rule So in order to keep his vision of unified India intact he founded Arthashastra And later he guided and groomed the coming generation of the Mauryan Empire the kings Bindusara and later Ashoka to keep the idea of Sanyukta Bharat entrenched in their bloods

Contrary to what people believe Vastu is not just about keeping your furniture a certain way or getting your house constructed in a particular direction but it is also about what you keep and what you dont keep in the house Vastu Dosha can even be found in a needle stored inappropriately in the houseAccording to Vastu keeping these things in the house brings in negativity and bad luck make sure that you do not store the following in your houseMake sure that you do not let any dirty water flow in and around in the house Not only is it an eyesore it is considered bad vastu as wellHaving dirty water around the house leads to negativity and the inmates of the house can be subject to humiliationYou should also not have thorny plants around the house do not even keep some in your garden Keep them outside the houseHaving thorny plants in the house leads to ill health amongst family members Having thorny plants can also lead to discord in the houseMake sure that you do not have stones collecting outside your house If your house is getting constructed make sure that you remove all stones when the work is overHaving stones outside the house signifies troubles it means that the family will face a lot of obstruction on their path to successWe all are used to throwing our garbage cans just outside the house thinking that the cleaner will get it collected However a garbage can outside the house is bad vastuHaving garbage cans outside the house also leads to financial trouble in the house and it can soon lead to the family being under debts AvoidElectric poles outside the house are a common sight however not only are they risky they also are considered to be bad vastuJust like the wires of an electric pole are all tangled up your life too will get all tangled up if you have an electric pole outside your house Make sure that you do not have oneWe all normally have huge trees outside the house However such trees are not the best Vastu avoid having such huge trees outside the houseSince huge trees obstruct the flow of both sunlight and air it also blocks out the influx of good and positive vibes in your house Plant a small tree in your garden but not anywhere elseDo not have huge twigs of plants flowing inside your house These plants are not considered to very good vastu Avoid ones that grow vertically and creep into your houseIt is said that such plants increase the number of enemies you have because of this you will soon land yourself in troubleAccording to Vastu the main road outside the house should not be higher than you main doors platform Your door should always be on the same level or lower than the main roadIf such is not the case you life will see a lot of troubles and ups and downs in your house if your door is constructed in such a manner get it corrected immediatelyIt is said that plants which have a milky sap are not considered to be good vastu Avoid having such plants in the houseNot only are such plants considered to be bad vastu the milk that they produce is often poisonous and can be consumed by the children of the house so avoid having such plants

Reason is the capacity for consciously making sense of things applying logic establishing and verifying facts and changing or justifying practices institutions and beliefs based on new or existing information1 It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy science language mathematics and art and is normally considered to be a definitive characteristic of human nature2 Reason or as aspect of it is sometimes referred to as rationality And a distinction is sometimes made between discursive reason reason proper and intuitive reason

Do we need reasons for everythingI am constantly seeking reason I need a reason to justify my existence on this planet Why this planet Why as human What is humanOn top of it when I figure out that I cannot control everything I imagine a greater being and justify my existence as His willI attribute my current suffering to karma and justify it so that there is a reason to continue I seek joy because it makes me feel good Then I need a new reason to carry on what I am doing because it made me feel good at x point in timeReasons An insatiable intellect A restless mind and a wandering body Culture is a reason for more than half the decisions I have made or am making in the past Name and fame are another reason Aping others so that I am not considered a fool is another Why do I need a reason Why I am religious at the same time I am extremely scientific and logical in every decision I make I know the difference between an emotional gut and logical decision But I cannot justify why I need a reason Do we require a reason for ourselves or do we require a reason just so I am included in the our to be included in the social scheme of things If I disassociate myself with ourself can I still be included in the grander scheme of things Do I have to justify my actions and give reason for another to believe that I am okIn fact asking this question itself is trying to find a reason I rest now that I have asked I shall hopefully figure out that i dont need a reason to this quest for reasonOm Shanthi Shanthi Shanthihi

It is quite interesting to listen to people talk about the reasoning power of others It is always about others and not about our reasoning power Recently somebody was saying People just do not use their reasoning power in their beliefs They blindly believe The whole world may see something wrong in that source of belief but the believers do not see it They are either brainwashed by others or they brainwash themselves They lose their power of thinking This made me think about the word reason It is a fascinating word I checked in the dictionaryIt means a rational motive for a belief or action and it also means the capacity for rational thought inference and discrimination It is said that only human beings among all animals have the capacity to reason But many a time looking at the violence happening all around the world the question keeps coming to mind if we do really have the capacity to reason I read somewhere War begins not when blood is shed but when anger becomes stronger than reason when lust for revenge and power of self grows stronger than the desire for peace It is when reason is lost everything is lost This seems so true these days What exactly is reason Can it be defined in an absolute way When people believe something or someone with their body and soul do they use their reason In such circumstances it is impossible to be objective Nothing or nobody is perfect there are plus and minus points People see what they want to see the plus or the minus according to their way of thinking It is others who lament the lack of reason Such people may not be using reason in their own dealings with others the chain continues Everyone believes firmly that their actions are the result of careful reasoning But the reasoning of one is so different from the reasoning of another Each person is so different from the other then how can reasoning be the same for everyone Of course it is different in the case of scientific studies I suppose people have to be as objective as possible I do not knowFurther as mentioned above reason means a rational motive for a belief or action So much that is spontaneous would be lost if there was a reason behind everything I remember reading in one of Anne of the Green Gables books in such a case we would be just breathing not living So true Long ago were the days when I used to read one book at a time After starting a book if I liked the beginning of the story I had to finish it But some time along the way I started reading two or three books one in the morning one in the evening or something like that There was no fixed timetable There was no reason behind this It just happened It is fun to live in this world and in two or three other worlds at the same time Then there are those religious beliefs which many say have no scientific reason behind them They believe they were made just to control people In many ways they do control people But for many such beliefs and that faith in a higher power is a source of strength to face the ups and downs in life That is a reason in itself and I believe there is no need for any other reason or for any reason for that matter In this so called reasoning the heart plays a very important role We usually believe with our heart though many think that their beliefs are based on the mind and on reason Yes we give many reasons to prove to ourselves that we are correct That is human nature It has been rightly said by someone People don t always see what their eyes tell them is there They see what they have made up their minds to see The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of We know the truth not only by the reason but by the heart Blaise Pascal

Relations can be categorized as the ones which are bound to us by birth or by the society with the passage of time AND then there are the others which we tend to make with our own sweet will The ones which have our willingness dont burden us since we have chosen them and no one likes proving himself or herself wrong Ha ha but the relations of the first category are at times troublesome for us since we have been gifted so not necessarily of our choice so we keep finding faults in them So actually the problem doesnt lye in the relations but in the EGO behind Whatever category may the relations belong to we should not forget that the almighty has related them to us AND He can never be wrong People meet for a reason let the reason be LOVE

Why should one have faith How would life be without hope Life is all about looking at the future in anticipation while living totally in the present To live totally in the present one needs to be sure that all relationships and events are atteneded to justlyLooking towards the future one needs to have faith that having done all the right things in the present the future is taken care of One would be crippled without this pillarPonder on this Krsihna