I honestly, honestly had no idea that I would be doing, or would HAVE to do a part 2 of it.
I mean, seriously? Seriously guys? Do you guys know what Depression is?
YOU GUYS DON'T EVEN KNOW THE SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION BUT ASKING TO NORMALIZE IT? HOW CAN YOU SAY TO NORMALIZE SOMETHING WHICH YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW YOURSELF ABOUT?
A user came to tumblr with these questions;-( her user id was @dreamer-in-sleep)
1. How can you claim that Arjun is 'Bhagavan' or God? Narayan and Nar are Rishis and there is a difference in the divinities of Nar-Narayan and Hari Vishnu!
Let's deal with this first:-
THIS VERSE FROM "KAIRATA PARV" PROVES EXACTLY WHY ARJUN IS GOD.
On witnessing Keshava's2 rage, Phalguna3 recited the deeds the great-souled one had performed in his earlier bodies.4 'He is the one whose deeds are true, the man who cannot be measured, but whose energy is truly infinite. He is the lord of the Prajapatis and the intelligent Vishnu, lord of the worlds.' Arjuna said, "O Krishna! In ancient times, you roamed in Mount Gandhamadana for ten thousand years, as a sage who had no abode.5 O Krishna! In ancient times, you lived in the region of Pushkara for eleven thousand years, surviving on water alone. O Madhusudana! With your arms raised, standing on one leg and surviving only on air you spent one hundred years in the vast region of Badari.6 O Krishna! You took off your upper garments and you were so thin that you seemed to be held by your veins. You lived on the banks of the Sarasvati for the sacrifice that went on for twelve years. O Krishna! O immensely energetic one! You went to the sacred pilgrimage of Prabhasa, known to all pure ones, and stood there on one leg for one thousand divine years, practising austerities and observing rites. O Keshava! You are the supreme soul of all beings, their beginning and their end.
You lived on the banks of the Sarasvati for the sacrifice that wenton for twelve years. O Krishna! O immensely energetic one! You went tothe sacred pilgrimage of Prabhasa, known to all pure ones, and stoodthere on one leg for one thousand divine years, practising austerities andobserving rites. O Keshava! You are the supreme soul of all beings, theirbeginning and their end. O Krishna! You are the store of all austeritiesand sacrifices and you are the eternal one. O Krishna! You killed Naraka,famous as Bhoumya, the one with the earrings.7 You performed the firsthorse sacrifice. O bull among all the worlds! Having accomplished thisdeed, you became victorious over all the worlds. When all the daityasand danavas assembled together, you killed them in battle. O mightyarmed Keshava! You then gave lordship over everything to Shachi'shusband.8 You then manifested yourself in the world of men. O scorcherof enemies! You were Narayana and then you became Hari.9 You thenbecame Brahma, Soma,10 Surya, Dharma, Dhata,11 Yama, Anala,12Vayu,13 Vaishravana,14 Rudra, Kala,15 the sky, the earth and thedirections. You are without birth. You are the preceptor of everythingthat moves and is still. You are the creator. You are the supreme being.O Krishna! You are the original god. In the forest of Chitraratha, youperformed the turayana sacrifice16 and other sacrifices, donating largeamounts of alms. You have great energy. O Janardana! At each sacrifice,you apportioned out one hundred times, according to the share, ahundred thousand gold pieces. O beloved of the Yadavas!17 You havebeen Aditi's son. O illustrious one! You are now famous as Vishnu,Indra's younger brother.18 O scorcher of enemies! O Krishna! While youwere only a child, you used your energy to cover heaven, sky and earthin three steps.19 You have attained heaven. You ride the sky seated inthe sun's chariot. You are the soul of all beings. Through your radiance,you are brighter than the sun. The Mouravas and the Pashas have beendestroyed.20 Nisunda and Naraka have been killed and the road to thecity of Pragjyotisha has become safe again. Ahuti was killed at Jaruthi.Kratha, Shishupala and his followers, Bhimasena,21 Shaibya andShatadhanva have been conquered. Your chariot is as resplendent as thesun and roars like the cloud. Riding on that, you defeated Rukmi inbattle and obtained your queen from the Bhojas.22 In your anger, youkilled Indradyumna and the yavana Kasheruman. You have killedShalva, the lord of Soubha, and you brought down Soubha itself. On thebanks of the Iravati, you killed Bhoja, who was the equal of Kartaviryain battle. You also killed Gopati and Talaketu. O Janardana! Youjourneyed to the ocean and made Dvaraka, sacred, prosperous and lovedby the rishis, your own.23 O Madhusudana! O Dasharha!24 You show noanger, no jealousy and no falsehood. No cruelty or crookedness isestablished in you. O Achyuta!25 You are seated in the centre of themind, radiant in your own energy. The rishis come to you there and askfor freedom from fear.26 O Madhusudana! You gather up all beings atthe end of a yuga.27 O scorcher of enemies! You withdraw the entireuniverse into yourself and remain alone. No other one in the past hasperformed such deeds, nor will they in the future. O immensely radiantgod! Such are the deeds you performed even when a child. OPundarikaksha! Such are the deeds you performed with Baladeva's help.You lived in the abode of Vairaja28 with Brahma himself." Having thusspoken, the great-souled Pandava, who was like Krishna's soul himself,fell silent.
