We see usually that young people and children are most interested in scientific fiction movies like the fantastic four,many such with magical fantasies.
But from the puranas, we find that these magical arts were in use since time immemorial. Mahabharata,the epic of Bharatha Bhumi is one such purana where we find interesting things that took place 5000 yrs ago. Fantastic four is kind of remake of the story of pandavas but with more speculation.
If you see the birth of these five great souls we can understand the difference between our real self and the material nature. The material body with which we feel the pain or pleasure is part of the material nature which is controlled by various demi-gods based on our past and present actions.
When we say a man and woman are uniting for begetting children,it means the material elements of material nature are in action. The soul sitting inside has nothing to do with these actions but to act on religious principles to continue the lineage according to the commands of material nature. This is why we find that yamunacharya challenging the poet in a debate in a kingdom, that the queen is unchaste and not faithful to the king. However when the poet accepts defeat, he proves that the demi-gods such as vayu,agni,varuna,indra(the controller of indriyas-senses) are actually involved in the process of procreation. Therefore we cannot say that the queen is chaste, because not only the king is responsible for that action but Demigods as well. So the queen is not faithful to only to the king in that sense.
But it doesnot mean we are not accountable for our actions. We are provided with the material elements-the senses which are centered about a particular type of mind,the intelligence,the body. How do we use these things and for what purpose we use matters. It's like a father giving money to children. Good children use it in productive ways, bad children uses it in a way that brings disaster to themselves and to all around them. We are monitored every moment like a CCTV camera by the yamatudas. There are beings who will immediately come to capture our actions when they hear minute little sound from our actions. Thats why it's said when we live our life in accordance with the religious principles, we'll be spared and we can live in harmony with the nature which is under the control of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna.
Coming to the story of the Pandavas,we see that mother Kunti had a boon from Durvasa muni that by uttering mantras she could call the demi-gods anytime&get divine children from them. She served the muni so much that the muni got pleased and gave her such a boon.
It was before she got married to king pandu that she playfully tested the mantra to see if it works.For this mistake she feels the pain for her life. As soon as she called the sun-god,he came right in front of her to get a child. She protests that she's still a maiden and cannot have a child. The sungod gives her a child without uniting with her but in a magical way. The child is Karna who is left to float in a river. He was rescued,recieved and raised by a charioteer.
Later when mother Kunti wants to have children after her marriage,she talks about this boon to Pandu and they plan to have five strong children who could never be defeated by anyone in the 3 worlds.
One by one she calls the demigods by the mantra and begets children. One time when the baby slipped down a hill,she and pandu were surprised to see the child-Bhima alive down under the hill and also his body broke rocks into many pieces. Actually this is no wonder that by suitable practice anyone can attain these powers possessed by demigods. But these are temporary and causes pride and arrogance when in the hands of people who dont deserve it. This is why the saintly Kings who were well versed in this science only were allowed to rule over the country.
Coming to the story of the Pandavas,we see that mother Kunti had a boon from Durvasa muni that by uttering mantras she could call the demi-gods anytime&get divine children from them. She served the muni so much that the muni got pleased and gave her such a boon.
It was before she got married to king pandu that she playfully tested the mantra to see if it works.For this mistake she feels the pain for her life. As soon as she called the sun-god,he came right in front of her to get a child. She protests that she's still a maiden and cannot have a child. The sungod gives her a child without uniting with her but in a magical way. The child is Karna who is left to float in a river. He was rescued,recieved and raised by a charioteer.
Later when mother Kunti wants to have children after her marriage,she talks about this boon to Pandu and they plan to have five strong children who could never be defeated by anyone in the 3 worlds.
One by one she calls the demigods by the mantra and begets children. One time when the baby slipped down a hill,she and pandu were surprised to see the child-Bhima alive down under the hill and also his body broke rocks into many pieces. Actually this is no wonder that by suitable practice anyone can attain these powers possessed by demigods. But these are temporary and causes pride and arrogance when in the hands of people who dont deserve it. This is why the saintly Kings who were well versed in this science only were allowed to rule over the country.
But today it's all sudras who are in the ruling position but exploiting the people by taxing them heavily and not working for the real welfare of the people. But the pandavas even though powerful did not misuse rather were so humble and working for the welfare of the whole world under the direction of Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. It is because they are devotees of Lord Krishna, they were able to stand through countless difficulties that haunted them one after the other from the evil Duryodhana.
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