Heal your home

Heal your home

By The GaneshaSpeaks Team 

Tired of innumerable problems, which keep cropping up every now and then, to disrupt the routine and happiness in your home. Do you feel that there is a problem with your routine, your family or your home? Maybe, not!

Even when you feel that a problem may be arising from within, the source of problem may actually be outside your home and family. This is especially true, if you can see the recurrent problems, but really fail to pin-point a definite cause. 

An answer that Vaastu has to such an issue is the possibility of a weak or absent Aura (Vaastu Mandala) around and in your home. This happens to many people, because they do not know about this vital fact, and are unaware as to how to protect their homes, offices and premises from evil and negative forces. 

Remember that our environment has all sorts of energies, including the negative ones. Fear, anger, depression, negative people, heated arguments and evil eye on your home may easily damage the peace and happiness of your home. Our society is driven by competition, rivalry, animosity, jealousy, and prejudices. Negativity in any form can also damage the Aura of your Vaastu. It is also capable of badly harming the human energy field. 

Vaastu Dosha may also occur due to inconsistent gravity, wrong wind flows, inconsistent temperature, inconsistent magnetic field, radiations of magnetic poles, geomagnetic lines, geopathic stress, environmental stress, electromagnetic radiations and Shalya Dosha. 

To summarise, let's have a look at the three types of Vaastu Dosha, which may harm your peace and may also damage the Aura of your Vaastu - Manmade Vaastu Dosha, Natural Vaastu Dosha and Ghosts & Evil Spirits. 

Following are some tips to protect your homes from evil spirits. It will also help you find peace and happiness at home. All these methods are meant to protect the individuals / home and business places from evil spirits, evil eyes, black magic, psychic attacks or any other type of negative forces. 

Before following and applying these tips, you also need to understand the concept of Energy Field of your Homes. It is an cosmo-magnetic energy field around your home which is not visible to most people, but it can be instinctively sensed or experienced by experts. 

1.    Guggal Dhoop: 

You should offer Guggal Dhoop to each and every part of your home. The entire team of Vaastu Purusha, consisting of Dwar Pal (Protector of Doors), Kshetra Pal (Protector of Regions), Dik Pal (Protector of Directions), regains energy by this Dhoop, says Ganesha.

Key Benefits: It removes environmental stress. 

2.    Spray Salty Water:

Ganesha suggests that you should spray salty water in each and every area of your home, on a regular basis. The salt absorbs all negative vibrations from air. This remedy can be performed twice a week.

However, you must wash your hands after using this Salty Spray. 

Key Benefits: It performs a thorough cleansing process, and purifies your home environment.

3.    Worship Lord Rudra:

According to me, the best and the most powerful technique of defense is mentioned in Atharva Veda, Hymn 27, Book II. 

God Rudra is called "the Lord of Healing" and “Protector”; In Atharva Veda, Hymn 90, Book VI., he is asked to cure evil and poisonous forces and in Hymn 57, Book VI., to cure a wound (physical, emotional and psychic).

Hence, worshiping Lord Rudra, the ultimate benefactor, can surely help you get protection against all evil forces.

Key Benefits: It helps open Karmic Doors and removes Karmic Obstacles. 

4.    Healing with Mantras:

A mantra is a tremendous force of positive energy. According to the science of Mantra, the armors (kavach) of different deities are...Lakshmi Kavach, Durga kavach, Shiva Kavach, Ram Kavach, Hanumat kavach etc....which should be recited by each and every family member of a family at the designated Pooja Room in the home. 

Key Benefits: It empowers and regenerates powerful and positive forces.

5.    Healing through Visualization: Generally, the following techniques should be visualized between your eye brows (Third Eye Chakra).  

•    Brahman Sthan (Center Point) and North – East areas of your homes are considered as the energy generators. Sit quietly in a comfortable position, allowing your breathing to settle into a deep, slow rhythm.

•    Imagine your home's outer surface is surrounded by a blue circle. 

•    Think about your Guru, Spiritual Angels or God. 

•    Let yourself visualize each and every area of your home.  

•    Imagine your family members sitting, standing or perhaps performing their tasks.

•    The words you speak or visualize will spread in the environment of your home. Hence, Ganesha suggests that you always speak positives words and think positive thoughts when you are at home.

You can use following affirmations while visualizing the protection technique -

• My home is divinely safe and we feel protected.
• We are always guided, guarded, and protected by positive, sage and benign forces.
• My home is divinely protected against evil forces.
• My family members are blessed and highly favored by our God.
• I am divinely protected, guided, and strengthened.

Nowadays, implementations of Vaastu principles are not so easy, due to the limitations of ready-made constructions of homes and offices. It is very complicated to adjust number of flats / offices in one complex, location of lifts, its common walls for adjacent flats, and angular distance of relevant main doors. But, if one follows meticulously the principles of Vaastu while selecting the  plot/ house and construction of building, then satisfactory results can be obtained in majority of cases. However, if that's not possible, follow the aforementioned remedies to get good results. 

Yoga Benefits

Awesome Yoga Benefits

Yoga is often recommended to us by colleagues, friends and family members who are impressed by its apparent benefits.

However, many of us still harbor doubts about the actual utility of investing time and effort in yoga. Since yoga needs regular practice, it is wise to understand its advantages fully before deciding whether it is useful or not w.r.t. to your lifestyle and the problems bothering you. Before we delve into the benefits of yoga, please understand that yoga works on the essence of helping to regain balance across your bodily systems.

Yoga is not meant to target a specific problem though there are yoga postures and breathing methods recommended for resolving typical, health issues. Yoga preaches attaining a state of balance between the various senses and our physical presence to ensure that we can cure our ailments, prevent future illnesses and improve our overall quality of existence. Some of the most awesome advantages of yoga have been listed below for your evaluation:

Yoga for Neutralizing Stress

Stress has surfaced as the biggest contemporary health problem across the world. Today, there are parents dealing with kids as young as 12-years old struggling with stress. Please understand that when we say stress, it doesn’t represent feeling tensed only. It is a common term used to denote various kinds of psychological problems including anxiety, depression and feeling emotionally unattached. Yoga exercises are conducted in such a manner that the body’s relaxation centers are activated. This consists of various receptors located in the brain and across our body. The breathing techniques advocated in yoga are aimed at helping the body relax, holistically. Yoga also helps to harmonize the overactive, stress responses of the body. For instance, some yoga methods are aimed at controlling the amount of cortisol hormone released. This is the main, stress hormone that is responsible for inducing symptoms of anxiety. People practicing yoga for some time refer to their state of mind as having achieved a certain degree of ‘Inner Peace’. This doesn’t refer to something philosophical or spiritual. It just refers to the fact that their body and mind doesn’t react as adversely when they face stressful situations.

Yoga for Pain Relief

Yoga is able to relieve pain of the most extreme kind. This is achieved via yoga’s breathing and stretching techniques that help to regulate the flow of various fluids in the body. This includes blood and lymph that are primarily responsible for transporting essential nutrients and removing toxins. Once the circulatory system gets a boost, the body is able to manage pain in a better way. This means that the intensity of the pain is felt lesser and the inflammation is also reduced. Better circulation means that the body’s ability to self-heal gets a boost.

Yoga for Greater Flexibility & Strength

People suffering from various types of musculoskeletal problems of the joints, bones or muscles are recommended yoga. This is because yoga helps to strengthen our musculature and ligaments. With greater flexibility, we are able to move, grasp, push, pull and lift things with greater ease. This also ensures a better range of motion. This means that the tendons and muscles in the body are better stretched which helps to avoid injuries. Yoga is one of the most comprehensive exercises since it works all the muscles of the body. Some of the most famous sportspersons endorse yoga for achieving a better physique, including a supple, stronger body.

Yoga for Better Concentration

A calmer mind is able to concentrate better. This means enhanced memory. With meditation methods used in yoga, a faster reaction time and the ability to concentrate for longer hours can be achieved. This means better performance at work and the ability to plan daily activities with greater dexterity and efficiency.

Yoga for Increased Cardiovascular Conditioning

Cardiovascular problems have increasingly started affecting people who are barely in their mid-30s. Our sedentary lifestyles combined with bad eating habits ensure that our heart is more prone to developing fatal conditions like a stroke. Yoga is among the rare exercises that can drastically improve the overall cardio conditioning. By harmonizing the breathing pattern, yoga helps to regulate the heart-rate and raise our overall physical endurance. The heart becomes less vulnerable when pushed into demanding, physical and mental situations. More oxygenated blood and a greater range of motion help to keep the body free from toxins, including hormonal debris, that affect our endocrine health.

Yoga for Better Weight Management & Looking Younger

Please note that the stricter principles of yoga emphasize upon eating a certain type of food. However, many people who have benefited from yoga opine that they don’t follow the dietary recommendations as such. Despite this, they have reaped many benefits by practicing yoga. One such, common benefit of yoga is weight management. Since yoga works the entire body and makes the circulation of fluids more robust, it helps to raise the overall metabolic rate. Thus, more calories are burned, per hour. By working out the lean muscle mass, yoga makes it possible to burn fat, lose weight and look younger. The sense of calmness and stimulation of various bodily organs helps to fight-off the aging-causing free radicals that attack our skin on a daily basis.

Yoga for Better Sexual Health

Many yoga poses are intended at increasing the rate at which oxygenated blood is supplied across sexual organs. Better hormonal health achieved via yoga means that chances of sexual dysfunctions due to hormonal imbalances are averted. Increased cardiovascular endurance means an enhanced ability to perform in the bedroom. Yoga has been found to be potent enough to cure infertility in men and women!

Yoga for Better Relationship Skills

Since yoga helps to achieve a better physical and mental state of existence, everyday apprehensions are eradicated. People who are less worried and not bothered by frequent illnesses and naturally feel better. This helps to overcome issues like lack of self confidence or lack of compassion that are common, relationship hurdles. People who regularly practice yoga have a better ability to comprehend situations. This includes the usual issues that surface in human relationships. A more focused mind is undoubtedly able to address such problems in a more capable manner. 

Bhagavad Gita now in Polish

Bhagavad Gita now in Polish language

By Surender Bhutani | IANS  

From Warsaw(IANS) Even as Hindus fight a proposed ban on the Russian translation of the Bhagavad Gita, in Catholic-dominated Poland the sacred scipture has for the first time been translated into the Polish language from its original Sanskrit text.

The translation has been done by a Polish lady, who has done her PhD in Sanskrit. Though there is a translation of the Gita in Polish, it was translated from English in the beginning of the 20th century.

The present translation has been done by Anna Racinska, who has spent almost a decade in Varanasi to master the nuances of Sanskrit. A late bloomer, Racinska is in her 60s and completed her doctorate from the Oriental Institute of Warsaw University two years ago.

Racinska, a mother of four grown-up children, took interest in Sanskrit on the prompting of her husband. Today in their home, all the children and parents speak Sanskrit fluently, and they converse normally in Sanskrit. It may seem odd to outsiders, but it is normal routine in their home.

These days the youngest sibling has adopted an Indian name, Yoganand, and he lives in Varanasi. He and his mother were learning Sanskrit together for many years. Another son, Phillip, is doing his doctorate in Sanskrit and has visited India more than 12 times. These children collect their own money to go to India and they give private lessons in Hindi and Sanskrit in Warsaw. Such is their commitment and passion for Sanskrit.

"Her dedication and her labour of love have done wonders. It is a great achievement for Anna Racinska that she remained unknown for many years, and then all of a sudden she has obliged us in Poland with a great translation of a great book," said Janusz Krzyzowski, a leading Indologist and president of the Indo-Polish Cultural Committee.

"We really feel proud of Racinska's monumental work. No doubt her selflessness is visible in the way she has fulfilled her long-cherished wish at this stage of her life. But she deserves our praise and we feel proud of her achievement. We sincerely hope she will produce some more outstanding research books for the coming generations," said Monika Kapila Mohta, Indian ambassador to Poland.

The Bhagavad Gita, often called the "perennial philosophy", is already available in over 50 languages.

India's growth story

India's spending and growth story

1. India's economy is seen growing at around 7.6 percent in the next financial year
2. The figure is a rebound from a three-year low of sub-7 percent growth in the 2011/12 fiscal year that ends on March 31
3. Growth in Asia's third-largest economy faltered to a three-year low of 6.1 percent in the December quarter
4. Foreign exchange reserves enhanced by US$6.7 billion from US$304.8 billion at end-March 2011 to US$311.5 billion at end-September 2011, covering nearly the entire external debt stock
5. The gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to pick up to about 7.6 percent in 2012/13
6. India's 2011/12 growth is estimated at 6.9 percent.
7. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee played it safe in unveiling the federal budget on Friday
8. The Budget pledged reforms but set only modest targets for trimming a ballooning fiscal deficit, disappointing investors
9. Offering some respite to the common man, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today proposed that the personal income tax exemption limit will be raised to Rs 200,000 (Rs 2 lakh) from the existing Rs 180,000.
10. The graph clearly shows that energy, transport and social services will get a major chunk of the Central Plan's outlay in the next fiscal.
11. Tax proposals in this year's Budget suggested progress towards DTC and GST.
12. The government will raise substantial money through borrowing and other liabilities, while it will spend most on the Central Plan.
13. A large part of the expenditure is used to pay interest on government debt.
14. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee called for reducing India's subsidy burden below 2 percent of GDP, from about 2.5 percent.
15. The FM pledged reforms but set only modest targets for trimming the country's ballooning fiscal deficit.
16. To give a further push to its rapid military modernization, India will increase its military spending by over 17 percent to Rs.1,93,407 crore.
17. Are you happy with India's growth story and this year's Budget? You can share your view by posting a comment below.

Temple in Cambodia

Temple-spotting in Cambodia

Wait, don't go back after visiting Angkor Wat. LAKSHMI SHARATH recommends five other breathtaking temples to see in Siem Reap

1. Thought Angkor Wat was synonymous with Siem Reap? Think again. Once you are done with the sunrise and sunset and the tour of Angkor Wat, do not head back to the next destination in Cambodia. Buy yourself a three-day Angkor pass and visit other marvelous temples and you will find a slice of ancient civilization waiting for you.
2. The gates of the fortified town Angkor Thom opens into a different world and Bayon would probably be your first stop. Like the faces that greet you at the gate, Bayon is carved with them as the towers give the impression of a mountain with small peaks. Built in the 12th and 13th centuries, this was the state temple of the ancient rulers. You will need at least a couple of hours to see this enormous temple complex. Spare some time to wander around the town of Angkor Thom. This is my favorite temple in Siem Reap.less 
3. You would probably remember this temple for the Angelina Jolie film Tomb Raider. As I walked around Ta Prohm, it was amidst a restoration process assisted by the Indian government. The trees, their long serpentine roots and sturdy trunks, beckon you here. The eyes follow them as they mysteriously curl around a boulder and add an element of wildness to a sculpture. It was believed to have been a temple monastery. Ta Prohm leaves you breathless as you watch the elements of nature and art create wild magic in front of you.less 
4. Preah Khan is another masterpiece that literally opens into a different world as you enter the portals of the temple. It was believed to have been a Buddhist university as well. The trees add a different dimension to the sculptures as you see them growing on the walls of the temple, almost holding onto them.
5. Banteay Srei is probably the smallest of the temples here and it is also one of the furthest from the Angkor complex. Carved in sandstone, this temple’s name I am told literally means Citadel of Women in reference to its beauty. The journey will take you about an hour, but it is worth spending every minute here.
6. The guides and the tuk tuk guys will highly recommend Pre Rup for the sunset and I found it rather quiet compared to the other sunset points This state temple is built a few kilometers away from Angkor town and stands on the way to Banteay Srei. The towers, built in laterite, sandstone and brick, glow in the evening sun as we spend a few quiet moments before returning to Siem Reap.
7. Five is a rather small number when it comes to the temples of Angkor and the monuments around Siem Reap. If you have more time, do check out the Roluos Group of temples – Bakong is beautiful ; or visit Kbal Spein or Kulen Mountains to see the River of thousand Shiva lingas – small stone carvings on the bed of the Siem Reap river.

முதன்மை வழிபாடு குலதெய்வம்

பொதுவாக இறைவழிபாடு நல்லது. முதன்மை வழிபாடு குலதெய்வம். தினசரி நினைத்துக் கொள்வது என்பது நல்லது. ஏனென்றால் பலருக்கும் குல தெய்வம் காடு, மலை, வயல்வெளி, சாலை வசதி இல்லாத இடங்களில்தான் இருக்கிறது. அதனால் எப்போதும் சென்றுவர முடியாது. ஆனால் குலதெய்வ வழிபாடு என்பது முக்கியம். வருடம்தோறும் இரண்டு முறையாவது அவரவர்களுடைய குலதெய்வக் கோயிலிற்குச் சென்று வருவது நல்லது. 

இதுதவிர, தசா புத்திகளை அடிப்படையாக வைத்து இந்த திசையில் இந்த தெய்வங்களை வழிபட்டால் நல்லது என்று சொல்கிறோம். உதாரணத்திற்கு, செவ்வாய் திசை, குரு திசை நடக்கும் போது முருகரை விடாமல் வழிபடுங்கள். கந்த சஷ்டி கவசத்தைப் படியுங்கள் என்று சொல்கிறோம். இதில் முதன்மை வழிபாடாக மூலவர், முதல்வர் விநாயகருக்கு கொடுப்போம். 

கிறித்தவர்களில் கத்தோலிக்கர்கள், பெந்தகொஸ்தே என்று பல பிரிவுகள் இருக்கிறது. அவர்களும் பல இறை தூதர்களை வணங்குகிறார்கள். அங்கேயும் பல அவதாரங்கள் வருகிறது. அதனால் தசா புத்திக்கு தகுந்த மாதிரி வழிபடுவது என்பது நல்லது. 

இஷ்ட தெய்வம், குல தெய்வம், தசா புத்தி தெய்வம் என்று பல தெய்ங்கள் உண்டு. சிலரிடம், நீங்கள் சிவ வழிபாடுதான் செய்ய வேண்டும் என்று சொல்வோம். அதற்கு அவர்கள், நீங்க என்னதால் சொன்னாலும் திருப்பதிக்கு போகாமல் இருக்க முடியாது. மாதத்திற்கு ஒரு முறையாவது திருப்பதிக்கு போய் வருவேன் என்று சொல்வார்கள். ஆகையால், இஷ்ட தெய்வம் என்று ஒன்று வருகிறது. அவர்கள் இஷ்ட தெய்வங்களை நினைத்துக் கொள்ளலாம். ஏனென்றால், சிலருக்கு அவர்களுக்கு பிடித்த இடங்களுக்குச் சென்றால் திருப்தி உண்டாகும். இதுபோல அவர்களையும் மீறி ஒரு சக்தி அவர்களுக்கு நிம்மதியைத் தருவதாக உணர்வார்கள். அதன்படி வணங்கிக் கொள்ள வேண்டியதுதான்.

Bhagavath Gita

The world of wine

In recent years, the world of wine and its champions have made impressive strides to overcome that harsh, nagging stereotype that wine lovers are snobby and elitist. 

  

We're lucky, really, to be living in such an age of drink super-geekdom that has given rise to a wealth of unique venues, companies, and brands. These are genuine passion projects run by folks more than eager to share their enthusiasm and knowledge, lively wine tastings where people won't give you a glaring side-eye if you don't spit after every taste, and wine bars that feel as relaxed and casual as your favorite local dive. Take Corkbar in Los Angeles, for instance, whose owner, the appropriately named Caleb Wines, notes "It seemed like most of the 'wine bars' here were just glorified restaurants or really esoteric and intimidating, where if you didn't know the latest Eastern European varietal you were made to feel like an idiot." 

More casual and comfortable wine bars are great, and let's hope more of them continue to appear. But here's the thing: If you open up the wine list and request a "pea-NOT grigg-ee-O" (instead of a pea-no gree-joe) you're going to sound, well, pretty stupid, no matter how lax the locale. 

  

And it's not just the mispronunciation of names that can make you sound like you don't know what you're talking about - there's also the matter of understanding the basic terminology and knowing how to approach a wine list, or even what to do if you think you've been poured a defective glass. 

  

To that end, we've put together this basic guide to help you imbibe without the risk of embarrassment. 

 Good-to-Know Wine Terms 

Terroir (tear-WAHr): French term to describe the general makeup of a vineyard - from soil and climate to the drainage and topography - that contributes to the character of the wine. 

Varietal: Another word for grape variety; as an adjective, meaning made from a single variety. 

Vintage: The year the wines grapes were grown and harvested. 

Dry: Used to describe wines that are not sweet. 

Tannic: Having an astringent character from compounds found in grape skins and/or wooden casks; primarily noticeable in red wines. 

How to Approach the List 

Extensive wine lists can be intimidating, there's no denying, but experienced sommelier Allegra Angelo of Michy in Miami has some advice to offer. For one, know what you like (not-so-oaky whites, bold reds, whatever). Second, and most important, don't be afraid to ask for help - if there's no sommelier, seek out the restaurant's "token wine dork" and find out what recommendations he or she may have. Lastly, says Angelo, "Don't be afraid to experiment." 

How to Taste 

Don't feel like you have to make a big spectacle of evaluating the first taste of the wine you've ordered. Give the sample a couple quick swirls, get a good whiff, and take your sip (no need to attempt the gargle you saw someone do at a wine tasting once). 

How to Reject a Bad Wine 

Don't let the fear of being "that annoying, picky customer" stop you from rejecting a wine if you think there's something wrong with it. You're paying for a product and you should be getting what you want. That said, there is the matter of accountability on your part - if you're going to reject a wine for being "bad," be sure of your convictions. It helps to be familiar with the characteristic red flags of "corked" or oxidized wine. Be polite, and have the sever taste the defective glass; any professional worth his or her salt will be honest about admitting a fault in the wine if there is one. 

Chardonnay 

This popular, adaptable white wine grape can be grown in just about every wine-producing country in the world. It is the grape behind the famed dry, white burgundies of France and one of the principal varietals in champagne. Typically, chardonnay is an oaked wine with medium-high acidity and a fuller body. It's flavors and aromas can range from toasty and vanilla (from the oak) to tropical fruits to slightly earthy. 

Food Pairing: Fatty fishes (think salmon) and rich cream sauces have always been a classic pairing with chardonnay. 

 Pinot Noir (pea-no nWAHr) 

Iconic of Burgundy reds, great pinot noirs can also be found in wine-growing regions like Oregon, California, New Zealand. Lighter than cabernet sauvignon and merlot, pinot noir is generally a medium-acid, medium-tannin wine that has fruity red berry notes and a floral aroma (but can sometimes also have earthy qualities as well). 

Food Pairing: A versatile wine for food pairing, try it with natural rinded cow's milk cheeses, mild red meats, as well as grilled, roasted, or sautéed foods (think grilled chicken with sautéed mushrooms). 

Champagne and Sparkling Wines 

Rule number one: Not all sparkling wine is champagne (shahm-PAHN-yeh). Nothing against Italy's popular prosecco (pro-SECK-oh) and Spain's cava (cah-vah) - or even the many great American sparklers - but unless it's made in Champagne, France, it can't be labeled as such. 

When it comes to the French bubbly, a lot of confusion can stem from the terms used to define degree of sweetness. Brut (broot) means it's dry, sec (seck) - though literally "dry" - means it's a little sweet, demi-sec (duh-mee seck) is fairly sweet, and doux (do) means sweet. 

Food Pairing: Bubbly is a classic pre-meal apéritif drink, but Covenant Wines' Jeff Morgan says the most important factor to consider when pairing sparkling wine and food is the presence or lack of acidity. Oysters are a popular match, but also salty or fried snacks (chips, fried chicken!) work well too, as the bubbles can cut through the richness. 

 - Maryse Chevriere, The Daily Meal

கண்ணனும் குதிரையும்

கண்ணனும் குதிரையும்

பாரதப்போர் பதினெட்டு நாட்கள் நடந்தது. பகல் முழுதும் அர்ஜுனனுக்குத் தேரோட்டி னான் கண்ணன்.

அந்நாளில் இரவில் போர் செய்யும் வழக்கமில்லை. இரு பிரிவினரும் இரவில் ஓய்வெடுத்துக் கொள் வார்கள்.

பகல் முழுக்கப் போரிட்டக் களைப்பால் அர்ஜுனன் பாசறையில் படுத்து நன்கு உறங்குவான்.

ஆனால் பகல் முழுக்கத் தேரோட்டிக் களைத்திருந் தாலும் கண்ணன் மட்டும் இரவில் ஓய்வு கொள்ள மாட்டான். தேரிழுத்து ஓடிக் களைத்த குதிரைகள்மேல் கவனம் செலுத்துவான் கண்ணன்.

வெந்நீர் வைத்து குதிரைகளை நன்கு தேய்த்துக் குளிப்பாட்டி விடுவான். குதிரைகளுக்கு இதமாயிருக்கும் பொருட்டு உடல் முழுதும் பிடித்துவிடுவான். கட்டுக் கட்டாக பச்சை அருகம்புல் வெட்டி வந்து குதிரைகளுக்கு ஊட்டிவிடுவான். கொள்ளை வேக வைத்து, அதைத் தன் பட்டுத் துண்டில் எடுத்து ஒவ்வொரு குதிரைக்கும் தருவான். அவை உண்பதைக் கண்டு மகிழ்வான். குதிரைகள் கொள்ளை வயிறார உண்டு முடித்த பிறகு சற்று ஓய்வு எடுத்துக் கொள்ளும். அந்த நேரத்தில் கண்ணன் குதிரைக் கொட்டில் முழுவதையும் சுத்தம் செய்வான். அதற்குள் விடியத் தொடங்கிவிடும். உடனே குதிரைகளைப் பூட்டி போருக்குச் செல்ல தேரைத் தயாராக்கிவிடுவான்.

ஒவ்வொரு நாளும் இப்படியே தொடர்ந்து நடக்கும்.

ஒரு நாள் அர் ஜுனனுக்கு நள்ளிர வில் விழிப்பு வந்து விட்டது. எழுந்து கண்ணன் தங்கியிருக் கும் பாசறைக்குச் சென் றான். அங்கு கண்ணன் இல்லை. தூங்கி ஓய்வெடுக் காமல் கண்ணன் எங்கு சென் றிருப்பான் என்று எண்ணியவாறு தேடினான் அர்ஜுனன்.

இறுதியில் கண்ணன் குதிரைக் கொட்டிலில், குதிரைகளுக்குப் பணிவிடைகள் செய்து கொண்டிருப்பதைக் கண்டான்.

உடனே ஓடிச் சென்று கண்ணனின் கைகளைப் பற்றிக் கொண்டு, ""கண்ணா! குதிரைகளுக்கு நீதான் பணிவிடை செய்ய வேண்டுமா? வேறு யாரையாவது விட்டால் செய்ய மாட்டார்களா?'' என்றான்.

""அர்ஜுனா! குதிரைகளை நன்கு பரா மரிக்காவிட்டால் தேர் விரைந்து ஓடுமா? பகைவரை வெல்ல முடியுமா? வேறு யாரையாவது பராமரிக்கச் சொன்னால் அவர்கள் அக்கறையாகக் கவனிப்பார்களா? அது மட்டுமல்ல; இப்போது நடக்கும் போர் முடியும்வரை நாம் மைத்துனன்மார் அல்ல. நீ எஜமானன்; நான் நின் ஏவல் கேட்கும் சாரதி. ஆதலால் உன் கடமை போர் செய்வது; என் கடமை தேர் ஓட்டுவது. குதிரைகளைப் பராமரிப்பது சாரதிக்குரிய தொழில்; மறுநாள் போருக்காக நன்கு ஓய்வு எடுத்துக் கொள்வது எஜமானன் தொழில். இருவரின் தொழில்களும் செம்மை யாக நடைபெற்றால்தான் போரில் வெற்றி கிட்டும்! அதனால் நீ சென்று ஓய்வெடுத்துக் கொள். என் கடமையைச் செய்யவிடாமல் குறுக்கிடாதே'' என்றான் கண்ணன்.

கீதை உபதேசம் கேட்ட நாளைவிட இன்று கண்ணன் செயலாலும் சொல்லாலும் காட்டிய உபதேசம் அர்ஜுனன் நெஞ்சை நெகிழச் செய்தது.

மறுநாள் முதல் தன் கடமையைச் சோர்வின்றிச் செம்மையாகச் செய்து வெற்றியைக் குவித்தான் அர்ஜுனன்.