At the beginning of the Mahabharata War Arjuna suddenly develops cold feet and throws away his weapon of conquest, the mighty Gandiva bow. This conduct of his would never be acceptable to Krishna and for this Arjuna is harangued in no uncertain manner. Now with the forceful Gita delivered on the battlefield, the hero is set to fight the gory war. But there is something equally significant also, not well known to everyone. The message is firmly delivered, and Arjuna is ready to pick up the weapon. However, Krishna tells Arjuna to first step down from the chariot and offer prayers to Durga, who is the Protectress of the Worlds and the Giver of the Victory. This is great indeed, occultly.

The day of Satyavan’s death comes with a golden dawn. Savitri gets ready early in the morning and worships Durga whose image was carved on a forest stone by Satyavan himself. In fact it is her living presence there that had the power to protect the place fully, the place where death was to occur.

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