Each member of the Pandavas exhibited a wonderful commitment towards his mission:
1. Abhimanyu, Arjun’s son, a 16 years old young boy went on to the extent of bravely jumping into the well-knit trap by the Kauravas, despite knowing that he was ignorant of the art of retreat from the mesh. His unfailing commitment, summed up with his unmatched courage, took the cumulative effort of 7 powerful Kuravas warriors to overpower him.
1. Abhimanyu, Arjun’s son, a 16 years old young boy went on to the extent of bravely jumping into the well-knit trap by the Kauravas, despite knowing that he was ignorant of the art of retreat from the mesh. His unfailing commitment, summed up with his unmatched courage, took the cumulative effort of 7 powerful Kuravas warriors to overpower him.
2. Ghatotkach, Bhima’s son, set a remarkable example of
commitment. Even after he was killed, he intentionally fell on the Kuravas’
army to kill their soldiers. The story is like this.
In the Mahābhārata, Ghatotkacha was summoned by Bhima to fight on the Pandava side in the Kurukshetra battle. Invoking his magical powers, he wrought great havoc in the Kaurava army. In particular after the death of Jayadratha, when the battle continued on past sunset, his powers were at their most effective (at night). Ghatotkacha, the half-asura son of Bhima, began to destroy the Kaurava forces. It was a characteristic of the asuras that they became extraordinarily powerful at night. Their magical powers were also extremely effective. Duryodhana and Karna bravely stood and fought him. Finally, when it seemed that Ghatotkacha would destroy all the Kaurava forces that very night, Shakuni and Duryodhana called upon Karna to use all means necessary. Karna engaged him in a ferocious duel, with every single warrior from both sides watching in silent awe. As Ghatotkacha began to use his skills of dark magic, Karna had to use the Indra Shakti, which had been gifted to him by Lord Indra in return for his divine armour and earrings. Using this weapon, Karna killed the Asura Ghatotkacha. It is said that when Gatotkacha realized that he was going to be mortally wounded by the weapon,he assumed a gigantic size. When the huge body fell, it crushed one 'Akshauhini' of military which was an ancient battle formation that consisted of 21,870 chariots ; 21,870 elephants; 65,610 cavalry and 109,350 infantry.
In other words, he served his organization not for only through his life, but also death!
Out of the two, Abhimanyu died first—on the thirteenth day of the war. Ghatotkach died next, on the 14th day of the battle. They were considered even better than their fathers in courage and power. While Ghatotkach was better than Bhim in wielding the mace, Abhimanyu was
In the Mahābhārata, Ghatotkacha was summoned by Bhima to fight on the Pandava side in the Kurukshetra battle. Invoking his magical powers, he wrought great havoc in the Kaurava army. In particular after the death of Jayadratha, when the battle continued on past sunset, his powers were at their most effective (at night). Ghatotkacha, the half-asura son of Bhima, began to destroy the Kaurava forces. It was a characteristic of the asuras that they became extraordinarily powerful at night. Their magical powers were also extremely effective. Duryodhana and Karna bravely stood and fought him. Finally, when it seemed that Ghatotkacha would destroy all the Kaurava forces that very night, Shakuni and Duryodhana called upon Karna to use all means necessary. Karna engaged him in a ferocious duel, with every single warrior from both sides watching in silent awe. As Ghatotkacha began to use his skills of dark magic, Karna had to use the Indra Shakti, which had been gifted to him by Lord Indra in return for his divine armour and earrings. Using this weapon, Karna killed the Asura Ghatotkacha. It is said that when Gatotkacha realized that he was going to be mortally wounded by the weapon,he assumed a gigantic size. When the huge body fell, it crushed one 'Akshauhini' of military which was an ancient battle formation that consisted of 21,870 chariots ; 21,870 elephants; 65,610 cavalry and 109,350 infantry.
In other words, he served his organization not for only through his life, but also death!
Out of the two, Abhimanyu died first—on the thirteenth day of the war. Ghatotkach died next, on the 14th day of the battle. They were considered even better than their fathers in courage and power. While Ghatotkach was better than Bhim in wielding the mace, Abhimanyu was
better than Arjun in archery. In a nutshell, a member of an organization can prove to be
its real asset if his personality is adorned with the attribute of continuous
self-improvement, focused approach towards his goal, and commitment.
Additionally, the personality of the members of an organization should not be
afflicted by the A, E, I, O, U syndrome, i.e. attachment, ego, inferiority,
obsessiveness, and urge for unjustified power, as it was in the case of the
Kuravas Enterprise. The real TQM (Total Quality Management of head, heart and
hand vis-à-vis knowledge, inspiration and work) is what is needed for any organization
to be a real success!.
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