The Biggest battle on Earth, the battle of Kurukshetra preparation was in full swing.
The grounds were being cleared for the mammoth armies of both sides to arrive.
Trees were being felled and uprooted to clear the path for the large cavalries.
On one such tree lived a mother sparrow with her 4 young ones.
Oblivious to its presence, the soldiers used the elephant to knock down this particular tree too.
The Mother Sparrow's nest fell on the ground along with her just born, with no strength to fly, miraculously were unharmed.
The frightened Mother Sparrow looked at the sky with a prayer for help.
And Lo! its eyes fell on the ever-smiling Lord Krishna on his chariot with Arjuna. The Lord was there to personally examine the battlefield and devise a winning strategy to help the Pandavas win the war.
Mother Sparrow with a renewed hope and spring in her wings, flew to Lord Krishna and fell at his feet.
"Please save my children, O dear Krishna. They will be crushed under the feet of soldiers and the elephants tomorrow when the battle starts" pleaded the crying Mother Sparrow
Lord Krishna, took a deep breath "I understand Mother Sparrow. But I cannot interfere with the Law of time. What has to happen.... will happen"
Mother Sparrow did not budge "Oh Lord, I have come under your shelter and its for me you the Law of the Universe and I surrender myself to you. Please protect my children"
"All right....go and stock food for 3 weeks in your nest" assured the ever protecting Lord Krishna.
The Mother Sparrow did as told and went deep into the nest with her newborn offspring right there in the middle of the Kurukshetra battlefield.
2 days before the mightly battle, Lord Krishna and Arjuna once again came to the battlefield.
Krishna asked Arjuna for his Bow and Arrow.
Shocked Arjuna said "Lord, you have vowed not to live any weapon in the war. Order me, my Lord...whom and where to shoot. I will do it"
Lord Krishna said "Look at that elephant... it's the same one which bought down a tree. It needs to be tamed"
Saying this, the Lord took the bow from Arjuna, aimed at the elephant, and shot the arrow.
The arrow hit the Huge Bell around the neck of the Elephant and the Bell fell on the ground.
Amused Arjuna couldn't hide his chuckle at Krishna missing such an easy aim. "Shall I try?" said Arjuna.
"Not necessary," said Lord Krishna and moved ahead.
The Mightly War started and numerous lives on both sides were lost over the next 18 days.
Post the war, Lord Krishna and Arjuna once again came to the battlefield now completely muddled and full of dead bodies.
Krishna stopped at a certain spot & looked down thoughtfully at an elephant bell.
"Arjuna," he said, "will you lift this bell for me & put it aside?"
The instruction, though simple, made little sense to Arjuna. After all, in the vast field where plenty of other things needed clearing, why would Krishna ask him to move an insignificant piece of metal out of the way? He looked at him questioningly?
"Yes! This bell!" Krishna reiterated. "It's the same bell that had come off the elephant's neck I had shot at."
Arjuna bent down to lift the heavy bell without another question. As soon as he lifted it though, his world changed, forever.
Out flew 1...2...3...4...5 sparrows...
they were the same Mother Sparrow and its 4 offsprings.
Fully protected by the Bell that had fallen from the elephant's neck which Lord Krishna had shot at!
Stunned Arjuna now understood the Lord Krishna's reason for hitting the bell of the elephant.
He prostrated before the Lord and said "Forgive me, O Krishna, Seeing you in the human body & behaving like ordinary mortals, I had forgotten who you really are."
Faith is the heart’s wisdom. It’s what your mind can’t grasp but your heart knows. Give it a place in your life and you’ll fly with a thousand wings. Higher and swifter. Across the seas, beyond the skies.
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