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Similarly, Vishwamitra after doing penance for 1000 years without food or water would break the fast by eating one day and then continue the penance along with fasting for next 1000 years. This way, he did intense tapas for 4000 years and earned immense ‘energy’ and Indra (Lord of Heaven) frightful of losing his seat sent Maneka to entice him and break his penance. She followed his command, did same and Sage lost his concentration and led a conjugal life forgetting his mission for many years. When he was blessed with a daughter, named her Shakuntala and then he became of the state he had reduced himself to and left Maneka and his daughter to continue his ‘tapas’.

So, you see people of that stature had also faltered many times before they realized their ‘full potential’ and ‘mission of life’.

Does that mean I can relax saying ‘if they faltered, so can I?’ no – a big no. What we need to know here is that ‘temptations of flesh’ is something that we have to address till the last moment. Falter we will hundred times, fine – but we’ll get up every time.

गिरनेवाला कमज़ोर सही 

गलत नहीं 

पर खुद से हारनेवाला 

वह होगा कोई और 

पर हम नहीं।

 

Girne wala kamzor sahi

Galat nahin.

Par khudh se haarne wala

Woh hoga koi aur

Par hum nahin.....

One who falls down certainly can be a weak person

But certainly not a wrong one.

One who loses to self –

Well, that would be some one else...

It certainly is not ME!

Remember that always!

You are not weaklings.

You can’t afford to!

You are not ‘sheep’ as many believe.

You are ‘lions’.

गिरके ऐसे उठो की डर  भी डरके भाग जाए

 

Girke aise utho ki dar bhi darke bhaag jaaye....

When you fall, get up in such a way that fear also runs away with fear.....

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