Akrampedia
Name: Ayush Mehta Age: 21 years
The last scene of Mahabharata was playing as Ayush turned on the T.V. In this scene, Pitamah Bhishma is taking his last breath on the bed of arrows and is telling Yudhisthir to learn a lesson from his own life.
Pitamah Bhishma: Yudhisthir, the time has come for me to leave my body. At this time, all I have to say to you is, do not make the same mistakes that I have made in my life. Listen to me, I'm a defeated warrior.
Yudhisthir! Nothing is more important than the country. It was my vow that drove me away from my country. With this pledge, I turned to treason. I am the reason why Hastinapur was divided. Every arrow that has pierced through me tells me to recognize this sorrow. I am a Kshatriya who remained a slave to his vow. So Yudhisthir! Do not make any such vow that would go against you and separate you from your country. Remember, the country is not for the king, the king is for the country.
"Do not make the same mistakes that I have made in my life. Listen to me, I'm a defeated warrior."
O Emperor Yudhisthir! Religion should not surrender to rituals and formalities. Religion is about balancing our duties and the rights of others. Make sure to follow religion. The duty of a king is higher than the duty of a citizen. You should not allow the country to be divided. You should not do what I did. Make sure to respect women. Make sure to protect the citizens.
Ayush listened to the entire dialogue. But he wondered how hard it must be to tell someone what not to do in life. What a confession!
Then he read the importance of confession as told by Niruma in a satsang. Along with that, he watched a video of Niruma explaining the importance of pratikraman at the time of death ...
Niruma: Isn’t it a huge deal that he had this intention, even on his death bed? No matter how many mistakes one has committed in his life, if he heartily confesses, does pratikraman, and resolves never to make the same mistake again, even an hour before dying, his whole internal state can change. All the sins committed can be washed away. The reason is, before death, all the illusory attachments of the world leave. At that time, the energy of the Self gains overwhelming power. All this power will come into effect. So, we used to tell many people and we are still telling them, “At least at the time of death, create a balance sheet of your entire life and at that time, wash off all your sins by doing penance wholeheartedly. Otherwise, all these sins will carry forward and you will move towards a lower life-form. By doing this penance, your internal state will completely change, and you will progress towards a higher life-form. Even if one has murdered someone, if he does penance, he will acquire a celestial life-form.
After watching Niruma's video, Ayush understood the depth of Pitamah Bhishma's confession.
He felt really fortunate that Dadashri has shown us beautiful and simple ways to get rid of this endless wandering of infinite lifetimes through Akram Vignan by showing us the unfailing results of confession, pratikraman, and the resolve to never repeat a mistake!