Dhairya - The one with Infinite Patience

Jaya and Vijaya were the Dwara Palakas, the guardians of Vaikuntha, Lord Vishnu's abode. They used to wait at the door of Vaikuntha and anyone who wanted to visit Lord Vishnu had to first get permission from them. Manasaputras are the four children of Brahma born out of his mind. Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana and Sanatkumara were gifted with a pool of being immortal. So, they looked like little babies. When Jaya and Vijaya saw them, they burst out laughing. The Manasaputras got upset and said, "Since you find this form of ours so amusing and so enchanting, you will have to be born on earth again and again." Hearing this, Jaya and Vijaya got very scared. They ran to Vishnu and said, "O Lord, please help us. Please make this curse go away." Lord Vishnu said, "Jaya, Vijaya, you both have behaved wrongly. You will have to bear the fruits of your actions. But because you are so devoted and good at heart, I will give you two choices. The first, you can be born on earth seven times as my ardent devotees or Jaya and Vijaya looked at the Lord with eyes wide open. Or you can be born for three lifetimes as my enemy only to be freed by me." Jaya and Vijaya could not think about being away from their Lord for seven lifetimes. They decided to go with the second option. In their first birth, they were born as Hiranyakshapu and Hiranyakshapu. And were given Moksha by Varaha and Narseem Herbhtar of Lord Vishnu. In their second birth, they were born as Ravana and Kumbhakarna and Lord Vishnu slays them in his avatar of Lord Rama. In their third and final birth, they were born as Shishupal and his cousin Dantavakra. Shishupal was born to the King of Chheli and Krishna's maternal aunt Shrutashrava. He was born with four hands and three eyes. All those who had seen him found the baby to be very ugly. His parents were also very confused but suddenly there was a voice that said, "This child will be a very powerful king and when the person who will slay him comes near him, his extra hands and extra eye will disappear." The news of the little child reached far and wide. As soon as Krishna heard of his little cousin being born, he rushed to see the child. As soon as Krishna came near and held the child in his arms, his extra limbs and eye disappeared. For the first time, Shrutashrava saw her beautiful baby boy for who he was. For a moment, she forgot the meaning of what had happened. As soon as she gathered her senses once again, she felt very sad. She went to Krishna, her nephew and said, "Krishna, I know. I know what is going to happen. You will slay my son. But I beg you, Krishna, promise me. Promise me that you will give my son, Shishopal, a hundred chances before you slay him. You will forgive him a hundred times. You will let go of a hundred of his mistakes. Please, my dear Krishna, promise me. Promise me that you will give him these hundred chances." Shrutashrava's heart had taken over. Krishna was still a little boy at that time, smiled and said, "I give you my word, mother." Shishopal grew up to be a very strong king as the prophecy had claimed. However, because he was strong, he also became very proud and started behaving badly with everyone around. Rukmi was Shishopal's good friend. Rukmi had promised the hand of his sister, Rukmi, to Shishopal. Rukmi, however, had already given her heart a long time ago, away to the king of Dwarka, Lord Krishna. She sent a message to Lord Krishna to come and take her away. And on the day of the marriage, Krishna reached there in a chariot and took Rukmi away from her own marriage proceedings. Shishopal could never forget this insult and it angered him more and more. The glories of Krishna only seemed to grow in time. Once, Duryodhana, the eldest Kaurava, planned a Rajasaya yapna and invited Shishopal to attend it too. When Shishopal reached the Yagya, he was very happy to see the grandeur that awaited him. Everything seemed very beautiful and royal. All arrangements seemed to be impeccable. But as soon as he looked towards the right, whom did he see? He saw Krishna seated there. Krishna was given so much importance even in the Yagya. He had a special seat. He was consulted for every step of the puja. Nobody came to even receive Shishopal or give him any special place. This angered Shishopal even more. And in the middle of the entire procession, he started screaming at Krishna. He started calling him names. Why are you all listening to this liar? Screamed Shishopal, the old gathering stood shocked. They could not believe that someone was insulting their Lord. You are spoke courage from this coward, the one who ran away from Jairasanda. Duriyodala, you expect this cheater to give you credible advice? Don't you know how he craftedly ran away with my to be bright? These words felt like acid rain to all those who were listening. Each time Shishopal said some bad word, it felt like spears to all those who stood there. But they were helpless because Krishna refused to do anything. Krishna just smiled and sat in silence. He continued to insult Krishna continuously. He went on and on. It was becoming unbearable for everybody standing there to listen. But Krishna did not get upset or angry. Shishopal continued and went on and on and on. Krishna waited patiently for Shishopal to finish his 100 mistakes. The moment he said his 100th insult, Krishna stood up and within a moment gave Moksha to Shishopal using his Sudarshan Chakra. Here Krishna is seen as having diarrhea in finite patience. (Music) J. Shwee Krishna.