30 - Kauravas were Doomed to Lose - Part 2

EIGHTEEN (18) is a significant number in Indian Mythlogy & Scriptures.

18 Days of Mahabharata War
18 Adhyays (Chapters) in the Bhagvat Gita.
18 armies (11 on Kauravs side and 7 on Pandavas side)
18 Maharathis (7 on Kauravs side and 11 on Pandavas side)


Recently there was the 18 day uprising in Egypt. While this may be a co-incidence, there is no co-incidence in the Mahabharata War being of 18 Days.

18 is derived from the sum of 11 + 7.
11 is derived from the sum of 5 + 5 + 1
Ekadasi means 1 + 10 which equals 11. Ekadasi Vrat is for the control of our 10 Indriyas + 1 Mun.
 What is 11, what is 7, what is 5 & what is 1 ?
We already discussed about 7 being the "Saat Shatrus" - Kaam, Krodh, Lobh. Moh, Maya, etc

5 are the five Gyan Indriyas (Sight, Hearing, Touch, Taste & Smell)
The other 5 are the Karam Indriyas (Tongue, Feet, Hands, Genital of excretion & Genitals of reproduction)

1 is the lone Chanchal Mun

The Kauravas had 11 Achauni Sena (Armies) and 7 Maharathis (Commanders). The 7 Maharathis are the Saat Shatrus. So the 7 Shatrus (Kaam, Krodh, Lobh, etc) were in control of the 10 Indriyas + the Chanchal Mun.

The Pandavas had 7 Achauni Sena and 11 Maharathis. So the 10 Indriyas + the Mun (11) were in control of the 7 Shatrus.

All the religious scriptures (Hindu, Islam, Christian, Sikh, etc) preach that the Mun should be in control of the 10 Indriyas, and together they (11) should be able to control and subdue the 7 Shatrus. If the 7 Shatrus rule the 10 Indriyas and the mun, then the person is heading for self destruction.

Abhimaani, agyaani Duryodhan, apne kaamnaao, krodh, lobh (Shatruwo) ko apne Mun aur Indriyo par raaj karne deta hay. Gyani Satguru Shri Krishna ko chord kar Narayani Sena ko chuna tha ! Ant mein (in the end) apne ander ka shatru, Mun aur Indriyo par kaabu, kabja kar ke jeevan ko dukh may bana diya. Kuruchetra ka yudh (Jeevan ka safar) ko paar na kar paaya aur haar jaata hay.

Gyani Satguru (Shri Krishna) ke sandharbh mein, satsangh se, mun (Arjun) aur un ke das (10) Maharathis (Indriya), kathin parishram kar ke (with immense effort) apne 7 Achauni Sena (7 Shatru) ko bas mein kar ke Kuruchetra ka yudh (Jeevan ke dukh) ko jhel kar bhaw saagar paar kar jaate hay.