The battlefield of Kurukshetra was loud.
Warriors shouted.
Conches blew.
Horses stamped the ground.
In the middle of the chaos stood Arjuna, restless and disturbed.
He looked around and felt anger rising inside him.
“Why do they insult us?” Arjuna said loudly.
“Why should we remain quiet when we are right?”
Beside him stood Lord Krishna, calm and composed.
Lord Krishna did not answer immediately.
Arjuna continued,
“If I speak now, they will know the truth.
Silence feels like weakness.”
Lord Krishna gently smiled.
Without saying a word,
He guided the chariot away from the noise
toward a quiet corner of the field.
They stopped.
Only the wind could be heard.
Lord Krishna then picked up a conch shell.
He blew it once—
a powerful sound echoed across the land.
Then He lowered the conch
and remained silent.
The echo slowly faded.
Lord Krishna looked at Arjuna and asked,
“Where did the sound go?”
Arjuna replied,
“It disappeared.”
Lord Krishna nodded.
“Sound creates reaction,” He said softly.
“But silence creates understanding.”
Arjuna looked confused.
Lord Krishna continued,
“When you react immediately,
you give control to your anger.”
He placed His hand on Arjuna’s shoulder.
“But when you choose silence,
you control yourself.”
Arjuna lowered his bow.
“But Lord,” he asked,
“will people not think I am weak?”
Lord Krishna replied,
“The world misunderstands silence
because it does not hear it.”
He pointed toward the battlefield.
“Those who shout seek attention.
Those who remain silent
are preparing strength.”
Arjuna felt his heart settle.
For the first time,
he understood that silence was not surrender.
It was discipline.
It was clarity.
Lord Krishna spoke one final line,
“Speak when words bring truth.
Remain silent when silence brings peace.”
Arjuna bowed his head.
That day,
before learning how to fight,
Arjuna learned how to pause.
And that pause
gave him strength no weapon ever could.
🌟 MORAL OF THE STORY
Silence is not weakness.
It is strength under control.
True power begins within.
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