Story 1 Gita - Battle with Oneself (Gita Short and easy stories)

 Gita - Battle with Oneself

There was once a boy named Rahul “You must have heard my name!” he would say whenever introducing himself. Rahul was a lively teenager, a mix of mischief and innocence, always enthusiastic, bouncing around with excitement.

Yesterday was his birthday, which he celebrated with great enthusiasm alongside his family and friends. The best part? His parents gifted him a brand-new mobile phone—the exact model he had been dreaming of, with all the features he wanted. And with that, the little Shah Rukh Khan inside him had awakened.

Rahul: (excitedly) "Now I’ll make reels and gain thousands of followers!"

And so, he dived into the world of lip-syncing dialogues and making funny reels. He was having the time of his life, but time, like a bird, flew away without him even realizing it.

Mom: (shouting) "Rahul! When will you do your homework? Always you stay glued to that phone! Come here right now!"

Rahul: (nervously) "Just two minutes, Mom!"

But those two minutes turned into half an hour. He rushed through his homework, barely paying attention. The next day at school, when the teacher scolded him for too many mistakes, the reels playing in his mind momentarily paused. He realized he should have finished his work first. Yet, the pull of making a new, even funnier reel was too strong. But when his friends dismissed his latest reel, saying, "Rahul, we’ve seen this a hundred times already!" he knew he needed something fresh.

Just as he was lost in thought, he heard his grandfather calling him.

Grandfather: "Rahul, Son, can you bring me a glass of water?"

Rahul: (handing the glass) "Here you go, Grandpa! Are you reading the Bhagavad Gita?"

Grandfather: (smiling) "Yes, my dear. Do you know anything about it?"

Rahul: "Yes, Grandpa! Lord Krishna tells Arjuna to fight a war. But isn’t war a bad thing? Whenever my younger brother Chhotu takes my stuff, you tell me not to fight with him. So why does God tell Arjuna to fight?"

Grandfather: (smiling) "If you sit with me for ten minutes, I’ll explain it to you."

Rahul: (grinning) "Okay, Grandpa! Can I record a video of you too?"

Grandfather: (laughing) "Sure, go ahead and make a reel of your old grandpa too!"

Rahul set up his phone and began recording.

Rahul: (looking at the camera) "Grandpa, in the Gita, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna to fight a war. Is war a good thing?"

Grandfather: (looking at the phone) "My dear, the Gita teaches us to fight a war, but not against others—against ourselves."

Rahul: (confused) "Against ourselves? You mean, like, hurting myself?"

Grandfather: "No, son! It means battling our bad habits, negative thoughts, and harmful desires. We must fight them and learn to control them."

Grandfather continued: "Do you know who fought in the Mahabharata?"

Rahul: "Yes! It was a war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas!"

Grandfather: "And do you know, my child, that the Kauravas and Pandavas still exist?"

Rahul: (shocked) "They’re still alive?! Where do they live? They must be really old now!"

Grandfather: (laughing) "No, son, they never grow old! The Kauravas are the negative thoughts that tempt us, mislead us, and push us toward the wrong path. There aren’t just a few of them—there are hundreds inside us, making our minds blind like Dhritarashtra, who ignored wisdom. The Pandavas, on the other hand, are our virtues, guiding us toward righteousness."

Grandfather continued: "Do you know the names of the five Pandavas?"

Rahul: "Yes, Grandpa! Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva."

Grandfather: "Good! Yudhishthira represents truth, Bhima symbolizes strength and confidence, Arjuna stands for focus, Nakula loves nature, and Sahadeva possesses patience and wisdom. In life, we often abandon these Pandavas within us in our pursuit of wealth, pleasure, and desires. We let our inner Kauravas take control, pushing our virtues aside. But, my dear Rahul, the Gita teaches us to embrace our Pandavas and fight our inner Kauravas."

Rahul: (thoughtfully) "So, Grandpa, the Gita isn’t about an actual war—it’s about battling our bad habits and nurturing our good qualities?"

Grandfather: "Exactly, my dear! And when we begin this inner battle, Lord Krishna himself becomes our charioteer, guiding us."

Grandfather smiled and patted Rahul’s head. "Now, I’ll tell you more tomorrow. For now, I need some rest."

Rahul smiled, touched his grandfather’s feet, and switched off his phone. Instead of making another reel, he sat down to finish his homework, now determined to defeat the Kauravas inside him and let his inner Pandavas win.