IPLE Assignment 2

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Aakash Parihar



Veda Vyasa

Vyasa is a focal and respected figure in most Hindu customs. He is likewise now and again called

Veda Vyāsa or Krishna Dvaipāyana. He is the creator of the Mahabharata, and in addition a

character in it. He is thought to be the recorder of both the Vedas and uranas. !s per Hinduconvictions, Vyasa is a symbol of the god Vishnu. Vyasa is additionally thought to be one of the

seven "hiran#ivins $enduring, or immortals%, who are still in presence as indicated by Hindu

conviction.

Vyasa lived around the third thousand years &"'. (he celebration of )uru urnima is devoted to

him. *t is otherwise called Vyasa urnima, for it is the day accepted to be both his birthday and the

day he partitioned the Vedas.

Vyasa was grandfather to the Kauravas and andavas. (heir fathers, Dhritarashtra and andu, the

children of Vichitravirya by the imperial family, were fathered by him. He had a third child, Vidura,

by a serving house keeper arishram

(he following +ualities of Veda Vyasa will be emulated and a parallel will be drawn with the

modern contet-

. /elfless

0. *ntellect

1. *mmortal

2. 3oresight

Selflessness:

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Veda Vyasa was one of the greatest sages to

have taken birth in this planet. He was

famous for his deeds of selflessness. He was

called upon to father the sons of Vichitravirya

by the royal family. !part from that, the

Mahabharata is full of eamples where VedaVyasa showcased the +uality of being

selfless. *n the Mahabharata there are

numerous instances such as the fact that

Vyasa lived in a small hut and not lavish

palaces created for kings itself is proof

enough that he had chosen a life of

selflessness and penance.

*n the modern contet, when it comes to our

personal lives, we see this everyday whenmothers always keep the child4s needs before

her needs and the father always puts himself

last when it comes to fulfilling the wishes of

the family. (his is illustrated by a story given

in Mahabharata itself as told by Veda Vyasa

himself. (he story is of *ndra and /uravi

$Mother of cows% and is illustrated below-

Vyasa said, 'O ruler, O child of

Vichitravirya, what thou sayest isvalid! We know it well that a child

is the best for goodness' sake and

that nothing is so great as a child.

Trained by the tears of Suravi,

Indra cae to realie that the

child sur"asseth in worth other

significant belonging. O ruler, I

will, in this association, identify

with thee that agnificent and

best of stories, the discussion inthe iddle of Indra and Suravi. In

days of yore, Suravi, the other

of bovines was once sobbing in

the heavenly areas. O youngster,

Indra took sy"athy u"on her,

and asked her, saying, 'O

"roising one! why dost thou

sob# Is everything great with the

celestials# $ath any hardshi",

little, coe to "ass for theuniverse of en or ser"ents#'

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Suravi answered, '%o alice hath coe u"on thee that I see. In any case, I a

bothered because of y child, and it is in this anner, O &ausika, that I sob! It

couldn't be any ore obvious, O head of the celestials, there savage "lanter is

har"ing on y feeble child with the wooden stick, and istreating hi with the

heaviness of the( furrow, in outcoe of which y tyke foented with isery is

falling u"on the ground and is at the "ur"ose of death. )t sight of this, O aster of the celestials, I a loaded with sy"athy, and y brain is foented! The one that is

the ore grounded of the "air is bearing his burthen of ore noteworthy weight

effortlessly(, however, O Vasava, the other is incline, and frail and is a ass of

veins and corridors! $e beareth his burthen with trouble! What's ore, it is for hi

that I laent. It's *ust "lain obvious, O Vasava, sore delivered with the whi", and

bothered e+ceedingly, he is not able to tolerate his burthen. What's ore, it is for

hi that, oved by isery, I sob in greatness of heart and these tears of sy"athy

strea down y eyes!' $Vyasa, n.d.%

(his motherly love which has been told in the story can be etrapolated to the modernorganisational contet wherein a leader in today4s organisation needs to be aware of the needs

and aspirations of each of his subordinates. He should help them grow and prosper and lead in

such a way that all gain from that leadership. (he leader should also be aware of the needs of

the customer so that the organisation as a whole is able to focus on the needs of the customer

and is able to delight him always with product or service they provide.

Intellect:

Veda Vyasa has been credited with reciting the Mahabharata to 5ord )anesha in one go and also

writing 6oga &hashya, &rahma /utra, etc. He is also said to be the one who broke the Vedas in

different parts and wrote them down $hence the name Veda Vyasa%, until then the Vedas were

verbally passed down from generation to generation. (his clearly shows the high intellectual

capacity that Veda Vyasa possessed. !lso when Vyasa +uotes /ena#it on happiness and misery, it

ehibits the intellect he possessed. ! few lines from the same are +uoted below-

O -udhishthira, is the thing that Sena*it of awesoe shrewdness said, that

individual who was acuainted with what is great or awful in this world, with

obligations, and with satisfaction and wretchedness. $e who is laented at other

individuals' griefs can never be cheerful. There is no end of elancholy, and "ain

eerges fro bliss itself. Satisfaction and wretchedness, success and isfortune,

addition and isfortune, "assing and life, in their turn, hold u" u"on all anials.

$ence the astute an of uiet soul ought to nor be elated with eu"horia nor be

discouraged with distress. To be occu"ied with fight has been said to be the

Sacrifice for a lord/ a due recognition of the investigation of re"riand is his

-oga/ and the endowent of riches in "enances as 0akshina is his 1enunciation.

)ll these ought to be viewed as acts that "urify hi. 2y re"resenting the kingdo

with knowledge and strategy, "ushing off "ride, "erforing gives u", and taking a

gander at everything and all "ersons with generosity and absence of bias, a high3

souled lord, after death, s"orts in the district of the divine beings. 2y winning

fights, securing his kingdo, drinking the Soa *uice, "ro"elling his sub*ects,

wielding sensibly the "ole of 4hastiseent, and "ushing off his body finally in

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battle, a lord a""reciates satisfaction in "aradise. $aving concentrated every one

of the Vedas and alternate sacred te+ts a""ro"riately, having ensured the kingdo

legitiately, and having brought on all the four reuests to stick to their se"arate

obligations, a lord gets to be blessed lastly wears in "aradise. $e is the best of

lords whose behavior, even after his "assing, is e+tolled by the occu"ants of city

and nation and by his guides and co"anions.56 $Vyasa, (H' M!H!&H!7!(!V859M' 0, n.d.%

(his kind of intellectual capacity and superiority is still revered in the *ndian society wherein

Doctors, /cientists and rofessors are held in high esteem and are respected. (his is also a

+uality that is re+uired in today4s leaders. &e it in any field. (he author4s alma mater &*(/:

ilani also followed the same rationale and hence the tag line they have used since their

inception is 7yana 8ara 2ala6 which translates to 'nglish as ; &nowledge is 8ower

Su"ree6 .

Knowledge has, unintentionally or intentionally, been a creator of power. He who holdsknowledge holds immense power over others. (hat is why countries which hold higher

knowledge in terms technological advancements hold power over other countries. *n fact the

other countries automatically become followers and they try to emulate the knowledge intensive

countries to reach their point of development. (his also holds true in modern organisations

wherein a leader who has knowledge almost always fares better that his peers who do not

possess the same amount of knowledge. 3or the subordinates also the leader who possesses

knowledge is the one with which the subordinates want to work, since they get more chances to

grow both intellectually and professionally.

Immortal:Veda Vyasa is said to have been a "hiran#ivin, which is an immortal. 'ven though he himself

might not be alive today but the books he wrote, especially the Mahabharata, have attained

immortality for him. !lso, the ideas that Veda Vyasa talked about have stayed in the *ndian

traditions since. (his is the only way to attain immortality. !n eample of this is when he

speaks to 6udhisthir about the duties of a king. ! few lines from the same are given below-

There is no wrongdoing, O -udhishthira, in doing a deonstration with

healthiness, after full "ondering, and discussion with en eui""ed for offering

solid counsel. Our errands file or succeed through "redeterination. In the

event that effort, then again, be connected, sin would not touch the lord. I should

discuss to thee, O tiger aong rulers, the account of what ha""ened to an old lord

of the nae of $ayagriva, O child of 8andu,9 the story, vi., of the gallant

$ayagriva of unstained deeds, who in the wake of having killed countless eneies

in fight, was hiself crushed and killed while without an adherent close by.

$aving acco"lished all that ought to be finished holding eneies under check

and received each one of those first of eans by which en ay be secured,

$ayagriva gained awesoe acclai fro the fights he battled and is currently

getting a charge out of e+traordinary *oy in "aradise. :utilated by thieves with

wea"ons, intensely battling with the, and "ushing off his life in fight, the high3

souled $ayagriva, ever indful to his royal( obligations, acco"lished the ob*ect

of his life and is currently getting a charge out of incredible *oy in "aradise. The

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the organisation and the leader also ensures that. ! very good eample of these kinds of

organisations are !pple and )oogle. /teve =obs on the one hand defined what !pple stood for

on the other he hired to work with him only those kinds of people who believed in the purpose.

/ame is the case with )oogle. )oogle allows its employees to have free time in the office so

that they can work on their own ideas. (his has been so successful that last year more than fifty

percent of )oogle4s new products came from these ideas generated by the employees of thecompany. (his was possible only because of the fact that the founders of )oogle defined a

purpose for the organisation and hired only those kinds of people who believed in that purpose.

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Foresight:

Veda Vyasa4s foresight can be established from the fact that when 5ord )anesha asked

Veda Vyasa to recite the whole of Mahabharata in one go, he did so without any

hesitation. !lso when the andavas re:begin the battle. 6udhishthira against Karna.

Vyasa tells 6udhishthira he will be king in > days. (o illustrate this a few lines from

Mahabharata have been given below-

O -udhishthira! O first one of 2harata's race, if this had ha""en(, then

awesoe would have been thy sorrow. O su""lier of distinctions, by good

fortunes the 1akshasa hath been killed in fight by the Suta's child. ;or sure,

7hatotkacha hath been killed by death hiself aking the dart of Vasava an

instruent *ust. ;or thy great it is, O sire, that the 1akshasa hath been

killed in fight. Try not to res"ect outrage, O "rinci"al one of 2harata's race,

and don't set thy heart on sorrow. O -udhishthira, this is the end of all

anials in this world. <niting with thy siblings and every one of the faous

lords of the host(, battle with the &auravas in fight, O 2harata! On the fifthday fro this, the earth will be thine. O tiger aong en, de"endably

consider righteousness. With a ha""y heart, O child of 8andu, "ractice

graciousness to all anials(, co"ensations, "hilanthro"y, "ardoning, and

truth. Triu"h arrives where e+e"lary nature is.5 $aving said these words

unto the child of 8andu, Vyasa ade hiself undetectable there and

afterward.' $Vyasa, (H' M!H!&H!7!(! V859M' ?, n.d.%

(his kind of foresight is of utmost importance for a leader in the modern organisation.

(he leader should have the ability to understand the business and #udge what the market

would look like >:@ years from now. (his kind of foresight helps the organisation be

prepared for the future and gives it a competitive advantage over others. (his foresight

also allows the employees of the company to be able to cope up with sudden changes in

the organisation as when the leader communicates what he sees in the future for the

company the employees also gear up for the same.

*n conclusion, it has been established that the +ualities that made a man great in the ancient

times still hold good and can be emulated by the leaders of the modern times too. (he

+ualities discussed above, namely /elflessness, *ntellect, *mmortality and 3oresight can be

considered to be the four cardinals of leadership. How they hold good has been discussed at

great length.

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