Introduction In Sanatan Scriptures, Sukanya was the daughter of King Sharyati, son of Vaivasvata Manu, and later became the wife of the great sage Chyavana. The sage had spent so many years in deep meditation that his body was covered by an anthill and a bird’s nest had formed over him. One day, the young and curious Sukanya noticed two shining objects inside the nest. Unaware that they were the sage’s eyes, she playfully poked at them, causing him to lose his sight. Enraged by this act, Chyavana cursed the kingdom, but Sukanya’s father pacified him by offering his daughter’s hand in marriage. Despite Chyavana’s old age and blindness, Sukanya accepted her role as his wife and devotedly cared for him with cheerfulness and loyalty. One day, the celestial physicians of the gods, the Ashwini Kumaras—twin brothers renowned for their beauty and healing powers—saw Sukanya and were struck by her radiant charm. Believing her beauty was better suited for heaven, they asked her to abandon her hus...
Introduction The Thirteenth principle of Napoleon Hill's 17 principles of success is "Learn from Adversity and Defeat". Every setback and adversity carries seeds of equivalent or greater benefit. Remembering this fact can modify our mental reaction and attitude towards adversity and defeats. Defeats and Adversities can be considered as a price of our final success. We must pay something to get some worthy thing and in a similar way, we have to face adversities and defeats to ensure our final success. Importance of Defeats When KFC came to China, Jack Ma also went for the interview for the post of a delivery boy with 23 other people but all of them got selected except Jack Ma. He applied for Harvard 10 times but got rejected every time. But he started learning English while working as a city guide. He never accepted setbacks as the final destination and that’s why he became successful. We must also look at defeats as the test conducted by God to gauge our willpower. Wat...