During the Mahabharat war, the Kauravs were a much bigger army than the Pandavs had. Before the war started, Duryodhan, the wicked representative of the Kauravs, had chosen Lord Krushna’s army whereas Arjun, the representative of the Pandavs and an ardent devotee of Lord Krushna, was too happy to choose Lord Krushna to be his charioteer. Here is an example of how choosing The Lord over His army helped the Pandavs.

    The Kauravs had many great warriors on their side. Karna was one such great warrior, who had made the choice to be loyal to his friend Duryodhan. During the course of the war, Arjun had to battle with Karna, who was an exceptional archer. Intending to cut Arjun's head, Karna shot a divine missile. Lord Krushna, Arjun's charioteer, foresaw this great danger coming towards Arjun. Immediately, the compassionate Lord made the five horses kneel down and pushed the chariot wheels a few inches down into the earth by pressing hard with His big toe. This made the missile miss its mark; it only took away Arjun's crown without injuring any part of his body. Shortly, by Lord Krushna's grace Arjun's arrow found its mark and Karna was no more.

    Many such incidents of Lord Krushna's divine support took place during this Great War, which finally brought victory to the small, but Righteous Pandav army. The Kaurav army lost, despite its size and might.

    When I got up and drank the Holy ash water, it had unusual, sweet taste. I requested another seeker to taste it and she also commented that the Holy ash water had unusual sweet taste.

    That night, when I was reciting Holy verses (stotras) of Lord Ganesh and Lord Rama, I felt that Lord Ganesh was once again patting me with His trunk. I woke up the next morning feeling very happy and chanting Lord Ganesh's chant, 'Om Gan Ganpataye namaha'.