The Greatest Indian Epic - Mahabharath

That is not quite the correct version of the story. Bhoomadevi doesnt complain about the burden of population. If that were so, then consider the population now! It is much much more than what would have been during the Dwapara age. And also consider how many people died in the war! One tsunami that came last year destroyed more lives!

It is all absurd to say Krishna came to destroy the population. If that were the case, then every criminal who is accused of genocide is an avatar! Even Hitler, one can then argue, came to reduce Boobharam!! What Bhoomadevi complained to Krishna was about the load of Adharma. The earth is carrying mountains and oceans! Is the weight of puny humans going to be unbearable? It was the weight of adharma that she is said to have lamented against, and which was the reason why Krishna declares too that "Yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharatha" etc.

To not recognize this fundamental fact and to merely look at the superficial meaning only shows the entire epic and the sacred avatar of Krishna in a bad light.

I know that was most certainly not your intention, still, I thought it is really necessary for us to understand the real meanings behind the epics. So, please do not take this personally, Balaji.

OOps... Dear Badri...

Even my thoughts about the Avatar of Krishna are virtually the same as yours...

What you had conveyed is a philosophical interpretation of the ultimate intention of The Lord...

What I had conveyed was WHAT ACTUALLY SAGE VYASAR HAD NARRATED AND ALSO WHAT ACTUALLY KRISHNA HAD CONVEYED THIS TO THE RISHI AFTER THE WAR....

It is a fact that Bhoomadevi had pleaded to the Lord to save her from the heavy BOOBARAM.....

Yes.Gandhari's eyes and anger will be very powerful.After, Yudishtra's toe gets burnt by the corner of the eye, Arjuna will run and hide behind Krishna.If she had cursed Pandavas, then pandavas would also have perished.I dont think Bhima will go and plead like that to Gandhari.
After the war, Dridharashtra will be staying with Pandavas with Yudishtra ruling.Bhima will go and taunt Dritharashtra saying he is a shameless fellow eating the food of Pandavas etc.Yudhistra will console Dritharashtra saying that Bhima was a brute and he knew nothing other than fighting.
Finally, Dritharashtra, Gandhari and Kunti will leave to the forest, and fall into the fire and shed mortal coils.

One son of the Kauravas will go to the side of Pandavas and there will be 1 daughter among the 100 brothers too.Not sure whether that person who joined the Pandavas will die or live.Maybe someone in Kaurava side would have killed him.

I think Gandhari's power is because of her pathibhakthi and devotion to her husband? She tied a cloth to her eyes when she learnt that her husband was blind.

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Originally Posted by viggop

I think Gandhari's power is because of her pathibhakthi and devotion to her husband? She tied a cloth to her eyes when she learnt that her husband was blind.

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Correct. She will take this decision of tieing her eyes as a clear message to her husband ....
Such was her pathibakthi levels.....

In return for that she got all those divine powers which she will apply on Duryodhana's whole body up to waist and her powers will pass on to him but as he had covered the portion below his waist, the thighs will not get the powers...This will happen the previous day before the fight with Bheema...
which finally could not save him from his end as well...

Yes.Even that was due to a trick of Lord Krishna.He'll know that duryodhana is going to meet Gandhari and he'll come inbetween and make fun of duryodhana.Hence, duryodhana will comes some of his private parts and hence the thighs will get covered too from the protective rays of Gandhari.

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Originally Posted by S.Balaji

Correct. She will take this decision of tieing her eyes as a clear message to her husband ....
Such was her pathibakthi levels.....

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very tricky question for today's women :lol:


Viggop AnNe

Yes that is how Bheema defeats Duryodhana by hitting him in his thighs, using his Adharma Yutham skills!

Raghu,

Another aspect before Duryodhana and Bheema fight … Duryodhana himself will offer the kingdom ( rather no other choice ) to Yudhistira… ( this will happen when he is inside the pond to cool himself ).. Duryodhana will continue saying that since he had lost all his brothers and dear friend Karna, he had no further intentions to continue and will tell Yudhistira that – Its all yours. You can take it but Yudhistira will be very furious now … He will say very rude words …. YOU WERE THE KARTA FOR KILLING ALL OUR DEAR ELDERS AND GURUS BESIDES OUR SONS…You also deserve to die now ( this he will utter out of frustration )… At this stage, Duryodhana will say, I am already exhausted and tired… what to do….
Now, Yudhistira will suggest, you can chose any one of our five brothers…. And fight with mace… Even if you win one of us, you can take back the kingdom….( Krishna will be very upset with this words of Yudhistira as Duryodhana was well known for his mace fighting )…
However, Duryodhana, out of pride and arrogance will chose Bheema by saying that only Bheema can match me on mace fighting…. And the fight will start… rest is history…

There will be a stage when after Duryodhana was down after the fight with Bheema, he will start abusing Krishna … recapturing all the events from the start of the war like :

1. Bheeshma was down by bringing in Shikandi
2. Drona was killed by telling a falsehood
3. Making Katotkacha as a sacrificial lamb before Karna and made him use the Sakthi of Indira which he had preserved for Arjuna
4. Karna was killed when he was trying to lift the chariot
5. Jayathradha was killed by creating temporary darkness
6. Purisiravas was aimed at when he was fighting Satyaki
7. Finally he was lied low by breaking the war rules ( indirectly commenting to Arjuna that Bheema will break the thighs of Duryodhana and will fulfill his vow in Rajyasabha )

His focus will be only on Krishna.He will further chide Krishna by saying that.. I LIVED LIKE A TRUE KING… I HAD ALSO FOUGHT LIKE A TRUE KSHATRIYA.. AND ALSO GOING TO DIE SOON. I WILL DEFINITELY BE IN HEAVEN WITH MY BROTHERS AND FRIEND KARNA..
WHILE THE WORLD WILL CURSE YOU FOR HAVING FOUGHT BY WICKED MEANS AND WAYS TO WIN THE WAR….
You will be remembered for winning the war by deceit…

When he completes the above words, FROM THE SKY… THE DEVAS WILL SHOWER WITH FLOWERS ….

And the entire Pandavas and even Krishna will feel ashamed….

At this moment, even Krishan will acknowledge what Duryodhana said was TOTALLY CORRECT. Without deceit , we could not have won the war….

Twice Duryodhana will be showered by flowers from the sky…

This chapter in Mahabaratha will be very interesting …. Even the devas could acknowledge Duryodhana for dieing like a true Kshatriya…..

Probably this is one occasion where Krishna will be put to embarrassment…

Balaji
It is said that even Duryodhana will reach heaven after his death.Seems he was a good ruler and a good king.his only weakness was jealousy over Pandavas from childhood days.