He knowingly took the side of Kauravas to maintain the loyalty of friendship even by knowing that his friend is treading the path of unrighteousness. Also remember the victors of a battle become gods/good and the opposites are well known to you!! Then word like racism etc has no significance. I listen to a talk recently by Dr Karan Singh, who said, Krishna could have easily avoided the WAR of Mahabharata. Karna's life is the tragic example for this. He is a tragic hero in the Mahabharata, in a manner similar to Aristotle's literary category of "flawed good man". judge each character according to original Mahabharat. So no matter what i write, people like the 'writer' will fail to c the truth. Karna and Duryhodhana become good friends and Karna swears loyalty to him, not knowing that Arjuna is actually his brother. Was Karna Good or Bad? Varcha was the most loved Son of Moon and he was not even ready to part from his son for So long.So he ask for a boon from Brahma that his Son will return in 16 years. But under Krishna’s aegis and influence, Arjuna ignored Karna’s plea and decapitated him using the weapon called Anjalika. Karna was right in his way.. At every point life was unfair to him. Had he been strong, he could have resisted and said let's have a fair game and it's okay if Karna wins! Krishna and Duryodhan, the two grand Gods in Hinduism, put their trust to Karna. Vrishakethu was his only son who survived the war. 2. actually krishna is not cunning he is a cheater. I don't know about you, but it seems to me that what the author is trying to demonstrate is that an individual can have great qualities, great virtues, and act right in many instances and situations, but that those same qualities and virtues and the merit of great actions, get wasted down the abyss of perdition if that individual adheres to vice, Only the fittest can enter heaven, and that is why, out of the five brothers, only Dharmaraja makes it to the very end. Duryodhana thus becomes the most powerful and the wealthiest man in the world. If you were to go back a thousand years ago and tell people at that time that you fly on aeroplanes, use Apple Iphones to call or listen to music, drive cars 100 km/h, etc, etc...people at that time will think that you are either mad or stricken with delusion. It is only individual human beings who try to judge you as good and bad. What purpose did Mahabharata serve? Karma is always fair and it does not have a grey area. Kunti before becoming a kind mother to 5 (3+2) pandavas, she was a demon to the eldest of them all, Karna! It gave me another perspective on mahabarath again. Why does Karna have to be labelled as wrong? Why didn't he? He was a wonderful guy but he continuously made mistakes. He even promised Kunti that he wouldn’t kill his brothers except Arjuna. It may be a possibility that Kunti had a affair with Pandu before marriage and Karna was the result of it. Was the society perfect in its treatment to Karna? Society ill treated him I think it is accepted by all.....so he as a human is entitled to his follies and weakenesses, But it is unfair to lay all the blame and responsibility of all that happened. He fought on his behalfagainst his own brothers during the Kurukshetra war. Sadhguru on reviving the Kumbha Mela as a source of inspiration, healing and transformation. Kripacharya didn’t let him as only princes were allowed to participate. as far as i know no draupadi never had feelings for karna.. in fact it was the insult karna had to endure in the swayamvar of draupadi that he got the perfect situation to take his revenge ..draupadi refused to marry him and this was an insult for him.. Bhima made Karna faint in Karna parva but Karna regained , came back and cornered and overpowered Bhima. All the Karna fans think it is unfair that he should have been put through so much. A war begins over the succession conflict. Bringing tribute and allegiance from all the world’s kings, Karna helped Duryodhana to perform the Vaishnava yagna to please Vishnu and crown Duryodhana as “Emperor of the World”, as Yudhishthira did with the Rajasuya Yagna. And I have no wish to become the king. King Dhritarashtra praised Karna, comparing him favorably to those like Bhishma and Drona. There is no logic behind a child can born through a sun. Get alerts on Sadhguru's latest videos, his schedule, Isha events, and more. 9.the very 'dharmik' arjuna referring to his wife as bhiksha, was dharma ? His indebtedness to his friend Duryodhana took the better of him. Who will teach forgiveness? He wished to improve his mastery of archery. the likes of kunti, pandavas, draupadi, krishna etc bcame dharmiks !!! Karna - An overflowing Amrit Kalash facing towards gutter(wrong turn) instead of mouth. Duryodhana even made plans and preparations to conquer Indra, the lord of the heavens, and the father of Arjuna with the help of Karna in order to become the sovereign ruler of both heaven and earth. Karna grew up to be a boy. In India, for people who are conversant with the Mahabharata, there is a whole culture where Karna is a kind of anti-hero. Where was Dharma when I was not allowed to compete in the Swayamvar of Draupadi and I was insulted of being a person from a lower caste? Karna becoming a warrior: Karna approached Parashurama (the Warrior-Brahmin) and requested to train him. But if this. Karna never made a wrong choice. Kids, youth, householders or ascetics, everyone’s a fan of Shiva. Even as a boy he liked bows and arrows. His foster parents, Radha and Athiratha, loved him immensely and brought him up very well, the way they knew. It is easy to sit behind a screen and type - Do the right thing whatever the society does to you but a completely different thing to implement it. It was Duryodhana who saw his capabilities and when everybody disowned him and even insulted Karna, Duryodhana stood by him not only by considering him as an equal but also by bestowing him as a commander of his Army for his capabilities in the great Mahabharata. Your conciousness and sense of presence can sometimes be ok with sheepishly running away from situations, yet with ethics and ritousness you would stand up and fight. As the Pandavas at that time were in hiding, living as poor Brahmins he kept the competition open for all with no restriction on age, caste, or creed. Addhiratha and his wife Radha pined for the child and were happy to foster the child. I still feel so bad for this hero, who could have eclipsed all the others. Society may not be fair, but the existence is perfectly fair – unless you do the right things, the right things will not happen to you. Bhishma though never overpowered by anyone also couldnt clealy take down anyone , however there are evidences to believe Bhishma perhaps was the strongest of all. She wanted to marry only Arjuna as she believed that he was the only one who could help her accomplish her destiny. No.. the best warrior. So Jesus was born through him. Also, all these qualities had been equally divided in Pandavas (Yudhistira for moral values, Bhima for physical strength, Arjuna for archery, Nakula is handsome and Sahadev is the most intelligent). Alas, they just fell on deaf ears. Actually, even before I dive into Karna's character and the dramatic mix of luck, valor and cowardice in his life, let me tell you about when I first heard or read about Karna. He is the strongest underdog. Frustrated, he decided to invoke Brahamastra to mortally attack Arjuna. So he arranged for this elaborate Sayamvar for Draupadi’s marriage but the task he set for the competitors was so ridiculously difficult he was sure that no one else other than Arjuna would succeed. Afterall duryodhana was a stubborn person who just wanted to hear what he wanted. Type above and press Enter to search. And yes, he could bear any insults from society soberly and sanely. Duryodhana held him dear and took advice from him. All the Pandavas will welcome you. He embarks upon a worldwide military campaign, otherwise called Digvijaya Yatra, conquering kings in every direction and subjugating their kingdoms and making them swear allegiance to Duryodhana as the king of Hastinapur. Bhima killed Banasena; Nakula killed Chitrasena, Satyasena, and Sushena. Actually before the Jesus birth Sent Joseph spend most of his time outside home, so Jesus followers made a fictional story that Joseph didn't have a sex with Marry and Jesus come out of virgin womb. Both Ramayana and Mahabharata, are a historical incidents added with lot of myths and fictional stories to make them look interesting to read and to hide some controversial facts. in those Karna comes in maybe 4-5 parvas. Hearing Karna's plea, Lord Krishna said, "It is by good luck, O son of Radha, that you are now remembering virtue. 4.drona rejecting karna on the basis of his mixed caste was also dharma ? Nowhere in Mahabharata it is that Karna was physically stronger than Arjuna. He is depicted as a tragic hero; gifted, righteous and brave, whose warrior skills won the admiration of Bhishma and Krishna. Throughout his life he kept his word under all circumstances and lived by the highest standards of integrity. He died in the battle in a bad way. It seems you have soft spot for Islam but ignoring won't change the truth. You are absolutely right but now a days some Dharmic Arjuna fans state that karna Krishna meeting is an interpolation ,suddenly everything good related to Karna is interpolated on a later date to glorify him ,I am like out of all the warriors in Mahabharata why is only karna getting glorified ? There are many things that we could learn from 10 facts about Karna. They kept attacking slowly to make his death eally painful. Now comes the cruelty. The more I read Mahabharata the more confused I get- it is full of contradictions,deceit, casteism, suppression of women and violence. Only arrogant fools support worst administration. Yet as a person he had one quality that put him on a par with the greats at that was he played fair. Karna’s weakness was his insecurities, constantly being taunted and deprived of opportunities because he belonged to a lower caste. Actually as per MK Ganguly also karna was far superior ,accepted karna lost in Virat war but the texts clearly says Arjuna had the help of Vishwakarma's illusions ,in Draupadi swayamvara it was inconclusive as karna retreated not out of Arjuna overpowering him but because he feared the wrath of Brahmins and mainly because he knew it was wrong ,at the Gandharva karna did retreat but he came back at the late hours and Bori and even KMG says karna was drinking something and was so probably intoxicated ,this is why he vowed to never drink wine after his Digvijaya and 13 face offs you say of is not mentioned in any MB so calling Arjuna far superior is wrong ! Kunti patiently put up with Durvasa's temper and his unreasonable requests(such as demanding food at odd hours of the night) and served the sage with great dedication. By Worshiping idols what harm is caused to humans, non-hindus & humanity? He is a sweet mango gone bad. It is said that once, a small girl was carrying a bowl of ghee to her mother and she accidentally spills it on the ground. Somewhere deep inside, he knew that everything he was doing was wrong, but his loyalty was so strong that he continued to do it. Something is wrong with our religIon. This blog really opened my eyes.. its all in us after all, ~ to stay in bitterness or to be in happiness. Karna’s pledge of never returning anyone empty-handed was known to all. Adharmi who used to DO WRONG THINGS, CRIME & DECEIT were killed by krishna by adopting adharma. Somewhere a proper balance between the two is required. karna continues attacking arjun when his chariot got sinked in the ground, arjun did tit for tat. Dear friend, A life can never be imagined without the component of natures such as earth, air, soil, fire so we called them a lords such as agni dev, pavan dev, surya dev and worship them. True, the Mahabharat could have been something else! he is very loyal to his friend and and wears his loyalty proudly. Existence is not making a judgment about who is good or bad. I think that’s perfectly fair. His kit further improves on this solid base in multiple ways, from his Mana Burst (Flame) ’s Buster and NP Damage buffs, Uncrowned Arms Mastery ’s critical buffs, the ability to … Mahabharata was probably the only ancient epic which showed the grey shades in humans. Karna will always be my hero. Lord Krishna asked Karna how he knew that the Pandavas would win the war, to which he replied, "Kurukshetra is a sacrificial field. Do right things and right things will happen to you!!! As a company, Karna works to embody these same principles and strive to always being “on target.” Another fact on this is Karna is here to live the remaining life of the Rakshasa Sahasra Kavacha, a devote of Surya who survives with his one last kavacha at the end of Treta yuga after a war with the Nara-Narayana. Ethics, ritousness and morality are very fundamental values for a human being and a mature society. Where is the line between ritouesness and peace? ), the invulnerable hero of the Indian epic Mahabharata, as a hero on the vanquished side. He tried to do it by saying things like  “Draupadi, you should leave the Pandavas who are cowards and don’t know how to protect you and instead marry the Kauravas.” All this was actually said to anger the Pandavas and push them into doing something to stop the horrible injustice on Draupadi. All of you guys ask yourselves - when you are being rejected and mocked by a certain group and everyone and you know you are capable, there comes a person giving you the opportunity. Karna –“They are not my brothers. Brahma bless him with this boon and thus he was born to Arjuna and Subhadhra. When you find a gold nugget, it comes with impurities, and those impurities must be removed in order for the gold in the nugget to be considered pure. These social evils completely deteriorated the confidence,morality and efficiency of the so-called low born classes....Even the great personalities like karna and dont forget Ekalavya too who could not escape these bull shit social system and despite having great potential could not reach to the position where they should have. Despite the increasing pain Karna sat still. When Krishna came to sue for peace, he spoke to Karna. Karna – I am not fighting this war to gain anything. He thus approached Dronacharya, an established teacher who taught the Kuru princes. Karna's die hard intentions to kill Arjuna also could not make him break the rules being a man of integrity. She was very afraid that her mother would scold her for this. Now that we know that we must make the right choice, let's make a choice to not blame the person for what he has been portrayed to be, let's make a choice to criticize both the Kauravas and Pandavas equally, let's make a choice to question Shri Krishna's ways of winning the war as well! Life doesn’t work like that.". Vrishasena, Chritasena, Satyasena, Sushena, Prasena, Shatrunjaya, Dvipata and Banasena were the sons of Vrushali and Karna. However at the end of reading the 10 the parva despite various defeats and wins of all the characters, the good things they did and their misdeeds, you will be overwhelmed by two characters - Karna and Bhishma. If they hadnt fought from the wrong side or they were clearly evil Mahabharata would have ended up as another Ramayana or a conventional Good vs Evil battle. This is very clear when we read through the slogas saying even after Arjuna strikes Karna's throat with Anjalika Astra his life remains in body because Dharma Devda showers her blessing over his life since he is the only human birth till that date on earth who followed only Dharma. If you look at his life, the fact of it is that he was a charioteer’s son who became a king. not doing violence to womens. Neither is purely good or bad. Two strong honourable characters who fought from the wrong side and they are the ones who make Mahabharata the great epic it is. They are following all in human and unfair act to kill the psychopaths. He was also cursed by a Brahmin as he practiced with arrows and bows and accidentally killed a Brahmin’s cow. Sun is not a living object like i said" It is center of the Solar System ,mass consists of hydrogen and quantities of heavier elements, including oxygen, carbon, neon and iron. i recommend you to read O.G mahabharat of MK ganguly, its available on Sacret text dot com. Karnas frustration, his hatred, his misdeeds in the form of insulting draupadi and being silent on the laaksha griha conspiracy show the grey side of the character. He was the one along with Duryodhana who was involved in the poisoning of Bhima, he was involved in the assassination attempt of the Pandavas and Kunti in the lac … Maybe he actually was in reality, but as far as society was concerned, he wanted to be somebody he was not. It was Karna who broke the rule. Existence never judges because it is not written anywhere that one thing is good and some other thing is bad. Lucky for the infant, he was discovered by Adhiratha, royal charioteer for The king of Hastinapura (his mother would soon be wed into the same house). Most of our actions are in effect reactions. His was a life with insults and curses and lived most of his life trying to overcoming them and eventually sacrificing his Dharma for the sake of loyalty and gratitude. Where was dharma when I had to answer every single person how a suta putra became the king? But as cursed by Parashurama, he forgot the mantras to conjure Brahmastra, for he needed it most desperately at this moment. However Karna along with 6 other fighters including Drona, Ashvathama etc attacked Abhimanu all at once. This is another good act of Karna and in line with Dharma. A son and a daughter appeared during the Yagya and God Yajna promised King Darupad that these siblings would avenge his loss. As I said, Karnas actions were in effect reactions to his circumstances. But he was not just a passive participant, he was an active participant who goaded Duryodhana on, many times. he defeated every pandava and then spared their lives. Sudama was killed by Arjuna at Draupadi’s swayamvara when he was 9 years old. He was a bastard, a so-called bad blood which is what separates him from everyone else by making him the noblest one to have walked the earth at that time. Is it not a wonderful thing? Denying a capable person a chance in life(committed by pandavas) and insulting a woman(which karna did) are two different things and neither is pardonable. Before declaring any body a psychopath one should define the yard stick for measuring their act. According to TV series Karna is great, based on british translated mahabharat(in which 3 parvas are not even translated) S talks on krishna just died no matter what Shakuni said or did, it was stuck in go fight. And gave all these qualities to one man would win the war knew him a. 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