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Mahabharata
Mahabharata is a Hindu sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families.
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What is the summary of Draupadi by Mahashweta Devi?
You may search the for the-criterion.com/V5/n4/Rajni.pdf. There are many references available on the web.
Why might epic poems like the Mahabharata and Ramayana be good vehicles for teaching moral lessons?
Epic poems mix moral lessons with dramatic action and exciting stories that appeal to a large audience. Good and evil are clear and distinct. Through moral action, the epic hero is victorious over evil.
Who was giving the blind Dritharashtra a live commentary on the happenings of the war?
As we know dhitrastra was blind in Mahabharata. from this he cannot saw the war of Mahabharata. than guru Vedviash was give "devayadristi" to Sanjay. he was the caller of dhitrastra. the SANJAY explaine the war of mahabharta to dhitarast.
In mahabharat pandavas wife Drowpathi married the five husbands what is reason behind?
Pandavas always obey and act according to their Mother Kunti's wish. After Arjuna won the competition and Draupathi's hand they got married. Five brothers and the Arjuna's bride Draupati went to see their mother.When they reached home Arjuna said to his mother that he has got something for her, not knowing what it was from inside the house Kunti asked the five brothers to share it.Thus Draupati was Pandavas wife from then as per their mother's order. contd...
This was done to respect their mother's decision.
Where is the settings of the story hundred question of mahabarata?
The setting of the story in the "Mahabharata," particularly in the context of the "Hundred Questions," primarily takes place in ancient India, specifically in the regions of Hastinapura and its surroundings. The epic unfolds across various significant locations, including the Kuru kingdom, forests, and the city of Indraprastha. The narrative weaves through royal courts, battlefields, and sacred sites, reflecting the cultural and spiritual landscape of the time. These settings provide a backdrop for the moral and philosophical dilemmas faced by the characters.
Did the mahabharata contain the caste system?
Yes. The system of four Varnas like Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudras was well established at the time of Mahabharata. The Karna was victim of discrimination on the ground of caste in the Mahabharata. In the Gita, Lord Krishna told that He has created four varnas on the basis of his karma. Not on the basis of birth. But the Hindus conveniently overlook the God.
The most famous section of the poem the Mahabharata?
The most famous section of the Mahabharata is called the Bhagavad Gita. it is a sermon by the god Krishna on the eve of a major battle.
Who wash kunti's youngest son in Mahabharata?
Sahdeo was the youngest son of Kunti
Pandu had two wives. One Kunti another Maadri.
(Karna), Dharmaraya, Bhema, Arjuna were born to Kunti
Nakula and Sahadeva were born to Maadri
Arjun was the youngest son of Kunti.
What are the first few shloka of the section 9 or adhyaya nine of Bhagwat Geeta?
Lord Krishna says," Arjuna, your sight is clear. I will tell you the hidden science and knowledge. After knowing this, you will be free from the world full of sorrow." (9/1).
"The knowledge with science, king of all the knowledge, king of all the secretes, very holy, the best one, full of religion, easy to get and non-destructible." (9/2).
"Look Arjuna, the ones, who has no faith in this advise, get trapped in death and birth cycle." (9/3).
"This all the world is filled by Me like snow is made up of the water. Every living and non-living this is created as per My will. But i am not inside the whole world." (9/4).
"The whole world is not inside Me. But look at My divine powers. Myself is not situated inside the whole world. Myself only feed the whole world, but I am not included inside all the living and non-living things." (9/5).
"As if the air is created by space and situated in the space only, like wise the whole world is created by My desire. Get to know this thing." (9/6).
"Look Arjuna, At the end of the 'Kalpa" (this the end of the day of Lord Brahma), every living and non-living thing disappear into My Prakruti (nature), and at the beginning of the "Kalpa" (day of the lord Brahma) I create the world again." (9/7).
( The creation of the world from and into nothing is beyond the imagination of the human brain as on today. The time period of yuga, ( thousand into four 'yuga' makes a day of Lord Brahma.) as determined by the people in the field, who know the religion is too low. It is too much bigger than, what you can imagine. I have no knowledge about the same and i do not want to do the guess work on this as is bound to be negligible fraction of the infinite time. Even the largest figure is practically nothing in front of the Infinite time.".)
"The people are bound to behave as per their genetic make up. They are not independent. I repeatedly redesign these people as per their karma. (9/8).
( Every person, including the animal, plant and micro-organisms, behave as per their genetic make up. Even the person, with the knowledge also behave as per his genetic make up. Then what will happen to you forcing to behave other wise?" (3/33).
"Look Arjuna, I am not attached to these karma of Mine. So these karma do not bind Me." (9/9).
( Here the Lord Krishna has explained his behavior as the mortal human being. He too born as a human being. Did each and every thing as the mortal human being. Still He did nothing. As He was not attached to the karma. There is a story in Mahabharata. The son of Abhimanyu, (his name was Parikshita) got born into two pieces. There remain no descendants of Pandawas. Lord Krishna says, " If I have lived all the life as pure being, if I have never told a single lie, if I have not stolen anything in my life, if I have never ran away from the battle field, if I have been fallowing the total abstinence through out My life, if I have done nothing wrong in My life (This is very long sentence, with lot many other things), then this child will get united and will be a living being. The child get united and living. This story was always confusing me till i understood the Geeta. (at least partially!) Because Lord Krishna happen to do every thing, He claimed to have not done. He was a known thief. He ran away from the battle field and called as Ranchod. (The one, who ran away from the battle.) He had 8 wives and many sons. He always seem to do so many odd things. As Lord Krishna had no attachment to His karma, karma did not bind Him and He remain pure.)
"Look Arjuna, I am the boss (incharge) of the Prakruti (nature). The world, living and non-living, is created by the nature as per the laws of nature. And this is how the world is rotating (or moving, or behaving.)" (9/10).
(Here the Lord Krishna says that the laws of the universe are universal. There is no miracles. Every thing that happens, happens as per the laws of nature only. The Lord also does not brake the laws of the nature. The Lord Krishna was also born as per the laws of nature, lived a life as per the laws of the nature, died as per the laws of nature. i often asked one question to myself. If the Lord has infinite powers, then can He brake the laws of nature? Now that i know the answer. He can brake the laws of nature, but He never broke them and He will never ever will brake them. Any "Boss" will never like act like that. It is meaningless to make the rules and then brake them. No sensible person will do it.)
" The people, who are stupid, do not know the infinite Myself. They think that I am ordinary man. I am born in this world, as a man, to liberate the souls." (9/11).
"Those people, with useless karma, useless expectations and useless knowledge, remain ignorant and live a life of demons, live in confused state of mind and work for the selfish and stupid motives. They live like that because of their defective genetic make up. (9/12).
"But look Arjuna, the people, who are born with the divine nature or genetic make up, worship Myself, who is the reason of all the living and non-living things. Who knows the indestructible Myself, then then worship Me with total involvement. (9/13).
( The people, who live for themselves only, without regards to the welfare of the others, the future generations and the ecosystem, lives like the animals only. The difference is that the animals has never ever harmed the ecosystem. Such people are worse than the animals.)
" The people with firm faith in infinite Myself, worship infinite Myself only, praise infinite Myself only. They try to achieve infinite Myself only. They surrender the infinite Myself only. They love and worship the infinite Myself only. (9/14).
(The target of the soul is to liberate itself. To be a part of infinite God. Every body holds the ego very tightly. When you let your ego go away, you become part of the infinite God. Out side your ego, there is infinite God and infinite happiness.)
Who attempted to take bheema's life even after the war?
Drathrashtra, he wanted to embrace Bheema, but a dummy of Bheema made of iron was shifted to him instead of real Bheema. Dratrashtra had strenth enough to crush the iron Bheema.
What is the rising action in Mahabharata?
The pandavas lead by Arjuna and krishna defeat the kauravas lead by duryodhana and karna and take back their kingdom.
Why did kauravas and pandavas fight?
They both had equal rights in ruling their country but Kauravas were not willing to share their power the Pandavas. Since they were unwilling to share power, a war broke-out between them
