Saturday, December 6, 2025
Friday, December 5, 2025
Vidura remembered
- by Dhritarashtra frequently
- by arjuna while seeing carnage on Mahabharata war
- by shakuni after his son was killed
- by duryodana after defeat in Mahabharata war
- by krishna while leaving earth
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Thursday, December 4, 2025
Duryodhana Equal Unequal
Equal
- Birth and Status: Duryodhana was born on the same day as Bhima, making them of the same age.
- Mace Fighting Instruction: Both Duryodhana and Bhima received equal instruction in mace fighting from their gurus, Drona and Balarama.
- Mace Fighting Skill (Technique): Duryodhana was considered an exceptional mace fighter, often described as superior to everyone in mace-fight technique, even Bhima, by authorities like Balarama and Krishna. Bhima himself admitted Duryodhana was unslayable in a fair mace duel.
- Friendship with Karna: Their friendship is often portrayed as a relationship of equals, where Duryodhana supported Karna despite his low caste status, and Karna remained fiercely loyal to him.
- Kingship: According to some interpretations and local traditions (like the Malanada temple in Kerala), Duryodhana was a capable and just ruler to his people, equal in quality to previous kings like Shantanu.
- Physical Strength (Brute Force): Bhima was physically much stronger than Duryodhana. Bhima's mace was even heavier than Duryodhana's. In childhood, Bhima often physically overpowered Duryodhana and his brothers.
- Overall Warrior Prowess: Duryodhana was considered inferior to Arjuna as an archer and overall warrior. Bhima was also considered a superior overall warrior due to his skill with all weapons, not just the mace.
- Dharma (Virtue/Duty): Duryodhana and his brothers were not seen on the same level as the Pandavas in their adherence to virtue, duty, and respect for elders. The Pandavas were widely considered more "dharmic" (righteous).
- Claim to the Throne: Many believed the Pandavas, specifically Yudhishthira, had a more legitimate claim to the throne based on merit and the circumstances of their births, making Duryodhana's claim unequal in the eyes of many.
- Wisdom and Foresight: Duryodhana lacked spiritual knowledge and wisdom, often blinded by his ego and advised by Shakuni, which led to poor decisions and his eventual downfall. The Pandavas were guided by the wisdom of Krishna.
Torture
- Bhima in childhood Bullied Physically the 100 Kauravas
- After killing 100 Kauravas Mentally Harrased DhritarashtraGandhari
Dhritarashtra Calmed Pandavas
Vaisampayana said, "After the king Dhritarashtra had offered libations of water (unto the manes of Bhisma), the mighty-armed 1 Yudhishthira, with his senses bewildered, placing the former in his front, ascended the banks (of the river), his eyes suffused with tears, and dropt down on the bank of the Ganga like an elephant pierced by the hunter. Then incited by Krishna, Bhima took him up sinking. 'This must not be so,' said Krishna, the grinder of hostile hosts. The Pandavas, O king, saw Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, troubled and lying on the ground, and also sighing again and again. And seeing the king despondent and feeble, the Pandavas, overwhelmed with grief, sat down, surrounding him.
And endowed with high intelligence and having the sight of wisdom, king Dhritarashtra, exceedingly afflicted with grief for his sons, addressed the monarch, saying,--'Rise up, O thou tiger among the Kurus. Do thou now attend to thy duties. O Kunti's son, thou hast conquered this Earth according to the usage of the Kshatriyas. Do thou now, O lord of men, enjoy her with thy brothers and friends. O foremost of the righteous, I do not see why thou shouldst grieve. O lord of the Earth, having lost a hundred sons like unto riches obtained in a dream, it is Gandhari and I, who should mourn. Not having listened to the pregnant words of the high-souled Vidura, who sought our welfare, I, of perverse senses, (now) repent. The virtuous Vidura, endowed with divine insight, had told me,--'Thy race will meet with annihilation owing to the transgressions of Duryodhana. O king, if thou wish for the weal of thy line, act up to my advice. Cast off this wicked-minded monarch, Suyodhana, and let not either Karna or Sakuni by any means see him. Their gambling too do thou, without making any fuss suppress, and anoint the righteous king Yudhishthira. That one of subdued senses will righteously govern the Earth. If thou wouldst not have king Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, then, O monarch, do thou, performing a sacrifice, thyself take charge of the kingdom, and regarding all creatures with an even eye, O lord of men, do thou let thy kinsmen. O thou advancer of thy kindred, subsist on thy bounty.' When, O Kunti's son, the far-sighted Vidura said this, fool that I was I followed the wicked Duryodhana. Having turned a deaf ear to the sweet speech of that sedate one, I have obtained this mighty sorrow as a consequence, and have been plunged in an ocean of woe. Behold thy old father and mother, O king, plunged in misery. But, O master of men, I find no occasion for thy grief.'"
Vaisampayana said, "Thus addressed by the intelligent king Dhritarashtra Yudhishthira, possessed of understanding, became calm
https://www.google.com/search?q=Dhritarashtra+Yudhisthira+Calm
https://www.google.com/search?q=Dhritarashtra+Calmed+Pandavas
Commanders
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Kauravas Commanders Body-Tan with them but Mind-Man with Pandavas
One Akshauhini
One Akshauhini by
- One Akshauhini by Ashvatama immediately after Drona Death
- Ghatotkacha crushed with his gigantic form as he fell after being killed by Karna.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Three Arjunas
- Tree
- Kartavirya
- Arjuna Pandava
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