Dear Friends,
We are not exploring something for the first time and we don't prefer any half-baked result.Predictions that aren't firmly attached to the ground turn to be useless.They cannot survive long if at all they live they don't fit in every situation.
And now how can certain lines judge a character when the Great Epic is fully-fledged with text worth 18-Chapters!?
If it is Yuddhishtir,we very well know that he was recognized as Dharma right from the beginning of the Epic.What did Aksashvani say when Yuddhishtir was born.Please do recollect those lines from Adi-Parva!
And as soon as the child was born, an incorporeal voice (from the skies) said, 'This child shall be the best of men, the foremost of those that are virtuous. Endued with great prowess and truthful in speech, he shall certainly be the ruler of the earth. And this first child of Pandu shall be known by the name of Yudhishthira. Possessed of prowess and honesty of disposition, he shall be a famous king, known throughout the three worlds.'
The same was proven in the Great Epic.
Manusmriti written by the ancient sage Manu, says 10 essential components comprise Dharma : Patience (dhriti), forgiveness (kshama), piety or self control (dama), honesty (asteya), sanctity (shauch), control of senses (indraiya-nigrah), reason (dhi), knowledge or learning (vidya), truthfulness (satya) and absence of anger (krodha). Manu further writes, "Non-violence, truth, non-coveting, purity of body and mind, control of senses are the essence of dharma".
Where does this base of a character(comprising all the traits) that predicts a person's nature go missing while trying to understand the epic!?
People find Yuddhishtir's actions troublesome at various points.But with the aid of above mentioned traits how can the following be viewed!?
If it is staking his wealth...Who can say all this is ours!?
If it is staking his Kingdom...we know that a king's subjects will bear the same recognition (as People- Praja)for his wife,brothers and children.So does pawning them make any difference!?
Be it staked his Pandava Brothers...he was aware that his siblings were brothers of Kauravas also.
Yuddhishtir staked his wife...I'll ask wasn't she related to Kauravas!?How can you say he staked her like a commodity!?
He boasted about his vast wealth...But who can brag of things that are destined to be lost!?
If you talk about 'vice' there is a question for you...who took it to the level of vice?Who played like a relative and who played like a true gambler forcing to put this and that as a stake...who continued to 'live' in that role even when the game ended?
If at all Yuddhishtir won Hastinapur and Kaurav women what would he have done considering them his daughters!?
Even if you want to know how Yuddhishtir forgave repeated offences?...you have to understand that essence of his character.
For "I sought to cast the dice desiring to snatch from Dhritarashtra's son his kingdom with the sovereignty. It was therefore that, that cunning gambler--Suvala's son--played against me on behalf of Suyodhana."...didn't he refuse Bhima's suggestion to end the Vanvaas in 13 days!?Why did he take up the entire period of 13 years?Why he ordered Bhima and Arjun to save Dhritarashtra's son & Co. from Gandharvas when the later were in trouble!?He must have left them to their fate and take over his kingdom after their end!Even if he didn't will to end them he could have ordered Bhim and Arjun to capture them.But why didn't he do that!?Does Yuddhishtir need any discourse on Kshatriya qualities?How do you approach someone speaking in pain,holding you responsible for their sufferings?Can you pacify them saying they are wrong in blaming you?Perhaps it was a way to calm them by agreeing with what all they said and felt inside.And later prove them as baseless allegations.
Yuddhisthir asked Bhima & Arjun to save the Kauravas who were captives of the Gandharvas...Those Gandharvas captured Kaurava women.It was said that "This contact with other people's wives and this hostile encounter with human beings are acts that are both censurable in the king of the Gandharvas and not proper for him."
Protecting the women esp. of one's own clan is the duty of every man.How can this be a contradicting to Dharma!?
Lusting for someone...let me tell you a person with virtues can never sink into low standards.Especially if he's deeply involved in Truth.How could he make 13 years of ascetic life successful with a strong drive for physical plessures!?
I'll admit that all this logic and reasoning is still lacking and doesn't cover even 0.1 percent of the reality,reality which even I believe it to be of great calibre.
Only perception of high standard is worth taking up because these characters and their actions are not just for analysis and forgetting.We can never understand a character like Yuddhishtir being ourself!Perhaps partially if, we are a Bhim or a Arjun.But never being embodiments of Kali(Demon)!
To Understand Yuddhishtir's actions
Keeping the conflicts aside,to predict anything about Dharma, a person's path should be that of Dharma!Only a person who really has got into that state of virtues can give the correct sense of a righteous character.
Faulting someone unable to understand his deeds!? This is not desirable.
According to the Bhagavat Purana, righteous living or life on a dharmic path has four aspects: austerity (tap), purity (shauch), compassion (daya) and truthfulness (satya); and adharmic or unrighteous life has three vices: pride (ahankar), contact (sangh), and intoxication (madya). The essence of dharma lies in possessing a certain ability, power and spiritual strength. The strength of being dharmic also lies in the unique combination of spiritual brilliance and physical prowess.
Anyone who is complete with the above qualities can understand what is dharma and bring out the exact meaning of Yuddhishtir's actions.
To disprove...
Even if someone wants to refute Yuddhishtir's actions they can to do it by giving the right way to function provided they are on the same path...dharmic path comprising the above aspects.
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