The beauty about the Mahabharata, is that there are many profound anecdotes embedded in the fabric of the story, some in mainstream versions, some in folklore. The purpose of these tales is really to give a deeper understanding of the characters, and more importantly, a deeper understanding of ourselves. They act as windows through which one can peep into one’s own personality. To argue about their historic genuineness would be to completely miss the whole point of these parables.
Once, Krishna asked Duryodhan to bring before him one completely good person, without a spot of evil. Duryodhan, who usually did not take Krishna seriously, oddly took interest in this project. He set off on his chariot to search for the perfect human being. After combing his entire kingdom, he came back and confidently announced to Krishna that there was absolutely no one.
“Not even your cousin the gentle Yudhishtir?” asked…
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A great read and what an awesome Mahabharat it must have been with the Lord with Arjuna.
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yes Kamal i loved this post too. Thank you.
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Welcome Rekha.
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Very true. We see what we like to see.
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yes, you are right.
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I loved your poem – Hope.
but couldn’t find comment box .
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Oh thanks for the read Rekhaji. Appreciate ur feedback.
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welcome n thanks.
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Not sure why the comment box is shying away from ur valuable comments :-). But ur message is conveyed to me and thanks for tat.
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Is it there ?ok , i’ll check once again. welcome.
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Very informative thank you for sharing rekha
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WC, I loved the post too.
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check out my new post https://www.spirityoga.org/blog/can-atheist-be-a-spiritual-person
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Sure. Thank you.
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