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Doubts-1
Division
of Hastinaapur
Why this Hastinaapur was divided between Kaurav and Paandav, because
Hastinaapur was never of Kaurav's. Its king was Paandu. When Paandu went for
vacation, he appointed Dhritraashtra as his representative. So
Dhritraashtra was only the representative of the lawful king. And naturally
after the king, his eldest son (Yudhishthir) should have been the king.
Even otherwise Yudhishthir was the eldest son of the family. Then why Duryodhan was all the time claiming Hastinaapur as his own
kingdom?
Was
that Dice Game for Pleasure?
Duryodhan
told Yudhishthir that they were playing the dice game only for pleasure.
Pleasure means just for fun or for enjoyment sake, but then where these
stakes came from? And even if these stakes were used, why not they
were all nullified after the game? These stakes made Yudhishthir only
poor and sufferer.
Playing
the Dice Game is Yudhishthir's Mistake
It
is many times stressed in Mahaabhaarat that Yudhishthir was not skilled in dice game.
If he was not, then why did he accept to play it? Because when one doesn't know how to
play a game he cannot play it. So knowingly fully well that he did not
know how to play the dice game and Shakuni was the skilled player in
that, why did he accept this challenge? And if he lost in those games,
whose mistake it was? Later at other places in Mahaabhaarat, it is said
that Duryodhan won by cheating, but in games it is fair. Who stopped
Yudhishthir to cheat and win the game?
Saag
Vidur Ghar Khaayo
This is well known information that when Krishn went to Hastinaapur as a
Peace messenger, He preferred Vidur's house to stay and refused
Duryodhan's rich hospitality. Krishn ate Bathuaa Saag (vegetable made
from Bathuaa leaves) at Vidur's house. [Bathuaa leaves is a common poor
man's vegetable in western UP of India]. I don't see even a slight
mention of what did He eat at Vidur's place here in Mahaabhaarat? How
this myth started and has been adopted even by great poets.
[5prewar,
10krishn2]
Why
Karn Did Not Fight in Mahaabhaarat War for 10 Days?
We have always been hearing that one of the conditions set by Bheeshm
before the war, was that he wouldn't allow Karn to fight under his
commandership. But here we find that Karn himself laid down his weapons
until Bheeshm was alive.
[5prewar,
13dhritraashtra-1]
Bheeshm
also put this condition that he would not fight with Paandav if Karn
will fight with him, although Karn had already laid down his weapons
before Bheeshm in the court, till Bheeshm was alive.
[5prewar,
22balraamrukmee]
Krishn
Took a Wheel or Chakra?
We have always heard that Bheeshm said - "I will make
you take up a weapon in the war." and Krishn smiled at this, but
when the time came, we have always known that Krishn took the wheel of
chariot and ran away towards Bheeshm to hit him. And as soon as Bheeshm saw
Him taking up a wheel, he dropped his bow and arrow and stood folding
hands saying - "I didn't mean anything by this destruction except
to break your vow of not to take up any weapon during the war."
Then Krishn felt embarrassed and threw the wheel on the ground and came back to His
chariot.
And we have also heard that it happened only once. It is logical too
because Bhagvaan could not have made a mistake twice.
But
in Mahaabhaarat, on 4th day of the war, it is said that He ran towards Bheeshm in His divine form taking up His Chakra
to kill him and
Arjun stopped him with the fear of breaking His vow. And the same
incident happens again, in the same fashion, on the 9th day of the
war.
(6war, 9battle3)
(6war, 12battle9)
May
I know how the first version came to public? Or otherwise how could Krishn make a
mistake twice (of breaking His vow)?
Bheeshm's
Pillow
One version - When Bheeshm asked for a pillow for his head, Duryodhan sent his people
to bring a good pillow for him. Some people rushed to bring it. By the
time they brought some pillows, Arjun had already hit three arrows in the
ground and Bheeshm's head rested on them.
Bheshm appreciated Arjun and said - "Only a proper warrior can give
such a pillow to another warrior." So Duryodhan's pillows were
useless for Bheeshm in front of Arjun. Here again Duryodhan had a defeat
from Arjun.
But
Mahaabhaarat says that Bheeshm refused to accept any pillow brought by
others, and asked Arjun to give one to him. While in above version he
just asked for it (not specifically from Arjun), and Arjun gave it to him himself and that also
before getting any pillow from Duryodhan.
(6war, 13battle10)
Drinking
Water for Bheeshm
In the same way Bheeshm asked for some water, and Duryodhan sent some
people to bring water for him. Someone brought Gangaa water, someone
brought cool clean water for him, but by that time they brought it,
Arjun had already hit an arrow in the ground. A fresh cool water fountain
came out of the ground and fell directly in Bheeshm's mouth. Dutyodhan
again had a defeat from Arjun here.
But
the Mahaabhaarat says that Bheeshm refused to accept any water brought by
others, and asked Arjun to give some water to him. While in above version he didn't ask for
it specifically from Arjun, he just said that he was thirsty, and Arjun
himself gave it to him and
that also before getting any water from Duryodhan so the water brought
became useless.
(6war, 13battle10)
Karn's
Joining of Paandav
Whenever Krishn, or Kuntee, or Bheeshm asked Karn to join Paandav, he
never said "Why didn't you tell me this before Duryodhan made me
his friend?" or "What is the use of telling me all these
things now when I am not independent?" or "Where was your
affection or this advice when everybody was calling me Soot-Putra and
was insulting me?" Why?
Why
Bheeshm did not Allow Karn to Fight Under Him?
This is not a doubt, but an explanation. When Karn goes to see Bheeshm lying on the bed of arrows, we have heard
that he asked Bheeshm that why didn't he allow him to fight under his
commandership? Then Bheeshm replied that he didn't want to lose him at
the hands of Arjun. Because he knew that Karn had vowed to kill Arjun but
he will not be able to kill him, rather he himself will be killed at
his hands. He did not want him to be killed at Arjun's hands during his
commandership period.
But
Mahaabhaarat doesn't say this.
(6war, 14karnbheeshm)
Who
Killed Bheeshm? Arjun or Shikhandee?
(6war, 12battle9)
Mahaabhaarat says that - when Bheeshm told the story of Ambaa to
Duryodhan, he told that Ambaa got the Var from Shiv to kill Bheeshm.
When Shiv granted her wish she asked - "I am a woman, how will I
kill him?" Shiv said "You will be born as woman, but will
obtain manhood later." Well, this really happened with her.
But
later Bheeshm said "Nobody else can kill me except Arjun, so he
should place Shikhandee in front of him and shoot arrows at me."
Arjun did the same thing as he was told. That is why nobody else was sad
about Bheeshm's death as much as Arjun was, because he himself had to
kill Bheeshm. Although Shikhandee also shot some arrows at him.
After
Bheeshm had fallen, in the beginning of Drone Parv, Janmejaya says -
"After Bheeshm was slain by Shikhandee, what did Dhritraashtra
do?" This shows that Bheeshm was killed by Shikhandee. What is the
truth? Who killed Bheeshm, Arjun or Shikhandee?
(6war, 15battle11)
Abhimanyu's
Killing
(6 war, 17battle131)
Everybody knows that Jayadrath killed the defenseless Abhimanyu in Chakra
Vyooh with his
hands and feet, that is why Arjun took the vow to kill Jayadrath by next
sunset. And Drone even tried to stop him to do so but he didn't listen
to him too.
But Mahaabhaarat
gives some different description. It says that Dushaasan's son killed him with his
mace. Karn cut his bow from behind, Kritvarmaa killed his horses and Kripaa
killed his two Saarathee. In this process Jayadrath is nowhere to be
seen. Jayadrath's role was only that he did not allow any help to reach him. He was not so
much at fault as Dushaasan's son who killed defenseless Abhimanyu. In
fact Drone (who suggested the way to kill him and later cut his sword), Karn
(who cut his bow and later his shield), Kritvarmaa (who killed his
horses), Kripaa (who killed his two Saarathee) and Dushaasan's son were the main killers of
Abhimanyu, then why Arjun thought Jayadrath as his killer and Bheeshm also
supported it? The why only Jayadrath should be blamed for his killing?
In fact Drone is the main killer of Abhimanyu.
In
fact Yudhishthir accepts this (in Drone-188), that Jayadrath had little
fault in this whole episode. [see 6war,
25battle151)
Why Did They Kill
Abhimanyu?
[6
war, 17battle131]
We have known the following for some time, but it is nowhere to be found
in Mahaabhaarat. How come?
Duryodhan
handed over the management of the Vyooh to Jayadrath. He was standing on the
first gate to make sure that everything goes all right as planned. The Vyooh had
a knack of closing up as soon as someone entered. So as soon as Abhimanyu
entered the Vyooh, the first gate closed and his uncles could not enter,
because they did not know even how to enter it.
If
this was the case, then I don't understand that why Jayadrath did not
allow at least Yudhishthir to enter? In this way they could easily capture
him. Because their aim was not to kill Abhimanyu, their aim was to
capture Yudhishthir.
Appearance
of Ghatotkach
In
Mahaabhaarat we find that Ghatotkach had been fighting in Mahaabhaarat
war since the 1st day, but we have always known that he appeared during
the Commandership of Drone in the evening when Kaurav army was going to
retire. He made the sky dark and started throwing out stones and other things from the sky and
the Kaurav army wondered "Who did this to them?" because it
was neither used to such war, nor it was ready for such
war. Then he fought with them the
whole next day and was killed by Karn's Power got from Indra.
[6war, 24battle145]
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