💎aspects of Yudhishthira 💎
These are just a few aspects [not at all exhaustive, just random] of Yudhishthira:
[1]
example: many instances where Yudhishthira can read/intuit people's unspoken feelings and thoughts! Can you share an example or reference?
Yudhishthira, the son of Pandu from Bhima's countenance alone, suspected the nature of the task he had undertaken to accomplish. Sitting by the side of his mother, Yudhishthira asked her in private, 'What is the task, O mother, that Bhima of terrible prowess seeketh to accomplish? Doth he do so at thy command or of his own accord?'
[2]
example: like the knowledge he has of languages and of statecraft - such as understanding mleccha languages and being able to decode Vidur's warning about the house of lac. Also in terms of rulership, he puts into practice the best principles.
Can you share any others example or reference?
[3]
example: when in exile his brothers and Draupadi want him to retaliate against Kauravas, but Yudhishthira gives very sound reasons [eg. preparedness for war] for waiting for the right time to do so, based on power equations. Can you share any other example or reference?
[4]
example: the way Yudhishthira seeks the advice of esteemed sages and elders and how he applies all this in dealing with being exiled. Can you share any other example or reference?
Many brilliant examples where Yudhishthira consults sages like Vyasa, Narada, Markendeya and of course Lord Krishna himself!
[5]
ah! this is sometimes a flaw - not judging a situation rightly and sticking to a code of conduct - the infamous acceptance to play dice with the deadly cousins! say no more!
And as if that was not enough grief, the way Yudhishitra gives Duryodhana a choice that can easily give the already defeated villain the upper hand!
Krishna takes the good but sometimes injudicious king to task:
Vasudeva, filled with wrath, said these words unto Yudhishthira, "What rash words hast thou spoken, O king, to the effect, 'Slaying one amongst us be thou king among the Kurus.' If, indeed, O Yudhishthira, Duryodhana select thee for battle, or Arjuna, or Nakula, or Sahadeva (what will be the consequence)? From desire of slaying Bhimasena, O king, for these thirteen years hath Duryodhana practised with the mace upon a statue of iron! How then, O bull of Bharata's race, will our purpose be achieved? From compassion, O best of kings, thou hast acted with great rashness! I do not at this moment behold a match (for Duryodhana) except Pritha's son Vrikodara! His practice, again, with the mace, is not so great! Thou hast, therefore, once more allowed a wretched game of chance to commence as that one in former days between thyself and Shakuni, O monarch! Bhima is possessed of might and prowess. King Suyodhana, however, is possessed of skill! In a contest between might and skill, he that is possessed of skill, O king, always prevails! Such a foe, O king, thou hast, by thy words, placed in a position of ease and comfort! Thou hast placed thine own self, however, in a position of difficulty. We have, in consequence of this, been placed in great danger! Who is there that would abandon sovereignty within grasp, after having vanquished all his foes and when he hath only one foe to dispose of and that one plunged in difficulties? I do not see that man in the world today, be he a god, who is competent to vanquish the mace- armed Duryodhana in battle! Neither thou nor Bhima, nor Nakula nor Sahadeva, nor Phalguna, is capable of vanquishing Duryodhana in fair fight! King Duryodhana is possessed of great skill! How then, O Bharata, canst thou say unto such a foe words such as these, 'Fight, selecting the mace as thy weapon, and if thou canst slay one amongst us, thou shalt then be king?' If Duryodhana encounters Vrikodara amongst us wishing to fight fairly with him, even then our victory would be doubtful. Duryodhana is possessed of great might and great skill. How couldst thou say unto him, 'Slaying only one amongst us be thou king'? Without a doubt, the offspring of Pandu and Kunti are not destined to enjoy sovereignty! They were born for passing their lives in continued exile in the woods or in mendicancy!" [KMG/MB]
[6]
sometimes...like his words to Kunti[*] and to Arjuna**
*||Yudhishthira said, 'What rash act hast thou done, O mother! It is difficult of being performed and almost amounteth to suicide! The learned never applaud the abandonment of one's own child. Why dost thou, O mother, wish to sacrifice thy own child for the sake of another's? Thou hast, O mother, by this abandonment of thy child, acted not only against the course of human practices but also against the teachings of the Vedas, That Bhima, relying on whose arms we sleep happily in the night and hope to recover the kingdom of which we have been deprived by the covetous son of Dhritarashtra, that hero of immeasurable energy, remembering whose prowess Duryodhana and Sakuni do not sleep a wink during the whole night and by whose prowess we were rescued from the palace of lac and various other dangers, that Bhima who caused the death of Purochana, and relying on whose might we regard ourselves as having already slain the sons of Dhritarashtra and acquired the whole earth with all her wealth, upon what considerations, O mother, hast thou resolved upon abandoning him? Hast thou been deprived of thy reason? Hath thy understanding been clouded by the calamities thou hast undergone?'' || This is when Kunti volunteers Bhima [with Bhima's consent] to save the brahmin and his family from the hungry demon. But because Yudhishthira is righteous, once he understands the reasons, he commends Kunti's action.
**|| When he realises that Karna has not been killed, he berates Arjuna with many hurtful words including : ''It would be better had you not been born in Pritha's womb and been aborted in the fifth month''. But when Yudhishthira and Arjuna are reconciled through Lord Krishna's intervention, the king admits their squabble is based on ignorance and is once more affectionate and understanding.
[7]
above all though Yudhishthira is compassionate - towards his near and dear as well as his enemies and the weak, when appropriate, such as when he shows mercy to the wife of the defeated Gandharva[ ], when he chooses to save a son of Madri rather than another son of Kunti [episode with the yaksha]
Dear fellow-fans of Mahabharat
Please choose two aspects that struck you most, and please give an example of such an aspect taken from the Mahabharat [BORI CE or KMG]
I am eager to hear your choices and reasons!
In addition to these aspects, please do share one of your own!
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