tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385585168638185203.post7258718542845059240..comments2023-10-17T14:25:05.693+05:30Comments on Sarala Mahabharat: WHEN BHISHMA AND ARJUNA FACED EACH OTHER IN THE BATTLEFIELDB.N.Patnaikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08758591513346337483noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385585168638185203.post-87140013449826929892010-01-05T20:51:08.329+05:302010-01-05T20:51:08.329+05:30My understanding of the Mahabharata is that it mar...My understanding of the Mahabharata is that it marks the transition from the Dwapara Yuga to the Kali Yuga. The epic reflects the great tension of this change in the moral crises of its heroes. Good men are often forced to act treacherously and evil men sometimes act nobly. <br /><br />The death of Krishna is often cited as the beginning of the Kali Yuga. I would argue that the Kali Yuga had started at the time of the war or perhaps even before. If we look at the atrocities committed by both sides, they are very similar to war atrocities that occur in this age.<br /><br />Bhishma was born in the Dwapara Yuga where a kshatriya's dharma was to fight for his king and keep his word. He never wavered from this. Despite his natural affection to the Pandavas, he fought for Duryodhana. Not because of ego, but out of a sense of duty. The only problem was that the world had changed considerably from the time he was a boy.<br /><br />Krishna of course had no such moral qualms. Being the supreme lord, he knew exactly what age he was living in. He knew that modern warfare is a dirty, bloody business and could not be practically fought let alone won with moral codes from a previous age.Indrajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491136524678663446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385585168638185203.post-2571314780016739112010-01-04T15:27:31.339+05:302010-01-04T15:27:31.339+05:30Indrajit, there is no question of being 'harsh...Indrajit, there is no question of being 'harsh' on anybody or anything when you feel Truth as an absolutely neutral weapon to judge some action. Lord Krishna appeared on this earth just to show us that even a virtuous man like Bhishma could be misled by his own ego. I have a great respect and likeness for this great old character in the Mahabharata, but whenever he deviated from truth, that meant a deviation. The problem was, he gave upper hand to keeping some words whereas his priority should have been the Truth or the Lord's side. By the way, as per my knowledge Mahabharata was fought in Dwapar Yuga and not in Kali. Please correct me if I am wrong.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03808618816330784882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385585168638185203.post-64876818682953009152010-01-03T20:07:21.780+05:302010-01-03T20:07:21.780+05:30Methinks you are a little harsh on Bhishma. The ma...Methinks you are a little harsh on Bhishma. The main problem is that he was a warrior who lived at the dawn of the Kali Yuga but who adhered to the principles of a previous yuga. At the time he was born, virtuous acts bore virtuous fruit and a man's word meant something. By the time of the great war, evil prevailed and could only be overcome by deceit and trickery.Indrajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491136524678663446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385585168638185203.post-59350388889548680592009-12-11T19:05:34.782+05:302009-12-11T19:05:34.782+05:30First of all, Duryodhona's immoral actions aga...First of all, Duryodhona's immoral actions against the Pandavas can never be compared to some internal family matter. His actions can nowhere be supported.Blog writer mentioned "In a family, he (Bhishma) continued, there would sometimes be a troublesome person who would bring disgrace and ruin to the family. However, the virtuous would not abandon him, or eliminate him, rather they would find some way to accommodate him". This is the same logic as Dhritarashtra believed in. Mahabharata was certainly not a symbol of a mere family feud, it is the great struggle of virtue against the vice. Accommodating Duryodhana is nothing but sheltering Adharma and thus the logic can never be supported. Moreover, Bhishma's understanding of Dharma was more an infatuation, an egoistic approach towards his own vows which did not coincide with the real time justice. Only just soul, was the Supreme Lord, Krishna who understood that to establish a just society, an impartial and virtuous administration was to annihilate the Kauravas. Bhishma was always a mere spectator when their woman was disgraced, when Pandavas were humiliated, however he only acted at the time when he was asked by Duryodhana to fight!!! Bhishma forgot that there is far less Dharma in following a dry vow which might not remain same in nature in distant future, than in breaking it for the sake of justice and truth. That was the reason that this great soul had to die in battle. Bhishma is certainly one of the most respectable and awesome personalities in the Mahabharata, but his ideas about Dharma were blurred, his vision limited and his actions improper.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03808618816330784882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385585168638185203.post-82373074952792934352009-12-10T16:38:21.910+05:302009-12-10T16:38:21.910+05:30I do not agree with blog writer's understandin...I do not agree with blog writer's understanding of MahabharataUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03808618816330784882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385585168638185203.post-57401679280726773312009-12-10T16:22:49.505+05:302009-12-10T16:22:49.505+05:30I do not agree with the blog writer's understa...I do not agree with the blog writer's understanding of Mahabharata.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03808618816330784882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385585168638185203.post-89955022614437856702009-09-10T21:01:13.368+05:302009-09-10T21:01:13.368+05:30Sub: Bhishma in conflict with DHARMA
I put this qu...Sub: Bhishma in conflict with DHARMA<br />I put this question to one Professor of History!<br /><br />IF BHISHMA COULD WALK OUT OF THE WAR ? <br />a lot of Consequent Intellectual hollowness might have disappeared<br />as one sees Degradation of Minds today!!<br />http://cosmologyvedas.blogspot.com/<br />Vidyardhi Nanduri<br />Cosmology Vedas InterlinksDR vidyardhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126921583805478666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385585168638185203.post-56131898616640907802009-08-20T01:25:17.816+05:302009-08-20T01:25:17.816+05:30Hi,
You have written things in a very good way us...Hi,<br /><br />You have written things in a very good way using a mixture of the language that today's youth speak and the language that Mahabharta was written. <br /><br />Its wonderful to read your blog.<br /><br />Please keep posting more! :)<br /><br />Regards,<br />SamarKnight Samarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10240076048834900810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385585168638185203.post-52328057670957930082009-05-03T11:28:00.000+05:302009-05-03T11:28:00.000+05:30I liked your description of little moments in the ...I liked your description of little moments in the Mahabharata war. I hope you like my inputs here.<br /><br />One of the most tragic character in Mahabharata was Bhishma. If he had been the King of Hastinapur, he would have been the greatest king ever lived on the planet. Destiny not only gave him immeasurable powers to be invincible but it gave him situations where those powers were used for his own destruction. His purity, his sense of duty, his sacrifice is beyond comprehension, and only he knew what his physical presence meant for others, and others never respected him. <br /><br />Duryodhana decided to fight the war only and only because of the duty-bound Bhishma on his side. Bhishma was cruelly getting crushed between Pandavas and Kauvaras, and so he planned his death with the help of Amba. He was the most powerful of all and yet he was exploited from both the sides. Very sad. Neither Kauvaras understood him, nor the Pandavas, not even Arjuna. A great soul, indeed. <br /><br />This Mahabharata, the greatest epic, became what it is because of the presence of Krishna and Bheeshma in it.Financial Planning Centrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07391664599329654458noreply@blogger.com