diga Posted October 27 Posted October 27 2 hours ago, bharathh said: Am writing some short stories inspired by the Mahabharatha. A modern retelling with my own spin - See if you can guess the characters in the story what the twist is. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ApQ7pU7gNYiT-bkPWJFX0dej5ae8I60_hRD9CY2NJKY/edit?usp=sharing Ekalavya & Dronas story adapted to modern IT ;) ... bharathh 1
bsriharsha Posted October 27 Posted October 27 16 hours ago, Lord said: But why is Yudhisthira considered Dharmaraj even after indulging in gambling and betting off his wife, watching silently as she’s stripped in open court? Because he's a joke. Bhima was always the best of the Pandavas. I think there was a saying that when draupadi died during the trek , she said that she hoped that in the next life , he would be born as the eldest.
bharathh Posted October 27 Posted October 27 6 hours ago, diga said: Ekalavya & Dronas story adapted to modern IT ;) ... What is the twist and who is the third character?
coffee_rules Posted October 27 Posted October 27 22 hours ago, Lord said: One thing that I observed Everyone doing or siding with wrong has his comeuppance. Whether it’s Duryodhana, Bheeshma or Drona etc. But why is Yudhisthira considered Dharmaraj even after indulging in gambling and betting off his wife, watching silently as she’s stripped in open court? Where’s his karma? 6 hours ago, bsriharsha said: Because he's a joke. Bhima was always the best of the Pandavas. I think there was a saying that when draupadi died during the trek , she said that she hoped that in the next life , he would be born as the eldest. This is result of reading modern or western interpretations and making up your own opinions on parts of MB that were added, fictionalized, interpreted by some works which were not intended or included in the OG VyasaBharata. Yudhishtira gets the title of Dharmaraja mainly due to his gainful knowledge of Dharmashastra and for interpreting of the rightful dharma on others as a King of Indrapastha. He is also the son of Yama or Yamadharmaraya, the god of ultimate justifying authority of one’s karma. As evident in the Yakshaprashna episode , Yudhishtira shows why he is the expert of Dharmashastra. The betting and vastrapaharan episode is his weakest moment and the author wants to show or gods intentions that even perfect humans can err and make mistake. It is a conflict of what Dharmashastra says about dasa (loosely translated as slaves) and his wife automatically seems as a daasi as he loses himself in bet. Even a Dharmaraja can make ethical mistakes after all he is human. A lot of MB characters are grey and are not as white and black to be interpreted as a joke. The whole Mahaprasthanika Parva is considered as a fictional account of lliterature and added by later additions to MB and could be someone’s wild imagination or version. Not to be taken seriously.? I wouldn’t make judgements on anybody over their Karma and we can clearly make out who made mistakes in the caution of their actions were adharmic and deserved their ending. ravishingravi 1
BacktoCricaddict Posted October 27 Posted October 27 On 10/26/2025 at 7:58 AM, Stan AF said: Something wrong with the tree. If Vyasa was two generations before the main characters, how could he have documented what happens/ed after him? Or is this Vyasa different from Veda Vyasa?
diga Posted October 27 Posted October 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, bharathh said: What is the twist and who is the third character? Twist I know and didn't want that revealed to others... Third character could be Arjuna Edited October 27 by diga bharathh 1
Lord Posted October 27 Posted October 27 8 hours ago, coffee_rules said: This is result of reading modern or western interpretations and making up your own opinions on parts of MB that were added, fictionalized, interpreted by some works which were not intended or included in the OG VyasaBharata. Yudhishtira gets the title of Dharmaraja mainly due to his gainful knowledge of Dharmashastra and for interpreting of the rightful dharma on others as a King of Indrapastha. He is also the son of Yama or Yamadharmaraya, the god of ultimate justifying authority of one’s karma. As evident in the Yakshaprashna episode , Yudhishtira shows why he is the expert of Dharmashastra. The betting and vastrapaharan episode is his weakest moment and the author wants to show or gods intentions that even perfect humans can err and make mistake. It is a conflict of what Dharmashastra says about dasa (loosely translated as slaves) and his wife automatically seems as a daasi as he loses himself in bet. Even a Dharmaraja can make ethical mistakes after all he is human. A lot of MB characters are grey and are not as white and black to be interpreted as a joke. The whole Mahaprasthanika Parva is considered as a fictional account of lliterature and added by later additions to MB and could be someone’s wild imagination or version. Not to be taken seriously.? I wouldn’t make judgements on anybody over their Karma and we can clearly make out who made mistakes in the caution of their actions were adharmic and deserved their ending. I haven't read any western sources. Lot of MB characters are grey but are punished for their bad behaviours. Devavrata, Drona,Karna, Dhritarashtra all of them. Instead Yudhisthira is the only Pandava to descend to heaven
Stan AF Posted November 17 Posted November 17 Beautiful work by the uploader to upload it in Thamizh. Starting right from where I stopped. coffee_rules and ravishingravi 1 1
coffee_rules Posted November 18 Posted November 18 (edited) On 10/27/2025 at 7:18 PM, Lord said: I haven't read any western sources. Lot of MB characters are grey but are punished for their bad behaviours. Devavrata, Drona,Karna, Dhritarashtra all of them. Instead Yudhisthira is the only Pandava to descend to heaven That was a test of Dharmaraja on upholding dharma even at the time he of death. Watch this for better understanding of Mahabharata Edited November 18 by coffee_rules ravishingravi 1
Lord Posted November 18 Posted November 18 5 hours ago, coffee_rules said: That was a test of Dharmaraja on upholding dharma even at the time he of death. Watch this for better understanding of Mahabharata So betting off his wife and watching meekly as she gets stripped is part of some test of dharma? Still haven't known his comeuppance
Chaos Posted November 18 Posted November 18 On 10/27/2025 at 10:53 AM, BacktoCricaddict said: Something wrong with the tree. If Vyasa was two generations before the main characters, how could he have documented what happens/ed after him? Or is this Vyasa different from Veda Vyasa? Vyasa is one of those 5 people who will live till end of the world.
BacktoCricaddict Posted November 18 Posted November 18 12 minutes ago, Chaos said: Vyasa is one of those 5 people who will live till end of the world. Who are the other 3?
coffee_rules Posted November 18 Posted November 18 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lord said: So betting off his wife and watching meekly as she gets stripped is part of some test of dharma? Still haven't known his comeuppance No , only the final journey to heaven and not finding his brothers and wife in heaven is a test of his dharma . He spent a few moments in naraka vfor the paap he did that you mention Edited November 18 by coffee_rules Lord 1
Chaos Posted November 18 Posted November 18 1 hour ago, BacktoCricaddict said: Who are the other 3? Vibishana, jai hanuman, parshurama, krippacharya
diga Posted November 19 Posted November 19 (edited) 2 hours ago, Chaos said: Vibishana, jai hanuman, parshurama, krippacharya In fact 7 immortals are listed in our puranas (Ashwatthama, Bali, Vyasa, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripa and ParashuRama) Edited November 19 by diga ravishingravi 1
ravishingravi Posted November 19 Posted November 19 If I had a son, I would have named him Ashwathama. Such a royal yet badass name. Lord 1
BacktoCricaddict Posted November 19 Posted November 19 23 minutes ago, ravishingravi said: If I had a son, I would have named him Ashwathama. Such a royal yet badass name. Ashwath is a very common Kannada name. Wonder if it is a short form of Ashwathama. ravishingravi 1
diga Posted November 19 Posted November 19 2 hours ago, BacktoCricaddict said: Ashwath is a very common Kannada name. Wonder if it is a short form of Ashwathama. Not sure ... probably peepal tree (ashwathana katte is a common place inside temple courtyards) ravishingravi 1
coffee_rules Posted November 19 Posted November 19 6 hours ago, diga said: Not sure ... probably peepal tree (ashwathana katte is a common place inside temple courtyards) That is because Ashwatg is a tree (fig) where that katte is built around . It is a sacred tree in Hinduism representing wisdom
Chaos Posted November 19 Posted November 19 13 hours ago, diga said: In fact 7 immortals are listed in our puranas (Ashwatthama, Bali, Vyasa, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripa and ParashuRama) Can i get training from parashurama plz?
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