Mahabharat- The Epic: Sources, Variations, Discuss Here Only - Page 3

Originally posted by: Yash004

Karns exposed character of draupadi and other than this there was no role of karna. Karna's words were bitter but truth. I thought some people want peace here but they are provoking for war. Last few topics are war provoking and we just make sure it should not start from our side. thanks

Please don't turn this thread into a war zone of abuses. This is meant to be a safe space for those that are interested in discussing the original Mahabharata.

Originally posted by: SweetRogue

Please don't turn this thread into a war zone of abuses. This is meant to be a safe space for those that are interested in discussing the original Mahabharata.

was drapaudi really born out of fire??? or is it just a myth??

Originally posted by: amritat

Unfortunately 70% of those who read Mahabharat these days are interested only either in Karna or in Arjun. Such a huge epic reduced to only juvenile debates. Sometimes I get tired of the stupidity.

This is a request to Pandava fans as well, if you have to discuss flaws of Karna, please try to do it mainly with regards to the aired episode. Not out of the blue.

Originally posted by: Poorabhforever

was drapaudi really born out of fire??? or is it just a myth??

Originally posted by: amritat

Phew. Finally a question which will not cause debates. 😆

Mahabharata does mention Draupadi and her brother's birth from fire. This story is narrated by a Brahmin to the Pandavas, when they were roaming around after the House of Lac incident.

A Brahmin visits the home they were staying at, and he tells them about Draupadi emerging from fire with prohecies being chanted from the skies.

Personally, I do not believe any such thing had happened. In fact, I feel all divine births were either metaphorical or rumours spread for a cause.

Mahabharata was originally written as a poem, as far as I know. Poems use a lot of metaphors and similes. Perhaps they got taken literally turning history into myth. Then there are the interpolations. A text that was composed thousands of years ago is hardly going to stay unadulterated. Finally, it all depends on personal belief. I'm a rationalist and an athiest so I take every 'miracle' with a pinch of salt. There are people who believe fully grown adults could be born from fire in Dwapar Yuga and they're right in their own place. To each his own.

I'm a devotee and a spiritualist, and I do believe in miracles. I believe in the age of Dwapara it isn't that uncommon to have divine births. So I believe Draupadi, Pandavas, Krishna and his wives, and Karna of course, had divine births. As SweetRogue mentioned, to each their own.

Originally posted by: Poorabhforever

exactly all these divine birth being metaphor make the epic much more real and believable

amritat you mentioned their being a southern recension of the epic can you give bit more details on that front? like how different is it from northern one ? or are they same?