Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism
Anyone on this
Is there any hint in CE that Karna was involved in Bheem poisoning
From CE Sambhava Parva.
yodhana was always on the lookout for a chance to get at the great-souled Bhima.
βO descendant of the Bharata lineage! For the sake of water sports, he had a wonderful and
large sports house constructed, with cotton and wool. It was full of every object of desire. It
was at a place known as Pramanakoti and slightly above the waterline. When the games were
over, they would dress themselves in fresh garments, wear ornaments and quickly eat. When
day was over, the valorous Kuru princes would be exhausted from their games and would rest
in that sports house. The powerful Bhima always prevailed over the other princes in water
sports. But on one occasion, he was tired at there having been an excess of exercise. He
wished to sleep in Pramanakoti and climbed up the bank and found a spot. He was clad in a
white garment. He was tired and he was under the influence of drink. O king! The Pandava
was tired and slept like one who was dead. Then Duryodhana quietly tied him up with thongs
made of creepers. He rolled him down from the land into the swift and deep waters.
Regaining his consciousness, Kounteya321 tore apart all the bonds. Bhima, supreme among
those who wield arms, arose from the water. On another occasion when Bhima was again
sleeping, he322 brought many snakesβsharp in teeth, immensely poisonous, angry and
virulent. He made them bite him323 in all the soft spots of his body. But even when they bit
him in the soft spots, they could not bring him down. They could not penetrate his skin,
because the broad-chested one was too tough. When Bhima woke up, he killed all the snakes.
He and his companions324 became very careful from that time onwards. He also had poison
mixed in Bhimasenaβs food. This was freshly made kalakuta poison, so virulent that it made
the hair on the body stand up. On this occasion, the Vaishyaβs son
325 alerted Prithaβs sons, so
as to ensure their welfare. But though Vrikodara ate this, it had no effect on him. Though the
poison was extremely virulent and was meant to kill Bhima, Bhima digested and tolerated it.
βThen Duryodhana, Karna and Subalaβs son Shakuni tried many other means to kill the
Pandavas. However, the Pandavas, scorchers of their enemies, got to know about all of these.
As advised by Vidura, they never revealed all this.β
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Karna is mentioned in the tricks to kill Bheema though he is not specifically cited in the poisoning.
Which means sadly for K fans, if not the poisoning, Karna was involved in more than one murder attempt (since text is in plural) on Bheema.