who is Ur fav character in Mahabharat? - Page 7

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

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Balarama's only fault was his bias towards Duryodhan. Other than that, his judgement was fine. It was he who stood w/ Krishna during Kansa's tyranny, then in the wars w/ Jarasandha, he played a major role, and in the abduction of Rukmini, it was he alone who held Jarasandha and everyone else - except Rukmi - at bay.

After Samba abducted Lakshmanaa and the Kauravas captured him, Balarama was rebuffed and got a taste of what the Kauravas were like. He then uprooted Hastinapur and set it afloat on the Ganga 😆 and the Kauravas, despite having all those big names - Bheeshma, Drona, Karna, et al grovelled and not only returned Samba to him, but Lakshmanaa as well.

Also, if Yudhisthir was the perfect example of what not to do in a dice game, Balarama did it just right. After the Kurukshetra war, Balarama was in a dice game w/ Rukmi, who still had not lost his hatred of the Yadavas. If Shakuni had the reputation of being one of the best players, Balarama had the reputation of being one of the worst 😆 They played a game in which the stakes kept increasing and Rukmi kept winning and his friends kept mocking Balarama until the final move, which went in Balarama's favor. Rukmi claimed victory, but the divine voices proclaimed Balarama's victory. Rukmi then insulted Balarama, and the latter just struck him dead w/ his mace.

Just like Duryodhan used Shakuni, the Pandavas could have used someone like Balarama on their side in the dice game 😈