Everyone knows Mahabharata is the longest epic poem in the world, in case you didn't knew the fact, you must be knowing it before the end of this sentence, which is about just right now. When me and my colleagues from office were in Agyatvaas in Bangalore, ARS narrated a few stories from the epic. The television serial used to be broadcast when I was a kid, but that time I never understood what is going on, and why the people in the TV keep talking to each other in very weird accent. From what ARS narrated, I liked the story, there were lots of twists , turns and interconnections. As a result of which I started watching the epic on Youtube. I am on the 41st episode now. There are many lessons to be learnt from the epic. Here are a few I learnt till now and I heartly feel should be incorporated in our current society.
You are free to kidnap (Haran) any girl you like.
There is a catch in this though. You can kidnap a girl only if she wants to get kidnapped by you which totally nullifies the definition of getting kidnapped. It is the dharma of the Kshatriya
to do the Haran if he doesn't get the girl by mere talks. In one word, you are free to elope and everyone in both the families will be happy at some point of time. I seriously would like something like this right now, on account of the number of Honour killings going on our country which is shameful. Sabko Mahabharat dikhao bhai
The girl has the right to marry anyone she likes. Women is the power, the source of whatever exists in nature.
Now this is a valid point and everyone will agree. Now the point I don't understand here when someone says "Her father will not allow her to marry the guy she likes, her family is orthodox". In this context I dont understand whether the father mentioned here is older than the Mahabharata. Seriously, I don't get the meaning of orthodox. If our forefathers allowed women to have powers(Not super powers, giving super powers to Women would be quite dangerous :D ) then why cant we.
You can create multiple arrows out of a single one.
I can't comment on this point currently, I still have to solve the mystery behind it. :|
@"Her father will not allow her to marry the guy she likes, her family is orthodox". In this context I dont understand whether the father mentioned here is older than the Mahabharata."
ReplyDeleteHahaha...Ken Sama...too good...Mahabharata may be comprehensive, but its just the tip of the iceberg...on the quest of one who wants to know what Indian History and culture is all about...it comprises of very little of what we see today... and is much more brilliant, vulgar (by standards of the so called Indian Culture and morality) and more holistic..:)
sudhaarnaar nahi tu...more than half of it about girls. shepti wakadi ti wakadich. anyways, good point made that when we continue projecting that we are preserving our national traditions and culture, what we are practising is some misunderstood logic.
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