Duryodhan asking Bheema and Arjuna, Duryodhan refusing to give pandavas their throne, Duryodhan refusing peace offering wasn't Draupadi's plan, She was politically sound and I personally believe not a single Pandava was more intelligent than her but I don't buy that war was her plan to get justice
In Dyut, Draupadi's reasonings did not free her or Pandavas, because they didn't prove if she was a slave or not...
Bheeshma said before and after Vashtraharan that it was upto Yudi to decide whether he had Right on Draupadi or not
'It seemeth to me, however, that Yudhishthira is an authority on this question. It behoveth him to declare whether thou art won or not won."
That was clear hint to Yudi, a way to free Draupadi but Yudi didn't do it, even after Vastraharan, it was after Duryodhan said that he will accept it from any of the Pandavas, if they declare Yudi a liar and denounce his claim on them and Draupadi
"-O Yajnaseni, the question thou hast put dependeth on thy husbands--on Bhima of mighty strength, on Arjuna, on Nakula, on Sahadeva. Let them answer thy question. O Panchali, let them for thy sake declare in the midst of these respectable men that Yudhishthira is not their lord, let them thereby make king Yudhishthira the just a liar. Thou shalt then be freed from the condition of slavery. Let the illustrious son of Dharma, always adhering to virtue, who is even like Indra, himself declare whether he is not thy lord. At his words, accept thou the Pandavas or ourselves without delay. Indeed, all the Kauravas present in this assembly are floating in the ocean of thy distress. Endued with magnanimity, they are unable to answer thy question, looking at thy unfortunate husbands.'"
The point here is that Bheeshma was answerable to the throne
Bheeshma - Sakuni cheated
King - How?
Bheeshma - Because I say so
What Duryodhan did was give them a way out without answerability, he said they will accept if any brother or Yudi says that Draupadi wasn't won
Arjuna just said it, He wasn't answerable to any one and Dhritrashtra HAD to give her the boon
Its not like Pandavas didn't believe staking Draupadi was wrong, Bheema saying that he will burn Yudi's hand is evidence enough of how wrong he felt Yudi was
'"Bhima said,--'O Yudhishthira, gamblers have in their houses many women of loose character. They do not yet stake those women having kindness for them even.
He is clearly stating what he thinks of Yudi staking Draupadi and Them, more than this Yudi actually staked many serving women too -
"Yudhishthira said,--'I have a hundred thousand serving-girls, all young, and decked with golden bracelets on their wrists and upper arms, and with nishkas round their necks and other ornaments, adorned with costly garlands and attired in rich robes, daubed with the sandal paste, wearing jewels and gold, and well-skilled in the four and sixty elegant arts, especially versed in dancing and singing, and who wait upon and serve at my command the celestials, the Snataka Brahmanas, and kings. With this wealth, O king, I will stake with thee!'"
Arjuna blamed Yudi too, not only for their misery but Arjuna blames Yudi staking them for what Kaurava did too
Yet dice, which are worshipped by the wicked, thou couldst not abandon. It was for this that all of us have fallen into hell. We have never derived any happiness from thee since thou wert engaged in gambling with dice. Having, O son of Pandu, thyself caused all this calamity, thou art, again, addressing these harsh words to me. Slain by us, hostile troops are lying on the field, with mangled bodies and uttering loud wails. It was thou that didst that cruel act in consequence of which the Kauravas have become offenders and are being destroyed. Nations from the North, the West, the East, and the South, are being struck, wounded and slain, after the performance of incomparable feats in battle by great warriors of both sides. It was thou that hadst gambled. It was for thee that we lost our kingdom. Our calamity arose from thee, O king! Striking us, again, with the cruel goad of thy speeches, O king, do not provoke our wrath.'"
Arjuna states how unhappy they are because of Yudi, You see Yudi was an emotional manipulator, they couldn't say anything to him because he will commit suicide
After this, Just because Arjuna praises Bheema, Yudi starts his manipulation again and says they should give the throne to Bheema, how I wish Bheema was the King
'I am the worst of men, and the exterminator of my race. I am a wretch. I am addicted to wicked courses. I am of foolish understanding. I am idle and a coward. I am an insulter of the old. I am cruel. What wouldst thou gain by always being obedient to a cruel person like me? A wretch that I am, I shall this very day retire into the woods. Live you happily without me. The high-souled Bhimasena is fit to be king. A eunuch that I am, what shall I do with sovereignty? I am incapable of bearing these harsh speeches of thee excited with wrath. Let Bhima become king. Having been insulted thus, O hero, what use have I with life."
I am not against Draupadi or Pandavas, I just don't understand why didn't they just dump this idiot who kept manipulating them, Bheema would have been a million times better king than this Yudi
Edited by NoraSM - 5 years ago
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