Originally posted by: bhas1066
When Yudhisthara went to forest at start of the vana parva. The entire populace of kurujangala the nation showed up and pleaded with their father and mother to not go. Vasa uses the term father and mother in context of king Yudhisthara and queen draupadi. When Yudhisthara sends two messages one via sanjaya and second via Krishna, he emphasized on two items and he gave more importance to the second group of items. In both messages, first demand was kingdom (in Krishna message he allowed a negotiating tactic of 5 places) but Yudhishtahra insisted on second demand in both messages: pension and charity due to teachers, orphans, poorest of poor, those who are unable to support themselves, handicapped, dwarves and those who are different. Same ones plus urdhavretas who were looked after by draupadi on daily basis. The "real" children of the Janaka, the King who is father. They were the ones they fought the war for. He repeated the message from Udyoga parva, the success of independence is meant by how you treat the lowest of low the ones who cannot help themselves the handicapped and the orphans.
No one was happy under duryodhana rule. It is clearly stated in Udyoga that Dhritrashtra's officers were corrupt stealing jeevika vriti of even Brahmins let alone orphans and others. It is clearly stated that because of huge number of dacoits the Praja was trasta. It is very clearly stated that because of law order no foreigner or pilgrim dared stay the night in kuru country for fear of bring robbed or killed or their children stolen. It is very clearly stated even by Dhritrashtra during vana that his sons are always immersed in shameful activities and vyabhichara.
Duryodhan had unfortunately not seen the throne as a responsibility. To him, it was about self definition. It was about himself. notice that when he dies all his words are about his life , his valour, his satisfaction but not a word for his praja or for that matter for any one else!!
and above all else to know the rule in dhrit's time do read the chapter of "kanika neeti" and also the reply of andavas to it during yudi-bheeshma convo.
Bhas, I love you for this š¤ I always try to tell people the same things, esp Yudhi Sanjay convo of Udyoga Parva which is my favorite. There is a long lecture on prajas, and surprisingly, orphans, handicapped, and even prostitutes were not deprived from his care, it is clear. He asked Sanjay for everybody. He wanted to know were they happy or not. I become overwhelmed with his love for people whenever I read it. Yes he staked them for one day but that does not mean he was a beast as ruler. He was good king before dice game, he was good king after dice game. Only one day does not draw a conclusion IMO. Krishna was not a fool to choose this man as a king.
In addition, I would like to say that there are more proofs on this. In Virat Parva Arjun tells Virat, "this is the King who always treated beggars, orphans etc as own sons."
In Udyoga Parva when Uluk came to bash Pandavas & Krishna, he told Yudhi, "you always assure all creatures, so why do you want a destruction now?" this line was direct from Duri so we can know that even Duri had an idea about Yudhi's nature, or his role as a ruler.
In Van Parva and Virat Parva, Draupadi herself narrated whatever Yudhi did for his prajas. And she too accompanied him, that is also stated there. No wonder people treated them as their parents.
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