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Originally posted by: ..RamKiJanaki..
I don't think society would have judged them, because none of the other wives of Pandavas went on exile with them. Only Draupadi did, and a part of her decision, I believe was to ensure the Pandavas never forgot the humiliation she went through, and also because she was irrevocably woven into their respective duties during the exile. Neither did Urmila follow Lakshman into exile, and the world does not judge her. In fact, the world recognizes the great sacrifice she made in staying back.I think many of the characters were gray to start off with, but by the end of the epic, many did become black, or at least completely negative. I define gray-shaded people as those who make common human mistakes, but not anything that severely hurts another person. I believe we are all gray-shaded, as it's extremely rare and difficult to find truly pure/white-shaded people in this society. Black-shaded/negative people are those who commit crimes that hurt others. I think people use the term 'gray shaded' too commonly even for negative characters. Mistakes are not the same as crimes. Every human being makes mistakes, but not every human being commits a morally reprehensible crime. Sexual assault, murder, torture...these are not mistakes but crimes, and thus anyone who engages in such acts are black-shaded people, no matter their "justification". They are way beyond gray. Thus, I define the Kauravas as black-shaded/negative people by the end of the epic. They were way beyond redemption.
So everyone is black, because they all killed(murder)
But I get what you mean overall.
Ohh yes, Subhadra stayed back right? I think both going and staying are sacrifices.
I am not so familiar with Ramayana (yet) so i will not comment on that
Mannat Har Khushi Paane Ki
