Originally posted by: merrydock
Arjun confidence, would feel like overconfidence. we forget that Arjun is not a new age character. he was the hero of India's greatest epic Mahabharata. he was the warrior prince, the epitome of perfection, son of a God, Lord Krishna favorite, he was trained by the best teacher and became the best student, he never doubted his skills, he didnt want to prove that he was the best dhanurdhari, like Karan did, Arjun was not driven by ambition to be recognised as greatest, and that is why he simply was the greatest.
Ps: lord krishna pointed out the difference to us of wanting to be the greatest, and already being the greatest by attaining complete perfection, but being free from ambitionKaran was ruled by ambition, he wanted to be recognised as the best dhanurdhari, he wanted to rise above the didates of society at that time, so he accept a kingdom given in dhan, a kingdom he didnt earn with his own powers, and struggles. but he is now king and pride has taken the place of his self respect, that he left behind to become Dhuyodhan stooge.
and Arjun was right when he said that he would never fight to take karan place, which was at dhuyodhan feet. Because he was Arjun and was destined to kneel with pious devotion at the feet of Lord Krishna the incarnate of the supreme God Vishnu, to be blessed with the wisdom and knowledge of Dharam.
Karan vowed that if he ever came face to face with Arjun in the battle field, Arjun would die at his hand, dont we all know how that ended and who died at whose hand?
most of us know the story, and how it ended, who was right and who was wrong? who won and who lost?
i loved the Mahabharat 20 years back , and i love the Mahabharat today, and Arjun will always be my favorite Pandava, then Bheem,but most of all i love the greatest, diplomat and strategist, Lord Krishna who engineered this great epic.