Didn't Yudhishthir tell lies during agyatvas?

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Posted: 11 years ago
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Yudhishthir is said to have been truthful. But how did he spend one year in king Virat's palace without telling any lies? All the five brothers and also Draupadi disguised their identities. How could Yudhishthir pull it off without telling any lies?

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Posted: 11 years ago
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His claim of being a minister/councillor to Yudisthir, as Kanka, was clearly a lie. As was his claim about Ballav, Dharmagranthi & Tantripala also fighting for Yudisthir's army while being cooks, stable boys & cowherds.

As was Draupadi's statement about Brihannala being Arjun's charioteer, or Sairandhree's 5 hubbies being Gandharvas.

But yeah, nobody claimed that the others were truthful, just Yudisthir.
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Posted: 11 years ago
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it was his dharma to hide his identity at that time because he had to live 1 year in hiding as per the rules in the game of dice.
I don't think It was a sin because the reason to lie was the rules of the game

in the kurukshetra war he had spoken a half lie because ashwathama the elephant had died not the man.. in anyway it was a lie which led to drona's death so its considered to be only sin in his life
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Originally posted by: srujanahpvr

it was his dharma to hide his identity at that time because he had to live 1 year in hiding as per the rules in the game of dice.
I don't think It was a sin because the reason to lie was the rules of the game

in the kurukshetra war he had spoken a half lie because ashwathama the elephant had died not the man.. in anyway it was a lie which led to drona's death so its considered to be only sin in his life


Exactly what i want to say...
I also don't think he did any wrong telling lie in agyatvas...after all its agyatvas...without lie no one can hide...one have to hide his actual identity...😛
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Originally posted by SrujanahpvrIt was his dharma to hide his identity at that time because he had to live 1 year in hiding as per the rules in the game of dice.
I don't think It was a sin because the reason to lie was the rules of the game

in the kurukshetra war he had spoken a half lie because ashwathama the elephant had died not the man.. in anyway it was a lie which led to drona's death so its considered to be only sin in his life
Exactly .. I second ur words...
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Originally posted by: srujanahpvr

it was his dharma to hide his identity at that time because he had to live 1 year in hiding as per the rules in the game of dice.
I don't think It was a sin because the reason to lie was the rules of the game

in the kurukshetra war he had spoken a half lie because ashwathama the elephant had died not the man.. in anyway it was a lie which led to drona's death so its considered to be only sin in his life

Dear totally agree with u according to dice game they need to hide the identity n Yes even when drona asked that who got killed Yudi didnt said lie but half truthso he was dharamraj 😊
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Posted: 11 years ago
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My opinion about this character has always been about being righteous.. His truthfulness was just a part of being righteous.. Like if I am an Investigator or CID, I ought to tell lies, but that does not make me dishonest..
At Matsya, he had to mask his identity and there was no intention to cheat the King or Kingdom..
At the KW, his chariot came down, not because he told a lie, but he was fraudulent... He was aware that it would cost Drona's life, yet did it..

And who knows his chariot might have come down, had he denied Duryodhan's request to play the dice game.. 😆
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Originally posted by: srujanahpvr

it was his dharma to hide his identity at that time because he had to live 1 year in hiding as per the rules in the game of dice.
I don't think It was a sin because the reason to lie was the rules of the game

in the kurukshetra war he had spoken a half lie because ashwathama the elephant had died not the man.. in anyway it was a lie which led to drona's death so its considered to be only sin in his life

That's right! This particular lie can't be considered a sin because it didn't harm anyone and was clearly under the rules.

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