If you are a Karna admirer, what do you admire about him?

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What aspect of Karna attracts you the most?

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panchaali

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Posted: 11 years ago

#21

It's a tough poll to answer, I forgot which button I pressed

I like, love, respect, admire, idolize Karna for various reasons..

These are..

His courage, generosity, gratitude, loyalty, love for his friend,his skill at warfare/archery, his transcending caste boundary, the tragedy which befalls on him..sorry if I missed some, I like Karna for everything, I love him coz he was a great person, I idolize him coz he was the best personality of Mahabharat and he still inspires us..

From my childhood Karna is my Hero and he will be forever...

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Sabhayata

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Posted: 11 years ago

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Regarding karan having a soft spot for pandavas.Hmm this is very confusing for me becuase there are two incidents in the epic that show completley different things

He did promise kunti that he will spare her four sons why promise something like that if he didnt care about his brother's at all .He made a promise and even kept it .It can be interpreted as having a soft spot for pandavas and even if we dont think logically its quite natural for a person like karan who craved so much for love and respect to have some kind of a soft spot for his real brothers.I mean its only natural.

But then again he was involved in abhimanyu's killing.Yes i know people will say it wasnt his decision and all he wasnt the one who ordered that but he was there and he was involved even if it was Drona who ordered it but yet there was no hesitation shown from karan's side when abhimanyu is being killed if he really had a soft spot for his brothers he would show some hesitation or emotion when his brother's son was being killed unfairly but he didnt so which again leds me to bieleve that may be he didnt have a soft spot for them

I dont know i am confused

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Diala D

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Posted: 11 years ago

#23

Originally posted by: SayaneeH.Lecter
PS: I somehow missed 1st time .. his identity as Kaunteya doesn't add anything to like him more. It was his Biggest misfortune actually

Exactly my thought.. That is why I skipped it.. neither his life tragedy is any cause for my admiration..

I voted for soft corner for Pandavas in the understanding that he did feel sorry for them here and there for the sufferings they had because of Dury's ambition which Karna had to consider first.. but that is nothing to do with his identity disclosure.. He was neither unrighteous nor sadistic to not have had any soft corner for them before that..

Vrish please confirm which is the right way to take it..

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Diala D

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Posted: 11 years ago

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Originally posted by: Sabhayata
abhimanyu is being killed if he really had a soft spot for his brothers he would show some hesitation or emotion when his brother's son was being killed unfairly but he didnt so which again leds me to bieleve that may be he didnt have a soft spot for them

I dont know i am confused

It was not known to Karna that Abhimanyu is his nephew then.. it was the eve of his last day that his useless identity was disclosed..

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Ketan_

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Posted: 11 years ago

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I have a different view regarding Abhimanyu death. I think it wasn't such a big thing for Kaurav side, reason being No one hesitated while killing him.. not even Guru Drone who. It was later exploited and made this big.

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panchaali

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Posted: 11 years ago

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Originally posted by: ketan_jha
I have a different view regarding Abhimanyu death. I think it wasn't such a big thing for Kaurav side, reason being No one hesitated while killing him.. not even Guru Drone who. It was later exploited and made this big.

Karna did not even kill Abhi..his part was to break Abhi's bow he just did that..

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Ketan_

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Posted: 11 years ago

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Originally posted by: panchaali

<font color="#ff0000">Karna did not even kill Abhi..he part was to break Abhi's bow he just did that..</font>

I know that. What I am saying is they didn't made a issue out of this. They planned this and did this. All were there.. no one hesitated .. no one said it's adharm and all.. Uttar and Shveta were also quite helpless but no one cared too much about them. I doubt other children of pandav too died.. We don't even get a passing mention of them. Only Abhimanyu death is highlighted like this.

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Atiratha2.0

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Posted: 11 years ago

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Originally posted by: ketan_jha
I have a different view regarding Abhimanyu death. I think it wasn't such a big thing for Kaurav side, reason being No one hesitated while killing him.. not even Guru Drone who. It was later exploited and made this big.

Agree! It's a war.. Even Arjun killed many sons/ husbands/ fathers everyday, either car warriors or on foot infantries.. Why suddenly this "nooo!! My sonnn!!..." thing..
Arjun killed Karna's son while he was fighting Nakul, Karna never mentioned it. Karna knew from the start he wasn't taking his sons to a shoping mall.

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Atiratha2.0

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Posted: 11 years ago

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Originally posted by: Ddiala

<font color="#006600">It was not known to Karna that Abhimanyu is his nephew then.. it was the eve of his last day that his useless identity was disclosed..</font>

I think he knew, it was before the war Krishna and Kunti went to tell him seperately. I dont know the norm that times, seems like brotherhood or even teacher student relationship is thicker than father and son/ nephew. Noone blamed Drona, right? He orchestrated the formation which killed Abhimanyu. Yet Arjun still respected him.
Or maybe they just averted arjun's anger to the easiest target, Jayadhrata, otherwise it will become more impossible to take revenge on drona, karna or asvatthama..

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Diala D

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Posted: 11 years ago

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Originally posted by: Atiratha2.0

I think he knew, it was before the war Krishna and Kunti went to tell him seperately. I dont know the norm that times, seems like brotherhood or even teacher student relationship is thicker than father and son/ nephew. Noone blamed Drona, right? He orchestrated the formation which killed Abhimanyu. Yet Arjun still respected him.
Or maybe they just averted arjun's anger to the easiest target, Jayadhrata, otherwise it will become more impossible to take revenge on drona, karna or asvatthama..

Oh am very sorry.. i confused it.. the boons were taken a day or two before.. disclosure was done earlier.. though am not sure when.. will have to read.. but true that Karna did not have any emotional turmoil on Abhimanyu's death...

People often quote these two.. Abimanyu vadh and Draupadi apmaan.. Even Arjuna was bothered more about insult of Gandiva than Abhimanyu's death.. But when it comes to unethical killing, give some lame reason, finish your job and move on..

Yes Karna was an active participant in Draupadi vastraharan.. He had is own reason to do that.. But Vikarna spoke for Draupadi when Pandavas were silent.. Did they spare him for that? 😡

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