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Did Karna let down Duryodhan by giving Kunti the promise he gave her?

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Diala D

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Posted: 11 years ago

#81

And this is Kunti's prayer...

[quote=...Diala...]Do thou listen to the words Kunti weepingly uttered, while consigning the box to the waters of the river Aswa, 'O child, may good betide thee at the hands of all that inhabit the land, the water, the sky, and the celestial regions. May all thy paths be auspicious! May no one obstruct thy way! And, O son, may all that come across thee have their hearts divested of hostility towards thee: And may that lord of waters, Varuna. protect thee in water! And may the deity that rangeth the skies completely protect thee in the sky. And may, O son, that best of those that impart heat, viz., Surya, thy father, and from whom I have obtained thee as ordained by Destiny, protect thee everywhere! And may the Adityas and the Vasus, the Rudras and the Sadhyas, the Viswadevas and the Maruts, and the cardinal points with the great Indra and the regents presiding over them, and, indeed, all the celestials, protect thee in every place! Even in foreign lands I shall be able to recognise thee by this mail of thine! Surely, thy sire, O son, the divine Surya possessed of the wealth of splendour, is blessed, for he will with his celestial sight behold thee going down the current! Blessed also is that lady who will, O thou that are begotten by a god, take thee for her son, and who will give thee suck when thou art thirsty! And what a lucky dream hath been dreamt by her that will adopt thee for her son, thee that is endued with solar splendour, and furnished with celestial mail, and adorned with celestial ear-rings, thee that hast expansive eyes resembling lotuses, a complexion bright as burnished copper or lotus leaves, a fair forehead, and hair ending in beautiful curls! O son, she that will behold thee crawl on the ground, begrimed with dust, and sweetly uttering inarticulate words, is surely blessed! And she also, O son, that will behold thee arrive at thy youthful prime like maned lion born in Himalayan forests, is surely blessed!'" [/quote]

Edited by ...Diala... - 11 years ago

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Diala D

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Posted: 11 years ago

#82

Originally posted by: RoseWine
I also wanted to add I never understood one thing about Kunit's decision to abandon Karna in the river like that. Why didn't she take him to a Rishi's ashram or something? I am sure they would have respected her privacy and helped her. I understand why she had to abandon but disagree on the method she used to execute the matter.

Guess she is very poor in anticipating consequences and acting accordingly.. this is same as she invoking Suryadev forgetting to think what if he appeared.. 😕

am just thinking if someone gave me a boon or a mantra to invoke a Devil.. will I try? may be I wont.. though I dont believe in both I will atleast give a thought on what I will do if I see the Devil..

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Ketan_

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Posted: 11 years ago

#83

I have a question... What can be Karna's possible bday?

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Ketan_

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Posted: 11 years ago

#84

Did some basic searching and it may be 22nd December.

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Diala D

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Posted: 11 years ago

#85

Ketan.. any idea how this result was arrived at? I can only understand he would have been born in the 7th month of their year.. 10th month + 9 months 😳

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Ketan_

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Posted: 11 years ago

#86

Oh yes sorry i misinterpreted the first line.. So yes 7 month it will be and that is Ashwin. First fortnight of Ashwin so it will be around 22nd September. Again this is very basic and just an idea.

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Diala D

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Posted: 11 years ago

#87

haha this is interesting 😆

can you be more clear please? first moonlit night is Purnima correct? what would be this date? and adding 280 days to that considering Baby Karna to be very punctual we get around 22nd September? is that how you calculate?

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Justitia

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Posted: 11 years ago

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Originally posted by: ...Diala...

Guess she is very poor in anticipating consequences and acting accordingly.. this is same as she invoking Suryadev forgetting to think what if he appeared.. 😕

am just thinking if someone gave me a boon or a mantra to invoke a Devil.. will I try? may be I wont.. though I dont believe in both I will atleast give a thought on what I will do if I see the Devil..

There could've been another option in front of her.

Mind you, this option would work only if she was all alone near the river with NO daasis, and all - Instead of straightaway abandoning Karna in a river, she could've taken him to the river, and THEN instead of abandoning him, she could've made it seem like she "found" this baby somewhere close to the river or something.

And then the baby could've been put up for adoption or given to another royal family for safe-keeping...her own "reputation" would've been saved in the process, and even Karna himself might've been saved from those insults throughout his life.

This is just what I feel might've been a more "humane" approach, if she wasn't prepared to look after him.

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Diala D

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Posted: 11 years ago

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Yeah I think someone else too said about this option earlier.. did she think abandoning a baby to be a lesser sin that telling this lie that you suggest.. 😕 to be honest I really dont understand what her problem was.. except that she was not matured enough to think of anything than to immediately hide her mistake.. but wait.. she had whole 9 months to think of it..

Edited by ...Diala... - 11 years ago