it IS indeed curious that Yudi staked his beloved queen.
It is said (in ANY translation and interpretation) that Yudi believed the tables would turn and that his winning streak would begin.
ALL his brothers did keep trying to stop him citing that there was no shame in withdrawal and that Kanha too had said there was no shame in being called ranchod because even he withdrew after trying to save his beloved Brij bhoomi from Jarasandh 17 times. However, Yudi was convinced he would eventually win.
It is also said that Dhri said Yudi was SWATANTRA and thus could NOT be stopped by any other king for he was capable of making his own decisions.
In vedic times, dice WAS considered a sacred ritual and NO king could turn it down just like they could not turn down a call to battle. It was part of the kshatriya dharma.
It is said that gambling was taken as luck and intelligence so Yudi for the FIRST time in his life did not consult Krishna for advice and so had no intelligence because that is what HE symobolized and Draupadi was not beside them so they had no luck. And it is said in some folklore that because D is the SHAKTI to Kanha's avatar, her humiliation meant destruction of the entire Kuru clan. She truned from Gauri the gentle goddess to Kali, and sought destruction.
It is also curious that Yudi staked Nakul and Sahadev before staking himself--did he consider them STEP brothers then? And is it to atone for this that he later asked Yama for Nakul back first??
Did Yudi know while staking DPadi that she was going to be stripped in public? Did he know that Karna the great maharathi, tragic hero, yada yada, whatever, was going to suggest this. I do NOT think so. Yudi believed in everyone's goodness to the extent that Bhim was exasperated by him many times as a result.
What is also curious is the need to absolve Karna of his misdeed. It was HE who called DPadi a wh**e. THAT cannot be absolved. It was HE who said even if she had been brought here NAKED that would not be shameful for she had no shame. THAT is when Duri gets this idea.
Yes, Yudi was wrong but the other brothers allowed Yudi to play on their behalf. No oen forced any of the others to accept the invitation and it was pride that stopped all fot hem from withdrawing or walking out. The exile they suffer is said to be punishment.
They ALL pay a price. Yudi for ruling a kingdowm with more widows and orphans than anywhere else. the other four by losing their sons. It is said that the experience in the forest makes Yudi a better human being.
Inherently, Yudi was a better human being than K and D-D and their other brother (and before the K fans jump at me; THIS is MY opinion). He had a greater right on throne than Duri did; it is said that Shakuni cheated through the game. Yudi is always filled with shame and guilt throughout his exile. It is said that Yudi used these years to clean up his fate. Travelling to holy spots and listening to sacred stories is said to apaprently reduce karmic debt.
Anyways, to each their own.
If we sat down to make a table of who was right and wrong; inevitable the scales would be higher on the pandavas side.
Edited by gossipgirl21 - 11 years ago
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