Originally posted by: bheegi
If you read the book 'Yuganta'- there the author's version reads something like this:
When Draupadi fell on Meru parvat, only Bheem came down and asked her "what can I do for you Panchali?" A question he had asked her on many occasions. It's at that time Draupadi realized the futility of her undying love for Arjun and she replied, "in our next birth, please be the eldest brother."
This sums it up. So, you are not the only one who thinks Yudi was not fit to be the oldest brother.
I am still trying to figure out Yudi so I won't say anything for or against him. For me, he was a human who made mistakes but he was also one of the most honest and compassionate persons in the story. He refused to enter swarg if the stray dog that followed him was not allowed. He learnt a lot from his mistakes and perhaps that's what the epic wants us to take away from his character.
@red:
Thing is, if you read MB, the main one, you would find realise aside from Yudi, there wasn't any who had the qualities of a great leader. Karna could have been probably, but he was doomed by his fate and his insane jealousy for arjuna.
Among pandavas, Bheema was impulsive and acted without thinking about consequences. That made him a valiant warrior, because he was more engrossed in the act than the future of it. Draupadi could manipulate him easily. Can you imagine had bheema been elder, all draupadi's whims could have been catered to, with sometimes devastating consequences maybe.
Yudi contained her anger, her impulsiveness, even her sometimes abrasive behaviour at times
Arjuna was a great fighter but he lacked the conviction to carry on leading even in despair and he needed motivation. During the kurukhestra war, even after the death of abhimanyu, krishna needed to remind him over and over again to fight. Also he could not easily acknowledge greatness in enemies. Krishna praised karna to the sky to him to make him realise what an opponent and man of valour karna is.
Sahadev was a baby, even though he was wise and full of discretion but he was childlike as well.
Nakul was not as strong or valiant and he lacked the patience of leadership.
both N and S lacked the leadership pull yudi had.
A ruler needs to have patience, forethought. any ruler not just king even a leader of people intending to lead the country to prosperity.
The leader must focus more on quality and growth and less on destruction. because that brings more ravaging.
Yudithir had patience, he thought ahead, he pondered on everything.
he owned up to his mistake.
And when he made his mind up he did not falter.
Arjun needed the Gita and motivational speech every now and then from krishna .
But Yudhisthir tried for peace till the end.,
When he knew it was impossible he fought,
and he fought valiantly, no less that his two mighty brothers.
he contained drona, he contained duri, he contained karna at one instance too.
I think Yudi had all the qualities a modern day leader/ruler should have.
Anupamaa
