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Originally posted by: AnuMP

Ok
Several people have mentioned Bheem

1) Threatened to burn Yudhi's hands
2) Swore to kill all Kauravas
3) Swore that Arjun and Sahdev would kill Karna and Shakuni respectively
4) Protected his bros and wife at every turn during vanvas
5) Caught Jaydrath and rescued Panchali
6) Killed Keechak
7) Actually had a part in Virat war which no one remembers
8) Killed every single one of the Kaurava Bros
9) Ghato was responsible for several akshouhinis (hey if Arjun gets credit for Abhi)
10) Had a part in Drona vadh along with Yudhi
11) Killed Jarasandh without which imperial campaign couldn't have started
12) Had a big part in the imperial campaign himself

Why is this gentleman not considered the Mahanayak of the epic? 😕
or at least A Mahanayak alongside baby bro?

13)Kills all Upakeechakas and saves Draupadi

14)Kills several demons Hidimba,Bakasura,Kimira and Jatasura

Regarding BHIMA ...
there is always this game of marginalization ...
among the 5, Nakula-Sahadeva are in margin ...
and among the rest 3, it is Bhima ...
however, luckily we have Folk Mahabharata too ... and there we find the marginalized heroes in their full glory ...
In Garhwali Mahabharata, there are many legends on Nakula-Sahadeva ...
In Folk Mbh of central India, it is Bhima and Bhima .,, (well, our Chhota-Bhima cashes in on this sentiment, no?)
well, Bhima-lovers (including me too ...), pl read the Bhima legends in this beautiful article -
"A Hero of the Mahabharata in Folklore of Central India" by Dr. Mahendra kumar Mishra
... and of course we have Madhavacharya's "Mahabharater Tatparya Nirnaya" ... in which Madhavacharya celebrates Bhima as the central one ..
(I am not allowed to post links by the forum .. so cannot .. pl google)
In Mahabharata too, Bhima's intellectual-side is manifest in debates on Dharma in Vana Parva ...

I would like to know your thoughts on Kunti, one of the most debated characters on this forum. There have been several questions raised on her decisions:
Her leaving infant Karna in the Ganga
Her asking to divide Draupadi without knowing(or did she?)
Her not telling her other sons about Karna, before the war was starting
Her choosing to tell Karna about who he actually was

I might be missing some 😆

Regarding the hero issue, I have something to say.
Is Krishna not the actual hero of MB, I mean the Superhero? After all, He is the Mahabharata-Sutradhara.
As for the other hero, I don't think the number is only one. This is a huge epic, and readers may have different opinions regarding what is its main theme.
If the main theme is Shaanta rasa, then Yudhi is hero. If main theme is Veera rasa, then Arjun is hero. But in second case, Bheem will share a great portion along with his younger brother.
If space is taken into account, then Yudhi should be the hero, as he is the only person having 18 parva long life. All others passed away in previous parvas. Also from the style of Mahaprashthanik & Swargarohan parvas one can easily note that Yudhi gets a very special attention here, which suits an epic hero.
There are readers who even try to establish Karna as 'tragic hero' (I can't understand how or why) or Duryodhan as 'anti hero' (but I think the term anti hero is only applicable for those stories which have no positive hero at all), but I have a strong feeling that hero can be found from Pandava group only. Even Bhishma seems to have a chance but not kauravas.

Krishna doesnt need to be the Hero, he is above all this. If you go by the story of Mahabharat, then its the story of the Kuru family. Krishna comes in way later in the story. It is about the struggles of Pandavas and how they survive everything in the end, to come out as the Victors. Pick one from them.

^^^ I agree. I believe that Krishna is above EVERYONE 😊 and it's He for whom the hero (s) survived till the end ⭐️ He is Mahabharat Sutradhar, the controller of everything & everyone!

Veda Vyasa presents all five brothers as heroes , they all are 'Jaya'
Their secret names in Virat parva :
Jaya, Jayanta , Vijaya, Jayadvala, Jayatsena so they all are heroes . Vyasa says those who want to achieve Vijaya / victory over self , one has to read Jaya!
Who do we want to consider a hero is individual perception .. even the 'anti-heroes' are heroes to somebody...

Not trying to see who is the main protagonist here (For me it will always be Panchali, then Krishna, then Arjun)

Originally posted by: AnuMP

Ok
Several people have mentioned Bheem

1) Threatened to burn Yudhi's hands
2) Swore to kill all Kauravas
3) Swore that Arjun and Sahdev would kill Karna and Shakuni respectively
4) Protected his bros and wife at every turn during vanvas
5) Caught Jaydrath and rescued Panchali
6) Killed Keechak
7) Actually had a part in Virat war which no one remembers
8) Killed every single one of the Kaurava Bros
9) Ghato was responsible for several akshouhinis (hey if Arjun gets credit for Abhi)
10) Had a part in Drona vadh along with Yudhi
11) Killed Jarasandh without which imperial campaign couldn't have started
12) Had a big part in the imperial campaign himself

Why is this gentleman not considered the Mahanayak of the epic? 😕
or at least A Mahanayak alongside baby bro?

Originally posted by: Maverick_me

Veda Vyasa presents all five brothers as heroes , they all are 'Jaya'
Their secret names in Virat parva :
Jaya, Jayanta , Vijaya, Jayadvala, Jayatsena so they all are heroes . Vyasa says those who want to achieve Vijaya / victory over self , one has to read Jaya!
Who do we want to consider a hero is individual perception .. even the 'anti-heroes' are heroes to somebody...