I Had No Hope Of Success - Dhritrashtra's Confessions - Page 2

Originally posted by: Surya_krsnbhakt

Medha, one of Krishna's ancestors was also called Madhu.

Originally posted by: Surya_krsnbhakt

Regarding Dhriti's lament.. when I read this long back I almost fell asleep. Thanks, memories ko taaza taaza kar diya.

Seriously, does the man even have a positive thought? From the Lakshagriha incident he doesn't have a single hope of success! useless.

The one line which can undo ALL the discussions of Draupadi being disrobed or not:

When I heard that the wicked wretch Duhsasana, was striving to strip her of that single garment, had only drawn from her person a large heap of cloth without being able to arrive at its end, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success.

So, even if people say that the later Parva can be interpolations.. here Dhriti himself is saying it at the very beginning of the epic.

So, thank you, and Dhritarashtra is one ray of sunshine.

Originally posted by: Medha.S

Were both the Madhus same people? Now when i think about it, Yudhishthira did call him scion of race of Madhu ..🤔

But it is mostly slayer of Madhu that i read ...

Originally posted by: Surya_krsnbhakt

Noo! Why should Krishna kill his ancestor who is anyway dead?

My proof for this is:

SB 9.23.29: Of the sons of Talajangha, Vitihotra was the eldest. The son of Vitihotra named Madhu had a celebrated son named Vrishni. Madhu had one hundred sons, of whom Vrishni was the eldest. The dynasties known as Yadava, Madhava and Vrishni had their origin from Yadu, Madhu and Vrishni.

SB 9.23.30-31: O Maharaja Parikshit, because Yadu, Madhu and Vrishni each inaugurated a dynasty, their dynasties are known as Yadava, Madhava and Vrishni.

Originally posted by: Medha.S

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😆 You mean the one who belongs to the Yadu race.🤣

He is a Yadav because he was born in the race of Yadu who was the Son of Yayeti and brother of Puru.

Yadu's race is Yadavas

Puru's race is Kuru

Yayeti made Puru the King, not Yadu though he was supposed to be the king. So Kurus and Yadus are all related.

That is why Krishna was related to Kauravas too.

In the end Yadu's blood relative, Abhimanyu's son Parikshit became the King.

Since the Pandavas were not blood related to Kuru's so Parikshit had no Kuru( Puru) blood in him.

Yayeti's unfairness was corrected after ages and the descendant of the rightful heir sat on the throne.

And he is called Madhav because he killed Madhu

Slayer of Madhu = Madhava😆

Originally posted by: Arijit007

krishna, who else?

Yadava heroes without fear of any kind? O slayer of all foes, we are now living in that city. And, O tiger of the Kuru race, considering the inaccessibility of that first of mountains and regarding themselves as having already crossed the fear of Jarasandha, the descendants of Madhu have become exceedingly glad. Thus, O king, though possessed of strength and energy, yet from the oppressions of Jarasandha we have been obliged to repair to the mountains of Gomanta, measuring three Yojanas in length.

This was in Rajasuya Arambha parva