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Originally posted by: NandiniRaizadaa
Yup Takshaka is mentioned in the Mahabharata having an evil intention and mindset. He killed parikshit also his family and clan were killed in the khandav van fire which was set by Arjun so he took revenge by killing parikshit

Though it is also mentioned that he is a son of Kardu and Kashyap . That means he is a brother of Shesha and Vasuki

Yeah obviously. And half brother of Garud. 😆

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Deepika: Takshak is not evil, he was vengeful and rightly so. Arjun had set the Khandava forest on fire to satiate Agnidev (He had consumed a lot of ghee in a Yajna and was suffering from a loss of hunger, so Krishna advised him to consume a lot of meat), and a lot of innocent creatures died from the fire. So Arjun was a bit of a prick, honestly speaking. 😆

Parikshit was the son of Arjun's son Abhimanyu, and he was singled out for revenge by Takshak.

The thing is, the Mahabharat is a depiction of the complexities of human nature and the multiple and intertwined angles of politics and administration. While the Kauravas were pitch black evil, the Pandavas were no saints.

But people in Indian society are used to seeing things in black and white.Therefore, in television presentations of the Mahabharata, Pandavas are portrayed as saintly figures. And since Takshak harmed a person from the Pandava clan, he is shown as evil. It's ridiculous actually 😆.

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