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Mahabharata Ki Pathashala _Round 3 Mann ki baat_ Voting thread


Welcome to the Mahabharat Mann ki Baat responses...

As a part of our Mahabharata Ki Pathshala, we had requested, all the participants to think as a character of Mahabharata, and respond on why they had carried out some of the acts which probably seems to be very wrong to us today...

To clarify, some of the participants had put up the responses including reasons which are nowhere supported by texts, even things which are completely against what is mentioned in the texts, I have removed those parts so that responses remain

Below are the responses from the participants, we request everyone to vote for two entries (rank 1st and 2nd). Participants can vote too...

Also welcoming our judge for the round...

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1) Character Bheem

Q1- You kept harassing younger Kaurava brothers as a child, who were just learning to adjust with a new set of cousins. While I understand this was as children, but that was what sowed the biggest discord.. Justify yourself

You are right that, as a child, I often bullied and harassed my younger Kaurava brothers.

I was stronger than them, and I sometimes used that strength without thinking about the fear or humiliation I caused.

But I was also a child growing up in a house where suspicion and rivalry already surrounded us.

I never imagined that those childish acts would grow into hatred that would consume an entire generation.

That does not make my behavior right, and I will not hide behind the excuse that I was only a child.

I should have understood that the Kauravas were my cousins, not enemies to be crushed.

Yet the hostility between us was never created by me alone; resentment, jealousy, and manipulation existed on both sides.

As we grew older, what began as childish rivalry became a struggle for power and survival.

I regret the fear and humiliation I caused them when we were young, even though I cannot accept responsibility for everything that followed.

If I had known where those early wounds would lead, perhaps I would have chosen strength with restraint rather than strength used to dominate.

Q2-- You kept on reminding Dhritrashtra and Gandhari onYou how you killed their sons, on how you broke their bones, is it human? How do you justify it

You ask me whether it was human to remind Dhritarashtra and Gandhari of how I killed their sons and broke their bones.

No, not all of it was human or righteous.

I was consumed by years of humiliation, injustice, and the pain of losing those I loved.

My anger did not end when the war ended; it followed me into their grief.

I knew they were mourning their sons, yet I still spoke words that wounded them further.

I cannot justify cruelty simply because I had suffered cruelty myself.

I can explain my rage, but I cannot claim that every word I spoke was dharma.

The war gave me reasons to fight, but it did not give me the right to mock grieving parents.

I was victorious on the battlefield, but in those moments, my anger overcame my humanity.

I can defend why I fought, but I must accept responsibility for how cruelly I spoke afterward.

2) Character - Hidimba

Q1) How did you fall for Bheem the day, he killed your brother? Even if your brother was evil, you had stayed with him, no one forced you to. And he was your protector. One is devastated at the death of even a very close neighbor, and you fell in for the murderer of your family on the same day and even bore a child on that very day? Were you an opportunist

Opportunist? What opportunity? I loved Bheem before he killed my brother, not after. Hidimb ordered me to lure Bheem and his family to their deaths, but I chose to warn them. Yes, my brother protected me but even a cage can have a guard.

Bheem did not murder him; Hidimb attacked, and Bheem fought back. I could mourn my brother without defending his cruelty. And Ghatotkacha was certainly not delivered on the same day. Rakshasa biology is magical, not ridiculous! I simply rejected fear, chose courage and claimed my own future.

Q2) Why did you never try Ghatochkach or your grandson become the heir of Pandavas, especially when they were powerful, Meghvarma was definitely better than a child in Uttara's womb. Did you know they wont accept, so just ignored?

Ignored it? No. I simply did not raise my son and grandson to beg for a throne. Ghatotkacha had his own people and realm; why should Hastinapur be the only measure of greatness? He fought for the Pandavas as family, not as a candidate campaigning for succession. Meghavarma may have been powerful, but power alone does not establish a royal claim. Parikshit was Abhimanyu's son and the surviving heir of the recognised Kuru line.

Did I suspect the court might reject my forest-born descendants? Of course I was in love, not naïve. But I would rather see my children rule with dignity elsewhere than plead for acceptance in Hastinapur. Some inherit crowns; mine inherited freedom and considerably better flying skills.


3) Character - Shalya

Q1) Why were you arguing with Karna during his battle with Arjuna, and blaming him to be inefficient. As a charioteer, you duty was to support your warrior, and yet you behaved just oppositely (in fact even promised Yudhisthir to help in way you could). How do you justify this

I was deceived into promising allegiance with Adharma. I was bound by promise but could not forego my duty.

I seized the opportunity when I was humiliated into becoming a charioteer for Karna. Karna, i agree was a skilled warrior but he sided with Adharma. Abhimanyu's martyrdom at the hands of 8 yodhas was Adharma. I did not raise my weapon but made my words sharper. That way, I fulfilled my promise and my duty.

Come to think of it, i tried to persuade Karna to see beyond his blind loyalty and his own skewed beliefs.

Q2) You decided to battle with Pandavas disguised as Brahmins when they had won the Draupadi swayamvar. Was is something acceptable? They won fair, the rules didn't bar them, aside harming a Brahmin was a crime, so why do that. Justify yourself

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