Which Pandava was most noble and why?

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Posted: 17 years ago
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Please reply!😃
Edited by godisone - 17 years ago

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Posted: 17 years ago
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yudhistra.......usne har ache kaam kiye....but usne sirf ek hi galti ki.....ur wo har waqt bhagwan ko yaad karta tha....lekin usne us waqt nhi kiya....and i thnk mahabhart yudh wahi se suru hota he...may be but i m nt sure...
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Posted: 17 years ago
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how can you forget Abhimanyu..he was also a part of Pandava 😡
I greatly admire Abhimanyu.
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Posted: 17 years ago
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Originally posted by: mohit_raja

how can you forget Abhimanyu..he was also a part of Pandava 😡

I greatly admire Abhimanyu.

By Pandavas, I mean the brothers themselves. If I counted Abhimanyu, I would have had to include their other sons, and Ghatotkach also (who was also very brave and noble).
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Posted: 17 years ago
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Originally posted by: godisone

By Pandavas, I mean the brothers themselves. If I counted Abhimanyu, I would have had to include their other sons, and Ghatotkach also (who was also very brave and noble).

lol poor gato got killed by sixth pandava 😃
i dont feel the importance of gato.. what inspires me about is abhimanyu. he was a teen boy and he was an inexperienced warrior fighting experienced and superb warrior in kauravas....he also troubled pitamah and karna...😳
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Posted: 17 years ago
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i like Yudhistir's character a lot..He always used to say "kshama hi dharma hai aur dharma kshama"..it's very difficult to forgive anyone but it's a powerful weapon...you can win without fighting a war if you have the courage to forgive your enemy. Moreover, he was not arrogant like Bheem and Arjun....He always treated his brothers equal...In the end when Kunti reveals the secret of Karna to him, he curses the entire naarijaati that they wud never be able to keep any secrets...👏 that prooves that if Kunti had revealed the secret earlier, Mahabharat war could have averted bec. Yudhistir would have given the throne to Karna.
The only mistake he did was to gamble and put his crown, his brothers, Draupadi and himself on the bet.. but later he reveals that if the gambling episode had not happend, how will the future generations know that gambling is so destructive..he did "prayaschit" for his mistake by accepting the vanvaas and agyatvaas..
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Posted: 17 years ago
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Originally posted by: luv_khwaish

i like Yudhistir's character a lot..He always used to say "kshama hi dharma hai aur dharma kshama"..it's very difficult to forgive anyone but it's a powerful weapon...you can win without fighting a war if you have the courage to forgive your enemy. Moreover, he was not arrogant like Bheem and Arjun....He always treated his brothers equal...In the end when Kunti reveals the secret of Karna to him, he curses the entire naarijaati that they wud never be able to keep any secrets...👏 that prooves that if Kunti had revealed the secret earlier, Mahabharat war could have averted bec. Yudhistir would have given the throne to Karna.

The only mistake he did was to gamble and put his crown, his brothers, Draupadi and himself on the bet.. but later he reveals that if the gambling episode had not happend, how will the future generations know that gambling is so destructive..he did "prayaschit" for his mistake by accepting the vanvaas and agyatvaas..
Charu

There's another reason for Yudhisthir gambling. Remember, Duryodhan asked his father to invite the Pandavas for the gambling match, but he did not invite them himself. Why?
Because Dhritarastra took the place of Pandu after his death, as the father of the Pandavas. Being those who followed their Dharma strictly, they revered him as their father and obeyed his every command. That's why they went to Varanavata even when they had a suspicion that something didn't seem right with it.
The Pandavas would never obey Dhritarastra's command to gamble. If Duryodhan had invited them, they could have stopped the gambling match when it was taking a wrong turn, but until Dhritarastra commanded the game to be stopped, they could not stop. And even after the Pandavas lost Indraprastha and all their wealth, Dhritarastra was not stopping the game, so they had to go on. After Yudhisthira lost himself and his four brothers, he didn't say anything.
When Shakuni told Yudhisthir to bet Draupadi, Dhritarastra could have commanded the game to be stopped, but he didn't. Yudhisthir had no choice but to bet Draupadi, and even after she was lost, Dhritarastra didn't say anything to her being disrobed. Only after Bhima made his vows did Dhritarastra take action.
So I don't think any blame can be put on Yudhisthir. He was only following his Dharma. It's as much fault of Dhritarastra as it was Duryodhana and Shakuni.
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Posted: 17 years ago
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I think Yudhisthira was the most deplorable character in Mahabharata. Few reasons as follows..

He was a weakling and inferior warrior to Arjuna and Bhima. He was lucky to have obedient brothers. He was enamoured by Draupadi and wanted to marry even though lacked necessary skills to win her hand. That story of following mother's orders was a total washout devised to hide real hideous intentions of jealousy and lust. Draupadi became a powerful glue for all brothers to bond them together. Yudhishthira reasoned to Arjuna that it was necessary for Draupadi to get married to him as well as elder brother should marry before younger one.. But he allowed marrage of Bhima to Hidimba, unattractive demon without any problem.

He put first claim on Draupadi after marriage and had to stay with him for a year before she could spend time with other brothers.

No need to discuss his addiction to gambling. It was even evident at Virata's place. When Keechak tried to molest Draupadi, he scolded Draupadi for making a "scene" All other Pandavas were very upset and came to console her but Yudhishthir.

After suffering ignominous defeat at hands of Karna, when Arjuan rushed back to check after him, he started abusing him and Gandiva. Arjuna was enraged and really showed Yudhishthira his place (as per suggestion by Lord .. another story i dont want to get into)

He was the least favourite of Draupadi. He never showed tender emotions towards her and never took great care of her. In this Bhima was the best by miles.

He never wanted revenge for wrondoing to Draupadi and kept looking for a truce.. Draupadi instgated him to challenge Duryodhana all by hiself and kill him but he kept quiet.

He was not very intelligent. He offered Duryodhana to choose any of Pandavas for mace fight. It was presence of mind of Bhima and arrogance of Duryodhana that saved Duryodhana from picking hm for fight.
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Posted: 17 years ago
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My fav is Arjuna n Sahdev also. Sahdev was really calm, cool n philosophical by nature n never complained for anything. Arjun is hero of Mahabharat for me after Lord Krishna

I dont like yudhistir much becoz he was addicted to gambling. he was really very bhola bhala. He cant be termed a hero. A hero shud have anger n emotions (of couse under control). Even Krishna showed anger n emotions when it was neccessary. He was not sympethetic towards draupadi instead he blamed her. I agree with at57. No girl will ever want a husband like Yudhistir. But he showed his greatness when he aksed Yaksha to give life to to Nakul instead of asking for Bhim or Arjun's life. He was truly unselfish there
Edited by coolpurvi - 17 years ago
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Posted: 17 years ago
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I normally don't praise pandavs...this thread about which pandava was noble
I vote for Yudhisthir...he was the epitome of truth. a very kind hearted person who would forgive anyone, whether it's Duryodhan or any person who did very bad...forgiving is not easy and it is even more hard to forgive enemy.....remember when duryodhan was captured in gandarva war...none of any pandav was willing to help Duryodhan...it was Yudhistir who said his brother to save their cousin duryodhan....he knew pandavas were on exile because of duryodhan and yet he was soft hearted and sent bheema and arjuna to save duryodhan........he only did one wrong thing in his life.....putting everything on stake, including Draupati...no one would dare to put his wife on stake...it was his big mistake........
No one is perfect in the life, even Yudhistir wasn't perfect .yudhistir's mistake teaches us the lesson if you put everything on gambling, it may destroy you.....
I like Abhimanyu more than Yudishtir..he was a part of Pandava and his bravey inspires me a lot........an inexperienced warrior troubled every experienced warriors of kauravas .....it clearly proves abhimanyu woould have become better than Arjuna as he grow up, gain experience, advanced his knowledge in the art of archery and other weapons.

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