To explain today's episode I have no other go but to start with the title track of old 1989 Mahabharath.
Katha ye purusharth ki hai, swarth ki, paramarth ki. It means Mahabharata is the story of Purusharth ie dharma, artha, kama, moksha in modern parlance, knowledge, wealth,power and salvation. It is the story of selfishness and it is the story of real knowledge. Beauty of MB is that it doesnt have black or white characters they are grey characters. But even with those grey it is the choices made for selfish goals or the larger benefit of the world makes these difference. The difference of Maya and Leela lies there. Maya is the illusion created for selfish gains.It makes use of false ego and pride to build on itself. Leela is counter illusion that exposes the hypocrites ie who chant Ram's name and do Ravan's job.
Some hypocrites do it because they are not aware of it. But most of them do it being aware of what they are doing just for the sake of attaining their goals. This is the real world. To live in this world you also need to have some poison inside you. BG gives you the knowledge when to use it, on whom to use it, for whom to use it.
Maya build on the people's need to be good in front of everyone.There is only one way to expose Maya, become bad in front of everyone.Just like Krishna who did the adharma openly for his friend on 14th day of the battle. But why did Krishna do adharma, it is because of Arjun's choice of choosing him and not his power. It was because Arjun needed only him as his emotional support and nothing else. He believed with his friend by his side he can win any battle with his power. To the man who didnt demand his power, God destroyed his power on the other side. To the man who trusted him unconditionally he took the curse of Gandhari.
Krishna didnt need his power to show off the world. Arjun became his fragrance who took his glory to the world and centuries later the product of that friendship Bhagavat Gita enthrals and motivates millions.
Today Adi gave another modern BG to Zoya. When he asked who all are willing to lie majority went to his side. That's the truth of the world which simple Zoya doesnt understand. People will lie through their teeth for their survival. Not everyone is simple and straight forward like her.
She has to understand this and learn to defend herself. Mangalsutra might be sacred for her, but it is just a piece of jewellery for most. His wife Pooja herself had proved it and so is her husband.
Mahi thinks by siding with Aditya she is winning favours.She doesnt listen, he told we will act as husband and wife. Nothing more. But when tomorrow that man shrieks put the mangalsutra for your wife, Adi is going to put that on Zoya only.
Because it is sacred for him, it is symbol of trust for him and he knows in that whole room if someone values that piece of jewellery with the same sacredness that is Zoya.
Pooja and Yash made the real marriages an illusion. None of the marriage symbols stopped them from doing what they did. To expose them, their selfishness Adi is going to put fake symbol as far as the world goes. An illusion is going to get created in the name of a contract and that illusion will stand the test of fire to prove its real.Because it might be fake for the world, but neither Zoya, nor Adi would be able to run away from the sacredness of that symbol.Both will die a symbolic death to become stronger persons.
PS: Guys apologies if the post is very heavy. But I couldnt help it. The questions on character and morality were so deep in today episode.