Mahabharata lessons

Mahabharat is one of the major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being Ramayana.

The story is the biggest war in the world, the god of all wars. Then what is it about?

 There are various lessons which were thought to us by this ancient epic. Mahabharata involves the story of the two brothers Dhritrastra sons and Pandu’s sons the rivalry between them which took turn after turn.

The few lessons which this epic taught us are: –

• Skills and ability to gain knowledge are not based on one’s birth.

Karna upbringing was made in the low caste/category class (which did not have the right to many things which include gaining knowledge) but in order to gain knowledge though which was his desire he challenged the norms of the society and gained knowledge and turned him out to be warrior.

• Proper knowledge and education require discipline.

There is no knowledge which you get over night you must be disciplined about it. Consistently practicing improving yourself in you desired field like Arjuna did when he was in Gurukul(school) he initially find it difficult to aim perfectly while continuously challenging himself.

• Follow the right.

Though Karna was a wise and educated person he was on the side of Duryodhana he was his friend, he did not oppose him in his bad discission which resulted in his involvement because he kept quite he too got involved in all the bad works he did.

• One should not take immediate action under pressure or circumstances.

The time when Bhisma(Shantanu and ganga son), because of his father happiness took the steps like not taking up on the throne which was a not good decision. So one should not take decision on current circumstances.

• One should stand for other.

When someone is in danger, we should stand for others right. When some is getting suppress under others power, we should stand for the needy one.

When Duryodhana ordered Dushashan to take off Draupadi clothes in the assembly the king (father of Duryodhan) should has stopped him.

• Nobody should harm other for their revenge.

Duryodhana always wanted to take revenge on the Pandavas on various situations. He did various bad things to get his revenge and one such was when he wanted to get revenge on why he was asked to take off his weapons in assembly of pandavas he took revenge by taking off The pandavas wife clothes in his father’s assembly.

• Karma comes back and takes away.

Whatever deed you did either good or bad comes back to you in return. Duryodhana always did bad deeds, so he was punished very intensely. There are various examples too.

We all should learn from this epic mythology it teaches us way more than just these few points. Once we will get more into this we will become or find a better version of ourselves we would we able to distinguish what is right and what is wrong So we will meet up in the next part of this.