Hindus: which character in Mahabharat fascinates you the most (besides shri Krishna)?

Question

And please also tell Why??

Answer 1

I am not Hindu, I hope you accept my reply as well. The character I most loved was Arjuna because he represents the struggle every man has to take up in his life in order to reach peace of mind.

Answer 2

I liked Karna the most.
1) He was treated unjustly and my sympathy always rests with the deprived.
2) He was a great warrior.
3) He was a faithful friend, and stayed with Duryodhana till the end.
4) He was honest and trustworthy, and gave his arms to Indra. He also kept his promise to Draupadi, and didn't kill any of her sons.
5) I liked the character created by Ved Vyas. It made the story much more interesting to have one to match Arjun on the other side of the army.

Answer 3

DRAUPADI. She was beautiful, intelligent, regal, yet her life was so tragic.She is symbol of womenkind in a Man's world.Five husbands could not protect her. Being a Queen , her sons could not be heir to the throne. In the end, on the last journey , up in the Himalyas, she is abandoned by her husbands again, labelled as sinner. What an irony! life full of paradoxes.

Answer 4

Karna, for the kind of predicament he found himself in- being the brother of the Pandavas and yet being unable to be in their camp because of his bond with Dhuryodhan; knowing that Kunti is his mother and yet not known so to the rest of the world. His is a real pathetic and valiant character.

Answer 5

Note: These are my opinions please do not take them personally.

I liked all the characters.
This because everyone played their role perfectly, without which Mahabharat wouldn't have happened.
It was important for Duryodhan to be so cruel, it was important for Arjun to be so intelligent, it was important for Karna to be so truthful to his friend Duryodhan. For Bishma, Guru Dron even though they were follower of truth, they had to fight for Duryodhan's side.
Etc etc.
So if you study all the characters, you will see how unique everyone was. And how important it was for them to carry their uniqueness till the end.
Thats why i like all the characters.

Answer 6

i like " KARNA" he was the wonderful character in maha bharat .he faced all kind of insults from pandavas , rejeceted his talents , never accepted to to give him a leader ship to a state ,because of his unknown parents but duryodhan , in humanity ground ,he gave him a state emperor post and made karna ,a best friend of him To show his gratitude, to duryodhan, karna although knew about him as a maverick,and rebel he stands beside him until his death In between karna knew his birth secret from kunti, he never changed his mind and sacrificed his soul for his best friend duryodhan . karna gave many of his wealth to the poor, and got the bestower title in his living days he also sacrificed his kavacha kuntalas (attached protective shield given by surya) and his bhanas , on behalf of his brothers' sake . He never had a desire and thats' why the angel of Dharm cried for his death there is none a character like karna in mahabharat

Answer 7

Abhimanyu - The youngest warrior in the world ever. Landed up in the war to support his dad. which young lad at that age in today's world thinks of supporting his parents. All we think about is our own liberty and space.

He died for a cause for his family. Inspite of being surrounded by enemies, his valour made them shiver. They had to bow down and salute him after they could get rid of him. he simply makes me believe that no matter what situations you are in, you have to fight back not for life but for humanity. Even if you die in your struggle, you are the one who would win, enforcing the evil to bow down at you...

:-)

Answer 8

Grandfather Bhisma.

In the prime of his youth, he took a vow of celibacy in order to please his worrying father, mother Satyavati and Satyavati's father. Therefore, becasue of his terrible vow he was called Bhisma and he even fought with his guru Parashurama in order to keep in tact his vow.

Though he was a devotee of Sri Krishna and loved Arjuna very much, he still had to fight against the Pandavas as per the promise he had given. He fought a brave Kshatriya fight based on principles. He did not compromise just because he loved Arjuna. In fact in the course of the events he took another vow and told that in the next day either Arjuna had to die or Krishna had to take up arms in order to save his friend Arjuna.

Krishna did take up the arms the next day breaking his own promise not to take up arms. By this act, Krishna glorified that the word of Bhisma came to be true. When Arujna was almost defeated in the battlefieled against Bhisma, Krishna took up the wheel and was rushing towards Bhisma. Bhisma dropped his own bow and arrows and was welcoming a death from Krishna and admiring how beautiful Krishna was in that situation.

Bhisma while lying on the death bed of arrows, gave wonderful instructions to Yudhisthira who was despondent due to the outcome of the battle. Nobody could pacify Yudhisthira who was lamenting that just because he was to be installed as the king, he was responsible for the death of so many relatives on the battlefield. Bhisma pacified Yudhisthira which even Krishna could not accompalish. Krishna did this in order to glorify the greatness of Bhisma.

While quiting his body, Bhisma offered wonderful prayers to Krishna. Few excerpts from Srimad Bhagavatam(1.9.37-39)

Fulfilling my desire and sacrificing His own promise, He got down from the chariot, took up its wheel, and ran towards me hurriedly, just as a lion goes to kill an elephant. He even dropped His outer garment on the way.
May He, Lord Sri Krishna , the Personality of Godhead, who awards salvation, be my ultimate destination. On the battlefield He charged me, as if angry because of the wounds dealt by my sharp arrows. His shield was scattered, and His body was smeared with blood due to the wounds.
At the moment of death, let my ultimate attraction be to Sri Krishna , the Personality of Godhead. I concentrate my mind upon the chariot driver of Arjuna who stood with a whip in His right hand and a bridle rope in His left, who was very careful to give protection to Arjuna's chariot by all means. Those who saw Him on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra attained their original forms after death.