Mahabharat- Which of the following characters of Mahabharata you liked the most?

Question

a. Bhisham pItameh
b. Karna
c . Arjuna
d. Vidur
e. None of the above , hence please your opinion

and please explain your answer

Answer 1

Karna

Because his intentions were good but complex factors of loyalty and love lead him to end up fighting for something evil - and in the end he is somewhat redeemed and venerated by the Pandavas.

I also love that Arjuna is still conflicted over fighting against him even after he has done evil, and that Krishna has to remind him of these things and encourage him to do his duty and stand up for good.

For both of these characters their struggles are incredibly relevant to today's postmodern culture in which we are increasingly unsure about what absolute moral claims we can make, and about what ethic ought to guide our actions.

I am Christian. But in so many ways this is more relevant to me than the stories of the ancient Jews, a herding culture intent on dominating and conquering others but writing their history as if they were the good guys.

Answer 2

Vidura.

There is no other charecter in the epic which tries to fight for truth as Vidura dose. First he was a Chaturtha (Low Caste - born to Dasi) but turns out to be one of the most pious. When Dridrashtra was not even willing to part even 5 houses for Pandus sons, It is obvious that Vidur would get nothing from the ancestral property. And he also seems to be quite poor. Still he stands with Dridrashtra- Reason Love for Brother is more than Money. He is the only one who openly says he wont contest the War as both sides had few right and wrong points. and a war bettween the Brothers that too for property is insane. He dint take part in the war. His devotion to the Lord knows no Bounds. This is seen in the Udyoga parva when Krishna turns up as a Emissary of Pandavas. His knowledge in Shastras and his education can be seen when he speaks to Dridrashtra. And finally, Only a few had this speciality in the entire epic. Speaking in a foriegn language. When Vidura wants to instruct Dharma on what to do as a secret when he is escoring them to the wax palace, He speaks to them in what is called the Mlech Basha or Urdu/Hindi. Vidur had grt qualities others never had. Thus I Liked Vidura the most.

Answer 3

I liked Vidur the most. He was an absolute genius, morally upright, and most importantly, a Krsna bhakt. He taught us that we should continue in pursuit of righteousness, our dharma, in the face of any obstacle. Vidur was the only one who spoke up during Draupadi's humiliation.

He persistantly advised Dhritrashtra to avoid war and make peace with the Pandavas, but when Dhritrashtra declared war, he resigned from his post as PM. That shows us the true path of dharma. Vidur contiunually opposed adharma, but unlike Dronacharya and Kripacharya, never joined it regardless of his proximity to it.

One of the favourite parts of Mahabharat is "दुर्योधन को मेवा त्यागो साग विदुर घर पाई ...". Vidur was truly a noble and God-realised soul, who was content to serve in his capacity, and never desired royal treatment.

Answer 4

Bhisham pitameh, because he beered the most. He made the vow for his father and never married all his life, just for his father. He also rejected the position of bieng the kind of hastinapur, even thought it was his birth-right. When the final battle came, Bhisma Pitamah, took the side of the kauravas, evne though he knew that what he was doing was completly wrong. Also Bhisma Pitamah told arjuna himself that how could he be killed--by bringing a female to the battle-field. bhishma pitamah also respected his mother, satyavati, evne though satyavati was younger than bhisma. when lord krishna showed his full roop inside the kingdom, kripacharya, droncharaya, and bhisma pitamah were the only ones that were given the magic sight to see lord krisna's full roop. When bhisma pitamah died, and was sitting on his deathbed, krisna came to touch bhisma pitamah's feet, but he refused, and touched krishna's feet instead. Bhisma pitamah also had learned all the powerfull weapoons, powers,and arrows(there are different types, such as the wind arrow, fire arrow, and water arrow). He and droncharya were the only 2 people who could defeat the pandavas. but droncharya was killed by treachery(he was told that Ashwatthama was killed, which weekened him), and bhisma pitamah died according to his own wish.

Answer 5

e. Ohter - Lord Krishna

Hadn't he been there none of the other characters would have shone!

Arjuna wouldn't have fought the Mahabaratha. He was upset just before the war that he had to kill his own kith & kin. Then it was Lord Krishna who tole him the Baghavad Geetha and made him to fight. Also only because Lord Krishna was the charioteer of Arjuna, did he win. Else Karna would have won.

Karna would have just won and become one among good warriors of Mahabaratha. Its only because Karna lost, we are still remebering him.

Vidur is respected because he loved Lord Krishna without expecting anything. Had Lord Krishna been not there, who would he haad loved and showed his character?

And just like Karna, Beeshma Pithamah is immortal only because of his defeat. Of course his other characters are also great, but it was the defeat and how he accepted defeat gracefully that made him great.

It was Lord Krishna, the ultimate one who is my favorite character.Without him Mahabaratha isn't there. He is the omnipotent.

Answer 6

Karna, Bheeshma, and Krishna in that order.

Karna for his exquisite personality, adherence to Dharma, and qualities that no other character had in the epic of Mahabharata.

Bheeshma for being a grand old man yet had vigour and conviction. He knew the outcomes of many things but patiently played his part as per his Dharma and his pratigya.

Krishna for being Krishna, all reasons I lack.

Of these three if I had to choose the most liked one by me, I'd pick up Karna everytime.

Answer 7

I love Karna.
For none of his mistakes/sins he suffered a lot. Yet He lived like a lion given away all his wealth to whomso ever asked. He gave his punya too to Krishna when he was asked.
But He was isolated by his mother, brothers and others.

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Answer 8

none....mahabharata is a great epic...but too full of human emotions like anger,violence,greed etc to be truly divine.
All the charecters that you have mentioned above have these flaws....and hence my answer.

Answer 9

Arjuna, he's similar to a form of the deity I have a relationship with, who's a European god "from the east."

On every third day I think he's a representation thereof.

Answer 10

None of the list.
I like VED VYASAR BAGHAVAN for having made a great Hindu Epic & BAGAVAT GITA.