Who is your favourite character in Mahabharata and why?

I had not watched BR one, but watched the star plus one twice. In my view karna was the one who was the bestest of them all and i have utmost respect for him. He was born in royal family still denied education, he was devoted to his archery went to learn on from the great Parshuram(avatar to Lord Shiva) but somehow he also cursed him that education he took will not be fruitful. He was disrespected by draupadi swayamvar and wasn't allowed to contest but it was duryodhan who stood up for him when the world was against him. If someone would ask me I would say he did correct as he stood with that one person who took stand for him in need. He was never given any chance to prove his worth and his kavach was also taken by Indra emotionally befooling him, what one can think of such a person. He died fighting for the bad but was always loyal to the person who took stand for him. His audacity and loyal behaviour towards duryodhan, his kind nature and perseverance towards his education is what inspires me the most. All hail Lord Krishna and Karna.

Karna....He chose the wrong side... But atleast he ws loyal and very much aware of his bad deeds... Not to mention the patience which he showed inspite of being insulted so much... I am in awe of him...

Here's my take on Mahabharata: It's one of the grandest and greatest epics in our history which basically tells us how one should protect dharma at all costs rather than protecting their own individual dharma from which any person is tied. It's one of the best examples out there to teach us, how one should behave towards injustice and bad happening either in your family or in society as a whole. Ofcourse there is Shrimad Bhagavad Gita as well, which as a part of it, which tells us the way how one should lead a life and people get their all kinds of answers for their questions. There is a lot to learn from Mahabharata and it's characters, so trying to list them down as I love this epic as a whole. I learn something new, whenever I see it or listen to it. 1. Sri Krishna: He/She is the Narayana himself. Every part of the universe is within him/her. One should learn the teachings of bhagwad gita that he provided to Arjuna before the battle of Mahabharata and it will pave the way for all of us till eternity. Though there is everything to be learned from Sri Krishna, his kindness, truth and just everything. One thing I will particularly mention. His will to protect dharma even after breaking his own words by not carrying any weapons, yet he was ready to kill Pitamah Bhishma, when initially Arjun wasn't able to overcome his emotions, to establish dharma. That attitude where he doesn't care what anyone thinks bcos his ultimate goal was to protect dharma at all costs. I will never forget this. 2. Pitamah Bhishma: True to his righteousness, words and loyal to his kingdoms and parents. He is the one whom I like because of his firmness as a North Star. A great warrior of such calibre that even teeno lok knew about his Aurora and valour. Gangaputra Bheeshma, he truly justified his name. But one thing that led to his downfall, he prioritised his own dharma rather than doing prioritising actual dharm, which later on Sri Krishna showed him in the Mahabharata battle. 3. Abhimanyu: The one who tackled everyone single handedly from kaurvas to protect his army, The one from Pandavas army , jisko shaurya prapt hua. Such valour, fearlessness, boldness and wit with his words. He is such a great example, that no matter the circumstances or how outnumbered enemy has made you, you still have your courage and kshatriya dharma to face it eye to eye, sword to sword. 4. Arjun: The ultimate archer of dwapur yuga and again one of my favourites. One could learn how to get themselves focused, disciplined and concentrated towards his goal. Not to forget, he did tapasya a lot of times not only to gain divyastra knowledge but also to redeem himself when he entered yudhishthir and draupadi's room to defeat Naga takshak. And also, one can learn the lesson of friendship from his and lord Krishna's friendship as well. Though I know, Kunti mata was bua of lord Krishna, it just my POV. 5. Yudhishthir: Dharamraj yudhisthira, the one who rightfully looks after the Akhand Bharath after the battle of Mahabharata. Though his decisions were definitely not agreed upon during Dyut sabha, yet he never leaves his dharma for even a moment, whether it was in battle or either elsewhere. Even when he was in exile for 1 year of agyat vaas, he served as mahamantri for virat's kingdom and when he was the last one to reach heaven, a dog accompanied till the last with him, where he first asks to let the dog enter and then himself revealing he was truly dharmaraja. 6. Ghatothkach: He was hidimba and Bhima's son and Mahabharata wasn't his battle, yet he sacrificed himself to save Arjuna from the pashupath astra of Karna which if launched once on anyone will kill that person for sure without any miss. One could learn from his sacrifice for sure. 7. Kunti mata: No doubt, she suffered the most during the entire dwapur yuga, yet she is so humbled, she cries over everything when the battle is over and asks Sri Krishna to give her more pain and misery so that she couldn't deviate from her parh of Bhakti. I can go on and on and on with this saga and history, my thirst to see and discuss about it never ends. The ultimate thing is one should see Mahabharata as a whole taking into consideration all it's points and not just nit picking things. It's grandeur nature and in depth teachings are here to teach us how we can navigate through kalyug. The ones who have such an understanding of Ramayana and Mahabharata as a whole surely understand the way of how to live a life and how to break the norms when it is required. Apologies for this long comment, but couldn't contain myself here. Happy janmashtami everyone, Jai shri krishna.

Lord krishna, he himself is a justification

@PinkHedge @SpeedyConstellation I respect your thoughts. Being said that I'm not aware of whether he disrespected draupadi or not. Karna was devoted to duryodhan as he stood by him but he never supported him to persue the mahabharat fight, but it was duryodhan who said that listen if you consider me your true friend and are loyal towards me then you have to be with me in my decisions whether good or bad. Though Karna agreed as he wanted to prove his loyalty and dedication towards duryodhan but he was never in favour of what duryodhan was persuing. Same goes with great bhishma pitamah. Some even say that Karna and bhishma pitamah attained moksha through this as planned by Lord Krishna 🙏🏻.

There are two actually - Shri Krishna - Draupadi Reasons: for Shri Krishna its obvious. He is a guide, a sarathi and a friend. He knows when to step back and when to take action. He understands, forgives but also punishes. He knows war is inevitable but still tries to avoid it. He knows who will win but still provides opportunity to the losing side to settle. Draupadi embodies strength and resilience in face of immense adversity. Physically broken ye remained unbroken. She stands for righteousness. She is courageous and determined. She represents struggle for justice, even when world is unjust.

@FreshDew5 @SpeedyConstellation Karna was also involved in wrongful killing of Abhimanyu. He was one of the warriors among Duryodhana, Drona, Ashwatthama to have killed him during Vyuh chakra.

😂😂😂 TV serials 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Read from the sources. He was not the best. He had stable childhood. Loving mother, doting father. Nobody wanted him to die when he was kid. His father was not poor man. He studied in Gurukul with all princes. He was just obsessed with Arjuna. Destroyed his own life to destroy Arjun.

Wouldn’t say Shri Krishna as he is beyond the limits of any character. As per my opinion, Arjuna is the best character. Focussed, hardworking, talented, ethical, humble. Great brother, great pupil, great friend.

@PinkHedge it's one of the great question one can ask for. And I am with you on this, everytime I watch it, I learn something new entirely. There is so much to deep.dive and think upon it,and so many perspectives will spring upon, you never know. Once you watch BR Chopra Mahabharata, try to watch Star plus Mahabharata as well. It just gives you a whole new perspective on experiencing and seeing things within the world of Mahabharata. Jai sri krishna 🙏

Bhishma and Karna. Loyalty matters in a corrupt world.

Oh man! That's really tough question but I would say Shakuni. He was battling with a God in a game of wits and stood his ground briallintly. But of course, the real hero of Mahbharat was Lord Krishna himself.

Duhshasana 😎 for no reason

We have no concept of blasphemy. Blasphemy laws are merely political tools and should be abolished. Figures like Karna are favourites of Laal Salaam gang who loves mediocrity. They will keep on pushing such freeloader characters because they just want a mediocre society of freeloaders.

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Yes i watched it my first in covid time the first impression had is the god himself is a big Cheater

Karna ....sabko pata hai

I read Mrityunjay and Karn is definitely in the top tier list

Obviously krishna.....who else.....