Ramayana and Mahabharatha are the two epics of Hindu religion, which are considered to be the founding pillar of the whole community.
Though Ramayana is considered to be the building block of an ideal world and a utopian society, but Mahabharata reflects the actual human society which is full of flaws and mistakes. The later is also an example that our generation never learns from the mistakes and are only driven by their passion and impulse.
If you compare the age of Mahabharata of the Dvapara yug with the present kaliyug as per the Hindu mythology you will find that today’s society is just the manifestation of that period. There were family feuds, betrayals, exploitation, revenge and thirst for power which blindfolded the whole clan of human beings. Later it made way for willful blindfolds. Despite the destruction of the kauravas for disrespecting Draupadi, today we have learnt nothing and keep on disrespecting her at our own will without any repentance. These instances from today’s world make us feel that Mahabharatha has come alive from the epic pages and we are experiencing the hell in paradise.
In the days of Mahabharatha Bhisma an eminent ruler willingly gave his baton to a king who was blindfolded not only his vision but also the conscience of a good ruler with false affection and lost his power of judgement. Nowadays the eminent personas who can actually do good for the society are either forced to step down to promote some empty vessel, or they choose to remain inert. Dronacharya crippled the talents of Eklavya in order to promote Arjuna from the rich households. Nowadays students from rich family get the best education and eclipse the talents of the numerous Eklavyas who could not afford the expensive education. That day education was bartered, nowadays knowledge is sold.
Abhimanyu the young warrior; son of Arjuna was killed in a chakravuya which was planned by his own people where a teacher and father figures were present. Nowadays Abhimanyus are killed in the chakravuya constructed by their own people, the soldiers losing life in the hands of naxals of our very own country; eminent and honest people are sacrificed in order to appease the rich barons and powerful netas.
Draupadi was used as a pawn by her husband and was disrespected by her own people when her husband lost the game that day. There was an eminent guardian Bhisma, a blind king Dhritharashtra, a brave warrior Karna and her five husbands, who all were dumb spectators.Only challenges were thrown and accepted once the act of disrespecting was over. Not a single person opposed vehemently in order to save the woman from such insult without her own flaw. Even today we find daughters and wives are sold for money, women getting raped each day and slaughtered in the name of dowry; nothing has changed only the intensity has grown heinous. Society is still the dumb spectator, with a drooping integrity and humanity.
The power-hungry leaders, who projects themselves to be a good minister are no less than Dhritharashtra who was not only blind with eyes but also had a blindfolded conscience. Our leaders and so much after money and power that they forget to introspect themselves and brainlessly involve in mud slinging in order to grab the opportunity. The powerful administration is maimed by some false rules, which have become more a heckler than a redeemer. Honest people who keeps faith in mankind are sacrificing their lives for the well-being of the nation.
Hence when you sit and read the epic and look around the world you will find the characters and situations have come alive from the pages. Sorry thing is that we have learnt nothing from the mistakes in the past. The most dangerous thing is that we know our flaws and hide our mistakes, the most essential thing to enter the dungeon.
The battle of Kurukshetra has not ended with the end of Dvapara yug, but it has spread from one yug to another like an old communicable disease which is actually a malignant tumor on the thinking of humanity. Bhagavad Gita was the savior that time, the good conscience can be the redeemer today.
Why embrace Mahabharatha when you’ve Bhagavad Gita?
