Pranam If there is fragile dispute IT IS UNNECESSARY; we write here not as pastime; then we can write about flirt jokes and unneweded details; what ever an aged writes must have a basis and not hearsay or gossip or mere assertions; there may be omissions or error crept in which are all set right; but people who read must not pass on wrong data to the posterity; and one who writes must be the follower and a relisher or antagonist where there is a confirmation in thinking; but one who writes that "don't hesitate to admit your mistake", shall not plead ignorance umdergreek and latin nor change over silently one;s assertion once in the negative, thinking people aren't watching; in that respect, data in the net shall be checked for at least near authenticity; duryodhana temple is in Karala ONLY is wrong; there is another temple at Uttarakhand Mori; there is some nexus at UK temple but in Mahabharatham 13th year pandavas never came down to Kerala; so duryodhana going to kerala is never written by any verses of Vyasa; now suppose some one takes it as authentic well many could be mislead. The author may correct me and write with the basis after applying the mind; kerala nexus may be cited. K R IRS 17421
On Sat, 17 Apr 2021 at 10:50, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 04-2021-14* > > *Being a compilation there may be errors* > > Q1 How did Krishna die? > > A1 The Xennial Fri, 16 April, 2021, This is the story of how a > god met his end... > > *The popular version of the story of Krishna’s death starts with > Gandhari’s curse*. > > But if you really go back, the death of Krishna was foretold much, much > before that one event. An to know its roots, one must go back in time long > before the events of Mahabharata even began to unfold. > > *To be precise, at a time when Rama was wandering the forests of the land > looking for Ravana who had* kidnapped his wife, Sita. As we know, Rama > and Krishna are both incarnations of Vishnu. > > *In any case, during his travels, Rama comes across Sugreeva, an exiled > monkey king who claims to be* wronged by his brother, Vali. Rama agrees > to help Sugreeva and fires a fatal shot from behind a thicket. *When Vali > learns of his true slayer, he seeks from Rama the permission to kill him in > his next life, a boon that Rama grants.* > > Cut to the end of the Kurukshetra battle when Gandhari is mourning the > loss of her 100 sons. The Pandavas, accompanied by Krishna, arrive in her > chambers to offer condolences but *Gandhari is so distraught she curses > that Krishna’s clan would meet a similar gruesome end as that of her sons*. > Krishna smiles and says tathastu, or so be it, setting into motion the > final round of events that would bring an end of the Yadava clan, to which > he belonged. > > *In the years following the Kurukshetra war, the Yadavas had grown to be > quite unruly*. The clan itself was divided in part due to the fact that > different factions had fought on opposing sides of the war. The growing > mistrust and disdain for each other only grew over the years, as did their > arrogance. > > So much so that once when they were visited by the great sages, Durvasa, > Vashishta, Narada and Vishwamitra, they didn’t see anything wrong in a > prank that their young ones played on the sages. Samba, Krishna’s son from > Jambavati dressed up as a pregnant woman and with his friends went up to > the sages. The friends challenged the sages to predict if the ‘lady’ would > deliver a boy or a girl. Since they were no ordinary sages, they saw > through the trick and *cursed that Samba would deliver a lump of iron > that would cause the death of the entire race.* > > The next morning, *Samba developed labour pains and delivered an iron > mace*. The onlookers were shocked and went up to Akrura, Krishna’s uncle > for advice. In his wisdom, *Akrura suggested that the mace be crushed > into a powder and that the powder be thrown into the sea*. The Yadavas > followed Akrura’s instructions, except, for a small piece that proved > impossible to break. So they threw it into the sea without crushing it > and went on with their lives. > > However, as with everything thrown into the sea, *the mace powder was > washed up on the shoreline and from the soil, blades of a mysterious grass > began to grow.* > > *Several years later, the* Yadavas had gathered on the shore for a > celebration that got out of hand. Words were exchanged and soon everyone > was at each other’s throats. No one was carrying any weapons so they > began pulling out the blades of grass that, by now, had grown tall. Using > the blades as weapons, the Yadavas killed each other, bringing an end to an > entire race. > > *Gandhari’s curse was finally coming true. Krishna, who had foreseen all > of this, had gone away to a nearby forest to meditate and await his turn.* > > You see, even as the mace powder had been washed on to the shore, the part > of the mace that wasn’t crushed was swallowed by a fish. *That fish was > caught by a hunter who fashioned an arrow out of it and several years > later, unbeknownst to him, was in the same forest that Krishna was lying > in.* *He mistook Krishna’s feet that were sticking out of a bush for a > deer and shot the arrow that dealt the fatal blow to the incarnation of > Vishnu.* > > When he discovered what he’d done, the hunter was distraught and *begged > Krishna for forgiveness. Krishna consoled him and assured him that he was, > in fact, waiting for his death*. Confused, the hunter asks why, if the > lord knew of him, was he waiting at that exact spot. Krishna explains > that in his previous life the hunter was Vali and had sought permission > from Rama to kill him in his next life. > > And so it was that Vali avenged his own death and Krishna’s time on earth > came to an end. > > Q2 Why was Shakuni bent on destroying the Kuru race? > > A2 The Xennial Thu, 15 April, 2021 > > The uncle of the Kauravas played a long game... > > One of the first things that comes to mind when one says Mahabharata is > the epic war at the very end. Indeed, even though it’s just one of the only > two epics to have been written in India, *Mahabharata is considered by > some a book that shouldn’t be kept in one’s home since it’s the story of a > family going to war.* > > For most part, the war gets blamed on Duryodhana’s ambition but also to a > great degree Shakuni’s machinations. *While Shakuni did indeed play a > large part in egging on an influenceable Duryodhana into seeking the > throne, he did so because he sought revenge.* > > To know why Shakuni hated the Kuru race so much, we must go back in time > when Bhishma was still a young man. > > *At the time, Dhritarashtra was single and Bhishma was seeking alliances > for him*. His search led him to Gandhara and asked for the hand of its > princess, Gandhari, for the blind Hastinapur prince. *At first Subala was > hesitant but eventually agreed, in part because he knew he couldn’t afford > to anger the great Bhishma. *In any case, neither he nor his son Shakuni > was particularly happy with the match. > > Shakuni was the youngest of Subala’s 100 sons and, by all accounts, also > the most intelligent too. He loved his sister Gandhari more than anyone > else in the world and was obviously angry with the idea of her marrying a > blind prince. When she was a child, Gandhari would be afraid of the dark > and hence the Gandhara palace would always be fully lit up on all nights. *So > when she chose to blindfold herself, it broke Shakuni’s heart to see her > spend her entire life in darkness*. However, knowing better, Shakuni let > his resentment against Bhishma slide and went with the plan. > > *During the wedding preparations, Bhishma is said to have discovered that > Gandhari was a manglik, which is to say she was born under a sign that > would’ve meant an early death to her first husband.* > > *As was the practice, Gandhari was first married off to a goat, which was > then beheaded and then married off to Dhritarashtra*. However, Bhishma > was angry that Subala had chosen to keep this a secret and so he imprisoned > the king and his 100 sons. > > They pleaded that they be fed but Bhishma only granted them a grain each. > Together, they agreed that Shakuni, being the most intelligent of them all, > must stay alive. So they donated their share of the grains to him. *One > by one all the Gandhara princes died in prison as did Subala who reached an > agreement with Bhishma to let Shakuni live.* > > As a result, out of the 100 Gandhara princes, only one survived. And he > was filled with vengeance against Bhishma: first for being forced to marry > his beloved sister to Dhritarashtra and then for imprisoning and killing > his entire family. *As he stepped out of the prison, Shakuni promised > himself to avenge their death and began plotting a series of elaborate > plans to drive a wedge in the empire that had done him wrong.* > > Q3 Why Duryodhana did not win the war? > > A3 Duryodhana would have won the war if he hadn’t done this The > Xennial Mon, 12 April, 2021, > > *The Kaurava prince had a boon but he was tricked...* > > As the Kurukshetra war raged on, the casualties increasing with each > passing hour, it became evident to everyone that the Kauravas were going to > lose. Most of the veteran generals on the Kaurava side had been slain by > now and the war was in its endgame. After the death of Shalya (Pandavas’ > uncle who was tricked into fighting on the side of Kauravas) Duryodhana > goes into hiding. By now he’s the only Kaurava prince surviving. *Bhima > challenges him to a mace duel in order to ultimately bring the war to an > end. Duryodhana agrees.* > > *When Gandhari hears of this challenge, she decides to break her vow of > being blind folded for life for just one brief minute*. It was just days > after she’d lost her son-in-law, Jayadrata, husband to Dushala due to > Krishna’s deviousness so she felt it important to give her son an unfair > advantage. Now, Gandhari was a very pious woman and a Vishnu devotee, which > is also why she was angry with Krishna for not having done anything to > prevent the death of her sons and even cursed him. The curse didn’t just > kill Krishna, it brought down his entire dynasty. Even in the little that’s > written about Gandhari’s powers you can get a sense of her superpowers. *There > are only two recorded instances during which she removed her blindfold. *The > first was when she summoned Duryodhana before his mace duel with Bhima. *Her > only order to her firstborn was that he come to her as the day he was born.* > > And so following those orders, Duryodhana took a bath in the lake and > began walking towards his mother’s chambers. It was late in the night and > no one was around so he didn’t think much of his state of nudity. *But > suddenly, Krishna appears from seemingly nowhere and looks at the Kaurava > prince bemused.* A flummoxed Duryodhana blurts out the reason why he’s > without clothes. The ever astute Krishna realises that something is up and > pretends to chide Duryodhana. > > And so following those orders, Duryodhana took a bath in the lake and > began walking towards his mother’s chambers. It was late in the night and > no one was around so he didn’t think much of his state of nudity. But > suddenly, Krishna appears from seemingly nowhere and looks at the Kaurava > prince bemused. A flummoxed Duryodhana blurts out the reason why he’s > without clothes. The ever astute Krishna realises that something is up and > pretends to chide Duryodhana. > > Let’s not forget despite the animosity, Duryodhana was aware that Krishna > wasn’t one to be messed with. He nods his head in agreement – *Krishna > had argued as to how a Kaurava prince could go to his mother stark naked – > and wraps some leaves around his thighs.* > > When he reaches his mother’s chambers, Gandhari asks him if he was ready. > Duryodhana replies in the affirmative and Gandhari removes her blindfold > for the first time in her life. *Just a brief look from Gandhari covers > all of Duryodhana in an invisible armour… except the parts he had hidden > from her view.* > > Gandhari realises her son wasn’t in fact in the nude and is extremely > angry. It was, after all, the one instruction he had to carry out. *How > difficult could it have been to understand it, she thunders. A sheepish > Duryodhana explains that he ran into Krishna on his way to her chambers and > it was he that had convinced him to wrap something around him before > appearing before her.* > > An incensed Gandhari scolds Duryodhana for falling for Krishna’s devious > ways. The armour, she explains, would have protected Duryodhana during his > duel with Bhima the next day. Duryodhana is upset, of course, but assures > his mother that the rules of a mace duel prevent participants from > attacking each other below the waist. Gandhari, of course, knows better > and dismisses her foolish son from her chambers. > > The next day when Bhima and Duryodhana face off in the ultimate duel, the > rules are reiterated. Balarama, a friend and teacher to Duryodhana and a > mace expert, agrees to referee the duel. *As the duel begins, it becomes > clear that Bhima’s blows were not affecting Duryodhana in any manner at > all,* let alone hurting him. Krishna realises what may have happened and > signals to Bhima to attack Duryodhana on his thighs. > > Remember, this was against the rules of the duel and it would have been > against a warrior’s ethic to attack in such a manner. *However, seeing > that he had no choice, Bhima followed Krishna’s orders and dealt a fatal > blow to Duryodhana on his thighs*. Since that was the part of > Duryodhana’s body that wasn’t covered in a divine invisible armour, > *Duryodhana > collapses and eventually dies.* > > *Balarama protests that the blow was against the rules of the duel but > Krishna argues that the Kauravas had broken several rules during the war > including one that cost his son-in-law Abhimanyu his life.* > > With this duel, the war of Kurukshetra comes to an end. *If only > Duryodhana had followed his mother’s instructions, it was quite likely he > would have emerged undefeated and maybe even turned the war around > single-handedly*. > > > > Q4 Why does Duryodhana have a temple dedicated to him? > > A4 The Xennial 29 January 2021 > > Here's the lesser-known story of why Mahabharat's *most hated character > is worshipped as a god in a village in Kerala.* > > Poruvazhy Peruviruthy Malanada, popularly known as Peruviruthy Malanada or > Malanada is the only Duryodhana Temple in South India Near Quilon. > > Duryodhana, is perhaps the most hated figure in Mahabharata. In the epic, > the Kaurava prince is shown as an egotistical maniac, who molests Draupadi > and whose actions lead to the bloody 18-day war. > > Yet, if you travel enough around the country, you’ll likely realise that > in some parts of India, the prince isn’t just loved but also worshipped. > > In the Gharwal region, there are even temples dedicated to Duryodhana. > These temples are primarily in the Jaunsar-Bawal sectors where *Duryodhana > is believed to have spent some time. * > > > > The story goes that he was so enthralled by the beauty of the region, he > appealed to the local deity to let him reign a part of the valley and take > care of its people. It was thus that Duryodhana came to rule over this > part of the country… by divine will. And it is here that there are > temples dedicated to him. > > However, over the years, certain villages have distanced themselves from > the presiding deity as his portrayal in popular culture casts him in a poor > light. > > > > This is not the case in the small village of Poruvazhy in Kollam district > of Kerala where the Poruvazhy Peruviruthy Malanada Temple doesn’t just > exist but also thrives. > > An annual festival attracts hundreds of people as they celebrate a prince > who they see as a god. > > Legend has it that *Duryodhana travelled the length and breadth of the > country in search of the Pandavas who were living incognito for a year. As > part of the punishment they received for losing the game of dice to > Duryodhana, they were exiled for 13 years*. Additionally, to avoid > another 12 years of exile, they were to live incognito during the 13th > year. It’s during this year that the Kauravas launched an empire-wide > search for the five princes and their wife, Draupadi. > > At one point in his search Duryodhana, whose real name is supposed to be > Suyodhana, reached this part of Kerala. Tired and parched, he went to a > nearby house and requested for drinking water. *An elderly woman gladly > obliged but soon realised that the man at her doorstep was an upper caste > prince.* Typically, such an act – despite its benevolent nature – would > have cost the woman her head. *However Duryodhana, recognising the hollow > nature of such traditions, didn’t just thank her but also granted her and > her family hundreds of acres of agricultural land as a token of gratitude* > . > > And in return the locals built a temple in Duryodhana’s honour. The > temple doesn’t have an idol. At the heart of the temple is just a raised > platform and devotees submit themselves to a divine power of their > imagination through a process called Sankalpam. > > The Poruvazhy Peruviruthy Malanada Temple is located about 27 km from > Alumkadavu, which is a village that’s known for its houseboat making > industry. And every year, there’s an annual Kettukazhcha festival which > is celebrated with much pomp. > > *All the above QA are based on yahoo opening page information on 17-04 - > 2021. Yahoo answers need not be 100% correct answers * > > *Compiled and posted by R. 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