CULTURAL QA 01202423 Q2 Why did Draupadi ridicule Duryodhana? Is it right to insult someone based on their family background?
KR When replying show evidence: This is sabha parva book 2 XLvI original Mahabharatham; don’t even have time to read?: *SECTION XLVI* Vaisampayana said,--"That bull among men, Duryodhana, continued to dwell in that, assembly house (of the Pandavas). And with Sakuni, the Kuru prince slowly examined the whole of that mansion, and the Kuru prince beheld in it many celestial designs, which he had never seen before in the city called after the elephant (Hastinapore). And one day king Duryodhana in going round that mansion came upon a crystal surface. And the king, from ignorance, mistaking it for a pool of water, drew up his clothes. And afterwards finding out his mistake the king wandered about the mansion in great sorrow. And sometime after, the king, mistaking a lake of crystal water adorned with lotuses of crystal petals for land, fell into it with all his clothes on. Beholding Duryodhana fallen into the lake, the mighty Bhima laughed aloud as also the menials of the palace. And the servants, at the command of the king, soon brought him dry and handsome clothes. Beholding the plight of Duryodhana, the mighty Bhima and Arjuna and both the twins--all laughed aloud. Being unused to putting up with insults, Duryodhana could not bear that laugh of theirs. Concealing his emotions he even did not cast his looks on them. And beholding the monarch once more draw up his clothes to cross a piece of dry land which he had mistaken for water, they all laughed again. And the king sometime after mistook a closed door made of crystal as open. And as he was about to pass through it his head struck against it, and he stood with his brain reeling. And mistaking as closed another door made of crystal that was really open, the king in attempting to open it with stretched hands, tumbled down. And coming upon another door that was really open, the king thinking it as closed, went away from it. And, O monarch, king Duryodhana beholding that vast wealth in the Rajasuya sacrifice and having become the victim of those numerous errors within the assembly house at last returned, with the leave of the Pandavas, to Hastinapore. And the heart of king Duryodhana, afflicted at sight of the prosperity of the Pandavas, became inclined to sin, as he proceeded towards his city reflecting on all he had seen and suffered. And beholding the Pandavas happy and all the kings of the earth paying homage to them, as also everybody, young and old, engaged in doing good unto them, and reflecting also on the splendour and prosperity of the illustrious sons of Pandu, Duryodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra, became pale. In proceeding (to his city) p. 94 with an efflicted heart, the prince thought of nothing else but that assembly house and that unrivalled prosperity of the wise Yudhishthira. And Duryodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra, was so taken up with his thoughts then that he spoke not a word to Suvala's son even though the latter addressed him repeatedly. And Sakuni, beholding him absent-minded, said,--'O Duryodhana, why art thou proceeding thus'? "Duryodhana replied,--O uncle, beholding this whole earth owning the sway of Yudhishthira in consequence of the might of the illustrious Arjuna's weapons and beholding also that sacrifice of the son of Pritha like unto the sacrifice of Sakra himself of great glory among the celestials, I, being filled with jealousy and burning day and night, am being dried up like a shallow tank in the summer season. Behold, when Sisupala was slain by the chief of the Satwatas, there was no man to take the side of Sisupala. Consumed by the fire of the Pandava, they all forgave that offence; otherwise who is there that could forgive it? That highly improper act of grave consequence done by Vasudeva succeeded in consequence of the power of the illustrious son of Pandu. And so many monarchs also brought with them various kinds of wealth for king Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, like tribute-paying Vaisyas! Beholding Yudhishthira's prosperity of such splendour, my heart burneth, efflicted with jealously, although it behoveth me not to be jealous.' "Having reflected in this way, Duryodhana, as if burnt by fire, addressed the king of Gandhara again and said,--'I shall throw myself upon a flaming fire or swallow poison or drown myself in water. I cannot live. What man is there in the world possessed of vigour who can bear to see his foes in the enjoyment of prosperity and himself in destitution? Therefore I who bear to see that accession of prosperity and fortune (in my foes) am neither a woman nor one that is not a woman, neither also a man nor one that is not a man. Beholding their sovereignty over the world and vast affluence, as also that sacrifice, who is there like me that would not be smart under all that? Alone I am incapable of acquiring such royal prosperity; nor do I behold allies that could help me in the matter. It is for this that I am thinking of self-destruction. Beholding that great and serene prosperity of the son of Kunti, I regard Fate as supreme and exertions fruitless. O son of Suvala, formerly I strove to compass his destruction. But baffling all my efforts he hath grown in prosperity even like the lotus from within a pool of water. It is for this that I regard Fate as supreme and exertions fruitless. Behold, the sons of Dhritarashtra are decaying and the sons of Pritha are growing day by day. Beholding that prosperity of the Pandavas, and that assembly house of theirs, and those menials laughing at me, my heart burneth as if it were on fire. Therefore, O uncle, knows me now as deeply grieved and filled with jealousy, and speaks of it to Dhritarashtra. KR where is Draupadi? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Q3 Why is the statue of Lord Ram black in colour? KR Mainly all rock stature will be black unless made in different stones. All donors are important but those who gave the 1000 only are the best donors having nothing in their reserve. KR IRS 25124 On Thu, 25 Jan 2024 at 18:30, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 01-2024-23* > > *All the BELOW QA are from Quora digest to me on 25-01-2024.* > > * Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers * > > *.Compiled* *and posted by R. Gopala krishnan, on 25-01-2024* > > *Q1 What is the funniest joke you've been told that you still > think about to this day?* > > *A1 Peter Wheeler, Mon* > > *After a long life of service to his flock, Father Murphy passed away**. > St. Peter meets him at The Pearly Gates and looks up the record of his life > in his book.* > > * “Father! You’ve led a most wonderful life serving the Church and your > parish, spreading God’s word and love to everyone you met. I’m very > impressed. As a reward for your years of faithful service, God has said > that I can grant you one request.”* > > *Father Murphy thinks for a moment before answering. “St. Peter, I’ve long > wished that I could read the original writings of the Bible as they were > set down by the Apostles. It is well known that the Good Book has changed > over the millennia, as language and beliefs have changed, and I would > really like to see how things have changed. Would I be able to do that?”* > > * “Of course,” St. Peter replied. “Follow me.” St. Peter then led Father > Murphy down a corridor where he opened a large door to a room filled with > books. “This is the Great Library, where we keep all the original texts. > Feel free to read it all.” He then left to resume his duties at The Gates.* > > *A few hours later, St. Peter heard a blood curdling scream coming from > the library, and ran to investigate.* > > * “Father!” He exclaimed. “What’s wrong?”* > > * “It says CELEBRATE! There’s an “R”!!!”* > > *Q2 Why did Draupadi ridicule Duryodhana? Is it right to > insult someone based on their family background?* > > *A2 Gokul Renjith, Lives in India (1999–present)2h* > > *Nothing like this happened**. Draupadi never ridiculed Duryodhana**. She > was not even **present** in the scene.* > > *On seeing him fall into the water, the servants laughed out in delight > and on the instructions of the king, gave him fresh clothes. On seeing him > in that fashion, the immensely strong Bhimasena, and Arjuna and the twins, > all burst out in laughter. Since he was incapable of bearing insults, he > could not tolerate this. To save his face, he did not even look at them. He > again drew up his clothes to ascend firm land and all the people again > laughed out aloud. 268(43), Dyuta Parva, Mahabharata.* > > *When Duryodhana fell into the lake, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva and > the servants laughed at this**. This is a very natural reaction. Nobody > made any insulting comments about Duryodhana. Draupadi is not mentioned at > all.* > > *2. Later Duryodhana lies to Dhritarashtra that Draupadi laughed at him.* > > *On seeing the place full of lotuses, I took it to be water. On seeing me > draw up my clothes, Vrikodara laughed at me. He thought me to be devoid of > riches and deluded by the superior wealth of the enemy. O descendant of the > Bharata lineage! Had I possessed the ability, I would have killed Vrikodara > there. The derision of a rival burns me. O lord of men! I again saw a > similar pond full of lotuses. Thinking it to be made out of crystal, I fell > into the water. At this, Krishna and Partha laughed out loudly at me, and > so did Droupadi and the other women.271(46), Dyuta Parva, Mahabharata.* > > *3. How do we know that Duryodhana is lying ? It's because he also says > that Lord Krishna laughed at him**. However lord Krishna had already > returned to Dwaraka before the incident happened -* > > *Keshava then bade farewell to Subhadra and Droupadi. Then, accompanied by > Yudhishthira, he came out of the inner quarters. O great king! After he had > bathed and prayed and the brahmanas had blessed him, Daruka yoked the > beautifully constructed chariot that looked like a cloud and came. It had > the great Garuda on the banner. The great-souled Pundariksha then > circumambulated it and ascending, departed for the city of Dvaravati. > 267(42), Sishupala-badha Parva, Mahabharata.* > > *So Duryodhana is clearly exaggerating the incident by blaming people who > were not even present in the scene**. Neither Draupadi nor Krishna was > present during the incident.* > > *Q3 Why is the statue of Lord Ram black in colour?* > > *A3 Akhand Pratap Singh,Be true to Yourself Mon* > > *The statue of Shri RAM is black in colour because of two Reasons:* > > *1- He has been depicted Shyam in colour in various religious texts**. > Maharshi Valmiki has also depicted him as Shyam. In one of the paragraphs > when the trio of Ramji, Sitaji and Laxman Ji were crossing a jungle, > Advasis of that jungle asked Sita Ji, who among the both is your husband, > she replied the one who is Shyam in colour is my husband, because in our > Hindu tradition, we don’t take name of our husband.* > > *Also the statue is made up of very special Blackstone known as Krishna > Shila, which is a three-billion-year-old rock found in South India.* > > *2- Also , there is a scientific reason that the statue is black or made > from Krishna Shila** and in our Hindu religion we worship God with water, > flowers, Chandan, Milk, Roli and we wanted this statue to last for > thousands of years, so other stones may get degraded quickly over the time > but this will last longer. Jai Sri Ram.* > > *Q4 What is your most loved joke ever? Even if you remember it > now, you can't control your laughing.* > > *A4 John Leatherman, Sun* > > *Three guys show up at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter asks them how they > died.* > > *The first guy says, “I cam home and found some guy robbing my apartment**. > I chased him onto the balcony, where I see two hands gripping the railing. > He thinks he can hide from me by hanging over the edge. So I picked up this > refrigerator I keep on the balcony and dropped it on him. But it was way > heavier than I thought it would be, so I got a heart attack from the > exertion and died.”* > > *The second guy says, “I was doing a trampoline workout on my balcony and > bounced over the railing. As I fell, I grabbed the railing of the balcony > below. Then this refrigerator fell on me, and I died.”* > > *The third guy says, “I’ve got no idea how I died. Last thing I remember > was hiding in this refrigerator…”* > > *My note- I am not able to control my laugh* > > *Q5 Who is the richest donor of Ayodhya Ram Mandir?* > > *A5 Rathi S, I am interested in reading and writing.23h* > > *There are many but..Dilip Kumar V Lakhi and his family, prominent diamond > merchants from Surat, stand out as major contributors.* > > *Their extraordinary gesture involves a donation of 101 kg of gold, a > grand contribution valued at approximately 68 crore rupees. This gold will > be used to adorn the doors, sanctum sanctorum, trishul, damaru, and pillars > of the Ram Mandir, adding a nice touch to the sacred structure.* > > *In the current market, the price of gold is around 68,000 rupees per 10 > grams. Consequently, the total value of the Lakhi family's donation of 101 > kgs of gold reaches an impressive 68 crores. This substantial offering > marks the most significant donation to the Ram Mandir* > > *Besides catching the eyeballs of millions across the country and around > the world as well, the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is also receiving lots of > donations, which have totaled to more than Rs 5,500 crore already. In fact, > the donations are doubling every two hours.* > > *Businessmen Who Have Donated For The Ayodhya Temple* > > *1. Mukesh Ambani & Family-Rs 2.51 Crore* > > *2.Dilip Kumar V Lakhi-Rs 68 Crore* > > *3. Mukesh Patel-Rs 11 Crore* > > *4.Govindbhai Dholakia-Rs 11 Crore* > > *5.Mahesh Kabutarwala - Rs 5 Crore* > > *6.Lavji Badshah- Rs 1 Crore* > > *7. WS Habib: Rs 1 Lakh* > > *8.Aditya Mittal-Rs 25 Lakh* > > *Muslim businessman from Chennai donates ₹1 lakh for Ayodhya Ram Temple.‘I > want to foster communal amity between Muslims and Hindu’, says W.S. Habib* > > *UP man sold his land to donate Rs 1 crore for the construction of the Sri > Ram temple in Ayodhya* > > *A diamond merchant from Surat has donated a crown worth ₹11 crore for Ram > Lalla in Ayodhya's Ram Mandir.* > > *The crown weighing 6 kg is made of 4.5 kg gold and studded with diamonds > and precious stones.* > > *So on…* > > *MY note- I read elsewhere a retired IAS officer donated **six cores, his > full savings **to Sri ram temple at Ayodhya.* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/421012598.582308.1706187600430%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/421012598.582308.1706187600430%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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