Mahabharata is truly an EPIC grantha! A Holi literature. Each and every character resembles Good and Bad side of life! Amalgamation of what one can possibly get while living one's life.
I am yet to read any books on Mahabharata, however I am privileged to watch it on television. "Shri Krishna" directed by Shri Ramanand Sagar & "Mahabharata" directed by B. R. Chopra are two such wonderfully produced television serials; watching it is a sheer pleasure to intellectuals, and also those holding any religious beliefs.
There is a character, called Devrath, also called Bhisma Pitamaha. This individual stands out with his conduct, and his immortal standards of living is an example to human beings.
Irony is, his life came into existence only because his father broke the very promise to his mother. The result was his mother vanished from existence; and he got his life. From there on, Devrath lived his life by an example. He fulfilled every promise, every word that he uttered.
It was part of what he promised his step-mother, he never married, he relinquished the kingdom. It was his promise to his mother, and his father to provide his support to the kingdom, that he has to remain on the sides of those who represented injustice.
Bhishma and his promises are one of the underlying reasons on why Mahabharata was shaped the way it eventually did. Had he not been what he was, we would have seen a completely different Mahabharata!
I am yet to read any books on Mahabharata, however I am privileged to watch it on television. "Shri Krishna" directed by Shri Ramanand Sagar & "Mahabharata" directed by B. R. Chopra are two such wonderfully produced television serials; watching it is a sheer pleasure to intellectuals, and also those holding any religious beliefs.
There is a character, called Devrath, also called Bhisma Pitamaha. This individual stands out with his conduct, and his immortal standards of living is an example to human beings.
Irony is, his life came into existence only because his father broke the very promise to his mother. The result was his mother vanished from existence; and he got his life. From there on, Devrath lived his life by an example. He fulfilled every promise, every word that he uttered.
It was part of what he promised his step-mother, he never married, he relinquished the kingdom. It was his promise to his mother, and his father to provide his support to the kingdom, that he has to remain on the sides of those who represented injustice.
Bhishma and his promises are one of the underlying reasons on why Mahabharata was shaped the way it eventually did. Had he not been what he was, we would have seen a completely different Mahabharata!
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