Karna, the son of Kunti, from the Mahabharatha, portrays an immensely powerful character in the epic. Being one of the dearest friends of Duryodhana, he is loyal to him through thick and thin. Despite being in the "evil" camp, there are certain amazingly great qualities of him worth discussing about out here. He is often considered to be an epitome of the concept of a friend and that of a giver amongst mortals - the one who gives all that he can without any complaint and with his pound of flesh, if needed.
Karna was cursed by his teacher for telling him a lie about his upbringing. A kshatriya, by birth, he lies to his teacher that he is a brahman, for fear of rejection as his disciple. The curse, in fact, proves fatal to him in the end. He loses the capacity to remember what has been taught to him, when he needs that knowledge the most. A very pitiable state, wherein what has been yours, and yours alone, is no longer yours. Akin, to your soul deserting the vehicle of the body, mind and the heart.
4 comments:
yeah.so appealing:)
karna was the true hero of mahabharatha.
too bad they shunted him aside.
No less than Arjuna.
Just shows how far mere luck can take you.
Hi,
If "Karna" interests you, then there is a book called "Mrityunjay" by Shivaji Sawant. This happens to be a masterpiece written in Marathi.
Truly Karna's misery is heart wrenching....
Tallulah Nouvel and Wiscoff Bradtwohay: Thanks for your comments.
Priyanka: Thanks for the recommendation. Yeah, karna's misery is truly heart-wrenching.
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