Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Why did Krishna not save the Pandavas when they played dice with Duryodhana & Shakuni?
Why did Krishna not save the Pandavas when they played dice with Duryodhana & Shakuni?
Yudhishthira asked Shri Krushna’s advise before performing Rajasuyagna. So, Shri Krushna gave him a game plan of HOW to successfully perform the yagna. As a result, Yudhishthira became the Emperor or India.
Yudhishthira didn’t bother to ask Shri Krushna’s advise before going to Dhruta sabha. Why should Shri Krushna stop him? Why should Shri Krushna advise him on what to gamble or not? How or why should Shri Krushna save Pandavas from their own folly?
In the 80s there was an ad with a tag line - (chocolate) a moment on your lips, forever on your hips!
Karma may give us a momentary high / pleasure, but its effects can impact us for a very long time. That one afternoon in Dhrut Sabha brought 14 years of misery for Pandavas and decades of misery for families of Kuru warriors who died in the war. One afternoon! One man’s pleasure!! Misery for millions afterwards!!!
God isn’t there to save us from our follies!
We all have free will to perform the karmas of our own choosing. Having chosen to act in one way or another, we can’t blame God for our actions or the fruits of our actions. For this reason, Yudhishthir does not blame anyone for his misery - just himself and his addiction to gambling.
Lots of articles on the Mahabharata - http://www.pushti-marg.net/bhagwat/Mahabharata/Mahabharata.htm
PS - कृष्ण (male) / कृष्णा (female)
Krushna is the phonetic spelling of male name. Krishna is the female version of the name. Try typing krishna in google translate and you will see what I mean.
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