Hear me out on this hypothetical scenario. We all know Duryodhana’s ego was the immediate cause of the war, but what if he acted completely out of character at the very last second?

Imagine this: Duryodhana still commits all his past sins (the poisoning, Lakshagriha, the dice game, and the unforgivable disrobing of Draupadi). However, during Krishna’s peace mission, he suddenly agrees to hand over the 5 villages. The peace treaty is signed..

Keep in mind this things need to happen

1. The War is a Cosmic Necessity: The earth still needs to be cleansed of adharma, so the Kurukshetra war must absolutely happen.

2. The Pandavas Won't Break Dharma: Yudhishthira and his brothers will absolutely never launch an unprovoked first strike.

3. The Vows Must Be Kept: Bheema and the Pandavas still need a righteous battlefield to exact their revenge for Draupadi’s humiliation.

Under these strict conditions, what grand strategy would Shri Krishna use to make the war happen? How would the greatest strategist orchestrate events so that Duryodhana is forced to break the peace treaty and attack the Pandavas first?

Please note: I know Duryodhana accepting the treaty is completely against his nature, and some might argue Krishna wouldn't need the war if peace was achieved. But for the sake of this specific thought experiment, let's stick to the rules of the hypothetical!)

TLDR: In a strict hypothetical where Duryodhana actually hands over the 5 villages, how would Krishna strategically force him to attack first? The war must happen to avenge Draupadi and destroy adharma, but the Pandavas will never break the peace treaty themselves.

hello everyone. i'm planning on writing the script for the first film of a three part trilogy. part 1 starts with Pandu and Dhritarashtra's life and ends with the pandavas leaving hastinapur after the game of dice. dm me if you're interested.

About myself- i havent read any book (am planning to) till now but i really wanna explore it more and have some question out of curiosity related to it

1. same as title whats love according to Shree Krishn

2. If krishn ji had Radha ji then why did he married Rukmini

3. from mahabharat, why drapaudi married to 5 men?? like isnt it weird or there was a reason behind it

dont go harsh😅🙏

I just realised that their story is almost the same.
But their choice determined their final fate.

In Mahabharata, Vikarna was the younger brother of Duryodhana and one of the 100 Kauravas. He was the only Kaurava who talked against the humiliation and disrobing of his sister-in-law Draupadi in the Kuru Assembly.
However, in the final war, he decided to support the Kauravas stating the fact that he had eaten the food of the Kuru throne and Duryodhana was his king. So abandoning the family and king who had fed him, though they were wrong, would be a sin that even death couldn’t get rid of.

In Ramayana, Vibhishana was the youngest brother of Lanka King Ravana. He spoke against Ravana’s act of abducting Sita Devi, and repeatedly requested him to return her to Lord Rama. Yet Ravana dismissed him each time. He knew Ravana was in the wrong. So after multiple attempts of trying to help Ravana and after being humiliated by him, Vibhishana decided to leave his brother and help Lord Rama in his war to free Sita Devi.

Now Vibhishana too had eaten the food of Ravana’s throne. Ravana was his eldest brother. But, Vibhishana states the fact that if a King breaks dharma, then the bond of loyalty through food is severed. Vibhishana chose dharma over family.

So one prince decided to support his king and family over the righteous side, while the other prince decided to support righteousness over his king and family. One chose loyalty and the other chose justice.

In the end, Vibhishana was made the King of Lanka and was a great ruler. While Vikarna fell on the battlefield as a warrior, fighting in support of his king and family, fully knowing that his family was in the wrong.

These are 2 contrasting stories I found in Mahabharat and Ramayana…
What do you think?

I didn't read any texts (not yet), but I did watch both BR Chopra's and Star Plus' Mahabharat. I like the former more (in case you were wondering).

From what I observed, if Krishna came down to Earth and lived as a human, I suppose Krishna isn't meant to be perfect. All humans are somewhat flawed, not to mention all characters in Mahabharat are.

So the original question should've been more like "What are flaws of Krishna?" rather than the one I put in. Later, I thought it might be a little too triggering for some, so I thought I should change it.

Anyway, I think some of the more obvious justifications for Krishna's flaws are based on the facts that he had to face a relatively painful death (toe struck by arrow causing profuse bleeding) and he accepted being cursed by Gandhari.

About the latter statement, because Krishna himself somewhat respects Gandhari (because of her being elder and a mother figure), it seems fair to say that Krishna himself ACCEPTS his flaws and thus her curse.

Despite not being overtly specific about his flaws, from what I see, I think Krishna keeps a low profile, in general, about his decisions/flaws.

So I'm curious to dig deep about this:) Looking for highly opinionated replies.

Someone here asked about Mahabharat based games a few days ago, It will probably not happen in decades but imagine a proper storyline game, with good graphics and voice acting, well researched storylines and accurate character descriptions. It'll probably take millions and so so much effort, but it would literally break the world and bring more recognition to Mahabharat.

How cool that would be, we can dream

King Nal's story was narrated inside the Mahabharata, Vana Parva, by Brihadashva to comfort Yudhishthira during the exile period. Nala was the noble king of Nishadha who fell deeply in love with Princess Damayanti even before meeting her, and she chose him over gods at her svayamvara. But the spirit Kali, angered by this, entered Nala and drove him into a destructive gambling addiction, causing him to lose his kingdom to his brother Pushkara in the dice game, though unlike Yudhisthir, he didn't gamble his wife too.

Nala and Damayanti wandered in exile, suffering greatly, until Nala, consumed by shame, abandoned her in the forest. After many hardships, disguises, and years apart, Nala learned mastery over dice and regained wisdom, while Damayanti went to her father's kingdom and searched for him tirelessly. Eventually they reunited, Nala defeated Pushkara in another dice game, regained his kingdom, and the couple was restored to happiness.