Why karna supported evil

Analysis : It's clearly written that karna killed his own troops. The troops that belonged to the side that he was fighting for. The Kauravas. Yet some karna fans will cry saying that the gods were confounding them, they should know it does not change the fact that karna killed his own soldiers.

These incidents were before and after what the troops said too, so he killed his army three times on the 14th day alone itself. He would be court martialed and imprisoned for such a war crime. Analysis : Now don't say that the pandavas were just watching as helpless ducks, they all understood the truth that Yudhishthira had sent a messenger to Draupadi and that this was a part of his plan to get them freedom without breaking vows.

Karna was totally out of line with his conduct in this incident. Analysis : Perhaps karna had an identity crisis and wanted to ccopy the Rakshasas in their form of fighting. He knew he could not stand a chance against warrior like Bhima without the use of maya.

Karna had no respect for ethics in war. Screenshot to prove that "Madra" is in modern-day Punjab :. Analysis : I wonder how the blood of Punjabis does not boil upon reading what karna said about their ancestors. Karna's views on the kingdoms of the indian sub-continent during the iron age were very disgusting barbaric views, akin to a terrorist's.

Madra kingdom is in eastern punjab. Karna is not cruel hearted.. After all even Kunti never loved him.. So I feel every character in Mahabharat has its good and bad side. No one was perfect but I somehow have a soft corner for Karna. That way even Bhisma can be said to be cruel hearted.. Yes, pandavas could have had their flaws - hence karmically ordained to undergo 'vanvas', 'agnaatha vaas', 'draupadi vastrabaharanam' and so forth ISIS extremists may be good to one another amongst themselves, may practice 'true brotherhood' amongst themselves, but they are EVIL and their goodness does not count.

JR said:. Click to expand Well-known member. My Answer is a bit long, please read it with patience. No one puts it better than the great Tamil poet, Kannadasan. Further down, Krishna himself says manniththu arulvaayada"! Disowned by his own mother Insulted by his own brothers Respected by so called villains Wronged by the Lord Himself A good-natured man sees such fate When the Lord himself chose not to protect him who will believe in Goodness?

When goodness itself is being ignored. By the very Incarnation of Lord Who tried to spread goodness in this world. Karna was indeed the most noble of them all. Such was the ocean of goodness within him that he gifted it away to the world before he died. A symbol of perfection that beats the very Lord Krishna Himself.

Look at his death itself. Arjuna killed him up on the advice of Krishna when his chariot wheel gets trapped in a gutter! An ultimate tragedy of life! A virtuous person from whom his protective armour gets snatched away by fraudulence of Indra king of Devas and the biological father of Arjuna first and then by own biological mother! Karna discarded by his mother, family, ended up getting used up or cheated by Gods even at the time of his death, he was a trusted friend, supported his friends even in war, skilled he was, but why did the good lord Sri.

Krishna chooses to kill him like that, because he knew how skilled karna was and what destruction he could bring. Karna is a complex and interesting person, known to be a very noble, courageous and kind person in the Mahabharata, and everyone including Sri. Krishna Himself, except Dhuryodhana, the so-called most evil person in the story, wronged him.

Karna was a great human being and the one and only known threat to Arjuna when it came to archery or when it came to winning the hand of Draupadi. Draupati also insulted him in Swayamwara questioning his birth, but seeing his Kundalam, she should have understood about his birth. This insult made Karna never to forget Druapati's arrogance.

It is said that Karna told a lie to his guru Parasuma, to learn the knowledge of Yudha; can I ask you one simple question? Seeing his Kavacham, and Kundalam, being a great Ghani do you not think Parasuma should have seen his real caste? Are Yudhishtira and Arjuna the epitomes of Dharma, when their noble birth only fills them with contempt and fear towards Karna because he is just as good despite being born in a lower caste?

There was goodness in him and at no cost was it going to display itself towards the Pandavas. Through all these insults that Karna had to live through, Kunti maintains absolute silence. Therefore how do we judge goodness? Do we say Karna was wrong because he joined the Kauravas because at that moment between Yudhistira the epitome of goodness and Dharma and Dhuryodhana the most evil , it was Dhuryodhana who stretched out a friendly hand?

Now is that not goodness, irrespective of Karna's background? It is said that Karna often played the game of dice with Dhuryodhana's wife. It was one of those games where she found herself losing and decided to get up and go when Karna pulled her back to the game to finish it. It was at this moment that the pearl chain along her waist gave way and fell to the floor scattering all the pearls.

Fatefully Dhuryodhana enters the room at this time and tells her to continue to play the game while he picks up the pearls; he also asks her whether he should string them. This move of Dhuryodhana shows clearly that not only did he trust his wife; he also had complete confidence in his friend, a friend he had made out of merit and not by birth or royalty. Karna at this point makes a decision that he would never leave Dhuryodhana's side no matter what happened.

It is said Karna on Dronacharya's advice shattered Abhimanyu's bow by firing arrows from behind him, and broke the Rule of War! What a misconception!! It is in fact, only Pandavas broke the Rule of War supported by Sri. Krishna much earlier than this in more dubious way more than once: 1. Finally the Great Bheema hit Duruyodana on his thighs using his mace which is against all rules of Mace fighting.

Is this too not breaking the rule of Mice fighting? Even Sri. Balarama could not digest this and protested, but as usual Sri. We cannot single out Karna for his mistakes.

Everyone made mistakes and everyone has behaved very "human" in the Mahabharata, and not God like Every Gods have wronged him including Sri. Krishna who did not leave him even at the time of his death by chasing him from his previous birth by taking all his puniyam!!!! Naryana tried to take away his Kavachas This was my post in Yahoo answers.

Was Karna Good or Bad The question is not about how Velukkudi made a fabulous living , it is about Karna , whether he is good or bad. Even in his previous birth Sri Krishna in the Form of Sri. So, ultimately, was Karna good or bad?

JR, I have stopped diving people into good and bad.. I would always like to hear both sides and make my judgement. Today we feel ISIS is evil but evil need not be in the form of killing alone. Our own Hindu culture has promoted the evil of discrimination that had led to the death of many Dalits in the past and now. So ISIS is instant poison.. Discrimination is Slow Poison..

Dear PJ ji, I will read your post and come back to you if I have questions. I appreciate your effort and knowledge in providing a reply to my query. Arjuna was pestering Krishna, asking him why Karna should be considered a role model for all Danas donations and not himself. Krishna, wanting to teach him a lesson snapped his fingers. The mountains beside the path they were walking on turned into gold. Krishna said "Arjuna, distribute these two mountains of gold among the villagers, but you must donate every last bit of gold".

Arjuna went into the village, and proclaimed he was going to donate gold to every villager, and asked them to gather near the mountain. The villagers sang his praises and Arjuna walked towards the mountain with a huffed up chest. For two days and two continuous nights Arjuna shovelled gold from the mountain and donated to each villager. The mountains did not diminish in their slightest. Most villagers came back and stood in queue within minutes.

After a while, Arjuna, started feeling exhausted, but not ready to let go of his ego just yet, told Krishna he couldn't go on any longer without rest.

Krishna called Karna. Karna called two villagers. Arjuna sat dumbfounded. Why hadn't this thought occurred to him? Krishna smiled mischievously and told him "Arjuna, subconsciously, you yourself were attracted to the gold, you regretfully gave it away to each villager, giving them what you thought was a generous amount. Thus the size of your donation to each villager depended only on your imagination. Karna holds no such reservations. Look at him walking away after giving away a fortune, he doesn't expect people to sing his praises, he doesn't even care if people talk good or bad about him behind his back.

Arjuna had killed Karna's son, Vrishasena, in order to make Karna experience the pain that he himself had borne when Abhimanyu was brutally executed. It was his myopic desires that made him sign in for the war and it was only because of his indubitable support that Duryodhan actually initiated a war.

Yes, the life of Karna was full of struggle and repeated insults and it is true that he deserves all the respect for what all he achieved but he was arrogant and ignorant at times and despite repeated requests by Lord Krishna and his own mother Kunti he refused to leave the side of evil Kauravas.

It refers to righteousness and the ability to differentiate whether we seek revenge or we seek justice forms this fine line of Dharma.

Karna obviously failed to identify this line. Karna, an abandoned child of Kunti is brought up by a Suta a charioteer and despite his unparalleled attempts to raise his social status in the society, he is disgraced at every step. A disheartened Karna, eager to earn societal respect joins hands with the evil Duryodhana and in an attempt to challenge the social complexities of that era, loses his own conscience.

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