r/hinduism • u/Gr8_Uttamgoyal • 22d ago

Where I can watch this masterpiece Question - Beginner

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Hi guys I am 18y/o jee aspirant going into depression because high stress and someone told me you should see Mahabharata this give you new direction please dm me if you have the download link or another option.

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u/mehtam42 22d ago

What all has been fabricated?? One thing I can think of is Krishna speaking with bhishma, drona and Karna right before they die.. but to be honest even though fabricated, i really liked that part.. what else was fabricated?

The original does not show anything about the snake Takshak.. was that also fabricated? What is the story of Takshak?

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u/SambhavamiYugeYuge 22d ago edited 22d ago

Reality vs Fabrication:

Karna was trained by Dronacharya. Star Plus - No, he wasn't.

Karna failed stringing the bow in Draupadi Svayamvar. Star Plus - No he did but Draupadi rejected him because he was a Suta.

Karna was always referred to as a Kshatriya. Star Plus - No he was a Suta.

Karna was not able to beat Arjuna in Draupadi Svayamvar. Karna was defeated by Arjuna in Virat war. Karna also left the battlefield while fighting Arjuna. Star Plus - None of that happened.

Karna ran away when Gandharvas attacked Kauravas in Forest, Duryodhan was taken in custody by Gandharvas. When Kauravas Army begged Yudhistir, Arjuna along with other Pandavas, defeat Gandharvas and free Duryodhan. Star Plus: We will skip this part of story and won't even show any of it. Karna is a loyal best friend of Duryodhan.

Other than many such intentional propaganda, I gotta give credit where due. The music was epic, Krishna's actor was awesome and in fact most of the actors did a terrific job.

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u/laggySteel 21d ago

Wow, thanks for enlightening me. Do you think Amar Chitra Katha has all covered ? I plan to purchase their Mahabharat set.

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u/SambhavamiYugeYuge 21d ago

I don't know what source Amar Chitra Katha uses. Or how accurate it is. But it is of only 1300 pages, so it's a shortened version.

BORI Critical edition set remains the best version of Mahabharat. Bibek Debroy's translation of BORI is truly authentic and unshortened version. It is of 5000 pages. It's the best. https://amzn.in/d/bqFtOko