MISCONCEPTION:- KARNA ALONE DESTROYED CHARIOT OF ARJUNA IN KURU WAR

Nowadays Karna fans are writting their own Mahabharat, they are performing the comedy that only Karna was responsible for the burning of celestial chariot of Arjuna

In reality 60% credit goes to Drona for burning of Arjuna’s chariot…..only 10 credit goes to Karna and 30% credit goes to other weapons of other warriors.

FIRST OF ALL nowhere is it written that Arjuna's chariot was blasted……Actually his chariot got reduced to ashes AND REDUCE DOES NOT MEAN BLAST

Stuff:- The top of the vehicle, which had before been burnt by Drona and Karna with their celestial weapons, quickly blazed forth to ashes, O king, without any visible fire having been in sight. Indeed, the car of Dhananjaya, with its quick pairs of steeds, yoke, and shaft, fell down, reduced to ashes.

Shalya Parva: Section 62

2ND THING that Arjuna never failed to counter any brahmastra of Drona and Karna……it was Karna who failed to counter Arjuna's brahmastra 2 times and destiny saved Karna's life from brahmastra of Arjuna.

ARJUNA's CHARIOT BURNT DUE TO THE EFFECT OF MANY WEAPONS CONFESSED BY LORD KRISHNA HIMSELF

BORI CRITICAL EDITION

SHALYA PARVA- SECTION 61

BIBEK DEBROY TRASLATION:-

“O bull among the Bharata lineage! Keshava was always engaged in bringing pleasure to the wielder of Gandiva and spoke to him. ‘Take down Gandiva and the two great and inexhaustible quivers. O supreme among the Bharata lineage! I will get down after you have dismounted. O unblemished one! Descend. It is for your own good.’ Dhananjaya, Pandu’s brave son, did as he had been asked. Thereafter, the intelligent Krishna discarded the reins of the horses and got down from the chariot that belonged to the wielder of Gandiva. The extremely great-souled one, the lord of all beings, descended. The celestial ape, stationed on the standard of the wielder of Gandiva, disappeared. Earlier, it had been burnt by the divine weapons of the maharathas, Drona and Karna. O lord of the earth! It blazed amidst a fire and was swiftly burnt. The chariot of the wielder of Gandiva was burnt, with its yokes, its harnesses, its horses and its lovely joints. O lord! On seeing that it had been reduced to ashes, Pandu’s sons were astounded. O king! Arjuna joined his hands in salutation and bowing down affectionately, asked, ‘O Govinda! O illustrious one! Why has the chariot been burnt down by the fire? O descendant of the Yadu lineage! What is this extremely wonderful thing that has occurred? O mighty-armed one! If you think that I deserve to hear it, tell me.’ Vasudeva replied, ‘O Arjuna! This has earlier been burnt by many different kinds of weapons. O scorcher of enemies! It is because I was seated that it was not destroyed in the battle. It has now been destroyed, consumed by the energy of brahmastra. O Kounteya! Now that you have accomplished your objective, I have abandoned it.’ The illustrious Keshava, the destroyer of enemies, smiled a little, in pride.

Point to be noted(From the above narrative)

1) According to Sanjaya, Arjuna's chariot burned due to the combined power/effect of Brahmastra of Karna and Drona so basically Karna needed the help of Drona. It proves that Karna alone was not capable to destroy Arjuna's chariot

 13 स दग्धॊ दरॊणकर्णाभ्यां दिव्यैर अस्त्रैर महारथः
  अथ दीप्तॊ ऽगनिना हय आशु परजज्वाल महीपते

The Mahabharata in Sanskrit

Earlier, it had been burnt by the divine weapons of the maharathas, Drona and Karna. O lord of the earth! It blazed amidst a fire and was swiftly burnt.

2) According to Lord Krishna, Arjuna's chariot burned due to the effect of many weapons and Brahmastra.

अस्त्रैर बहुविधैर दग्धः पूर्वम एवायम अर्जुन
मद अधिष्ठितत्वात समरे न विशीर्णः परंतप
19 इदानीं तु विशीर्णॊ ऽयं दग्धॊ बरह्मास्त्र तेजसा
मया विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तवय्य अद्य कृतकर्मणि

Vasudeva replied, ‘O Arjuna! This has earlier been burnt by many different kinds of weapons. O scorcher of enemies! It is because I was seated that it was not destroyed in the battle. It has now been destroyed, consumed by the energy of brahmastra.

NOW COMING TO THE MAIN POINT THAT WHY DOES 60% CREDIT GO TO DRONA AND ONLY 10% CREDIT TO KARNA

1) Drona used Brahmastra against Arjuna and initially he was afflicted/scorched by Drona's brahmastra , it means, at that times Drona's brahmastra was afflicting to Arjuna's chariot too ,

BORI CRITICAL EDITION

Drona parva-section 163

Bibek Debroy Translation

The immensely intelligent Drona invoked brahmastra. It scorched Partha and all the invisible beings. The earth, with all its mountains and trees, began to tremble. Turbulent winds began to blow and the oceans were agitated. When the great-souled one invoked that weapon, there was terror among the Kuru and Pandava soldiers and all the beings and a great uproar arose. O Indra among kings! However, Partha was not frightened. He countered that weapon with his own brahmastra and everything became peaceful again.

NOTICE THIS LINE

The immensely intelligent Drona invoked brahmastra. It scorched Partha and all the invisible beings.

So it is clear as water that initially Drona's brahmastra scorched Arjuna's chariot and later Arjuna countered Drona's brahmastra with his own brahmastra but we can safely conclude that Arjuna's chariot had consumed some energy of Drona's Brahmastra.

NOW SEE WHAT HAPPPENED WITH KARNA'S BRAHMASTRA

Karna used Brahmastra against Arjuna and he countered Karna's brahmastra with inferior weapon Aindrastra and Karna became joker after this incident in final battle

BORI MAHABHARAT

KARNA PARVA-SECTION 66

Debroy Translation:-

Using his strength, he invoked brahmastra. On seeing this, Arjuna invoked mantras and released aindrastra. Dhananjaya also invoked mantras on the bowstring of Gandiva and the arrows. He released showers of arrows, like Purandara pouring down rain. Those energetic arrows issued from the immensely valorous Partha’s chariot and were about to destroy Karna’s chariot. However, when they arrived in front of him, maharatha Karna repulsed all of them.

Point to be noted (from the above narrative)

1. Karna used Brahmastra , on seeing this Arjuna released Aindra astra to counter Karna's weapon……….No mention what happened after this, neither it is written anywhere in above narrative that Karna's brahmastra touched Arjuna or his chariot
2. After this Arjuna again shoot many arrows(with mantras) towards Karna

Dhananjaya also invoked mantras on the bowstring of Gandiva and the arrows. He released showers of arrows, like Purandara pouring down rain

3. And Karna countered all arrows of Arjuna

when they arrived in front of him, maharatha Karna repulsed all of them.

THEN YOU CAN SEE IN ABOVE NARRATIVE THAT KARNA'S BRAHMASTRA BECAME MONKEY INFRONT OF ARJUNA, ACTUALLY KARNA USED BRAHMASTRA 2 TIMES AGAINST ARJUNA BUT EVEN AFTER BEING USED TWICE, BRAHMASTRA OF KARNA FAILED TO GIVE ARJUN A SCRATCH thats why i gave only 10% credit to Karna for burning of Arjuna's chariot

RESULT:- Drona's brahmastra had scorched Arjuna's chariot then 60% credit goes to Drona for chariot burning and Brahmastra of Karna failed to give Arjuna a scratch so only 10% credit goes to Karna

Note:- I am giving 10% credit to Karna for chariot burning because Sanjaya had mentioned his name in narrative otherwise he does not deserve any credit for this incident……he got 10% credit because of mercy of Sanjaya.

AND 30% CREDIT GOES TO OTHER WEAPONS OF OTHER WARRIORS

Example: - 1) Agney astra of Ashwthama, Narayan astra and Aindrastra of Ashwthama…….2) some effect of Bhagadatta’s Vaishnav astra

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

Arjuna possessed supreme brahmastra of Lord Brahma which was capable to neutralise any other weapon…..No one warrior possessed this brahmastra in Mahabharat era except Arjuna. He did not use this Brahmastra on Karna in final battle otherwise Karna would have reduced into ashes

BORI CRITICAL EDITION

DRONA PARVA- SECTION 172

Debroy Translation:-

“O great king! At this, Arjuna invoked brahmastra. The one who was born from a lotus78

has decreed that this is capable of repulsing all weapons. That darkness was dispelled in an

instant. Auspicious winds began to blow and the directions became clear.

NOTICE THIS LINE

The one who was born from a lotus78

has decreed that this is capable of repulsing all weapons.

KMG TRANSLATION:-

Stuff:- Then Arjuna, O king, invoked into existence the Brahma weapon, capable of baffling every other weapon, as ordained by the Lotus-born (Brahma) himself. Within a moment that darkness was dispelled, cool winds began to blow, and all the points of the compass became clear and bright

Drona Parva: Drona-vadha Parva: Section CCI

Result:- Arjuna spared the life of Karna because he did not use his supreme Brahmastra (not Brahmshira) on Karna. He had used his low level Brahmastra on Karna

ALSO ARJUNA'S CHARIOT WAS NOT BLASTED, HE GOT BURNT INTO ASHES THEN ARJUNA COULD HAVE JUMPED FROM HIS CHARIOT TO SAVE HIS LIFE.

Source:- MOST AUTHENTIC BORI MAHABHARAT, KMG MAHABHARAT

IMAGES:- Google image

MISCONCEPTION:- ARJUNA RAN AWAY FROM POOR BHARGAVA ASTRA. LOL

Karna fans always cry on the basis of this poor Bhargav astra that Arjuna fled from this astra on 17th day but in reality No one ran away from this astra……..Actually Karna himself ran away from battlefied after using this astra.

Karna did not use Bhargav astra on Arjun,he used it on Cedis and Panchala Army.Arjun was fighting with Ashwathama that time.

Now this is the line said by Arjun regarding bhargava weapon on which Karna fans get emotional-

"I will never be able to fly away from Karna in battle!"

WHAT ILLITERATE KARNA FANS INTERPRET THE MEANING OF THIS LINE -

"Arjuna accepted that he is going to ran away from Karna, but he don't think Karna will allow him to flee from Bhargavastra" LOLZ

WHAT THE REAL MEANING OF THIS LINE IS -

"Arjun said that it won't be proper to flee from karna in midst of this battle"

Hindi Quote From Geeta Press(Especially for Illiterate Karna fans)-

समरभूमिमें कर्णके सामनेसे पलायन करना मैं उचित नहीं समझता ॥

MOST IMPORTANT THING that Sanjaya never said that Arjuna fled…. he said that Arjuna avoided Karna on the order of Lord Krishna AND Avoiding does not mean defeat/fled

Sanjaya to Dhristrastra

Stuff:- Then Keshava proceeded, desirous of beholding Yudhishthira, thinking that Karna meanwhile, O monarch, would be overwhelmed with fatigue! Then Dhananjaya, himself desirous of beholding the king afflicted with arrows, quickly proceeded on that car, avoiding the battle, at Keshava's command.

Karna Parva: Section 64

AFTER THIS STATEMENT , ARJUNA HIMSELF SAID THAT I WILL NOT LEAVE THE BATTLEFIELD, SEE HERE

Arjuna to Bhima

Stuff:- Arjuna said, "For this reason go thou quickly from the spot for bringing intelligence of the king, that best of all the descendants of Kuru! Without doubt, deeply pierced by Karna with shafts, the king hath gone to the camp! In that fierce passage at arms, though deeply pierced by Drona with keen shafts, the king endued with great activity, had still stayed in battle, expectant of victory, until Drona was slain! That foremost one among the Pandavas, possessed of great magnanimity, was greatly imperilled by Karna in today's battle! For ascertaining his condition, quickly go hence, O Bhima! I will stay here, checking all our foes!" Thus addressed, Bhima said, "O thou of great glory, go thyself for ascertaining the condition of the king, that bull amongst the Bharatas! If, O Arjuna, I go there, many foremost of heroes will then say that I am frightened in battle!" Then Arjuna said unto Bhimasena, "The samsaptakas are before my division! Without slaying those assembled foes first, it is impossible for me to stir from this place!' Then Bhimasena said unto Arjuna, 'Relying upon my own might, O foremost one among the Kurus, I will fight with all the samsaptakas in battle! Therefore, O Dhananjaya, do thou go thyself!'"

Karna Parva: Section 65

KARNA FANS WEEP THAT ORIGINAL MAHABHARAT IS PRO-ARJUNA AND ANTI- KARNA SO WE CAN CAN NOT BELIEVE IN ABOVE NARRATIVE, LOL stop crying here like a kid…….If original Mahabharat exposes the evil character of Karna then what can we do?

SO ARJUN NEVER FLED,HE WENT TO SEE A BADLY INJURED YUDHISTHIR,AND THAT TOO ON LORD KRISHNA'S ADVICE.HE WAS NOT WILLING TO LEAVE THE BATTLEFIELD,IT WAS LORD KRISHNA WHO CONVINCED HIM.

MISCONCEPTION:- BHARGAV ASTRA WAS A POWERFUL WEAPON.

Bhargava weapon was a weak weapon, this astra failed to kill 2000 soldiers of pandava army….even Agney astra of Arjuna was more powerful than this bhargava weapon

Because Arjuna killed 5 akshouni Gandharva army in single shot by using agney asra

Narr:- Then Arjuna whose ire had been provoked, aiming at the angry Gandharvas, prepared to hurl against them his celestial weapons. And in that encounter, the mighty Arjuna, by means of his Agneya weapon, sent ten hundreds of thousands of Gandharvas to the abode of Yama.

Vana Parva: Ghosha-yatra Parva: Section CCXLIII

TEN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GANDHARVAS = 10×100×1000= 1000000=5 AKSHOUNI SENA

So it is clear like water that poor Bhargava astra was nothing infront of ordinary agney weapon of Arjuna.

LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST, WHO CAN BREAK THE RECORD OF KARNA IN RUNNING, THEIR IDIOL RUN AWAY EVEN FROM ORDINARY DEMONS.

Narr::-Beholding that fierce and awful battle, the kings, thy sons, and Karna, also exceedingly pained, fled away. Only the proud son of Drona, ever boastful of his might in arms, stood fearlessly.

Drona Parva: Ghatotkacha-badha Parva: Section CLV