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    The Man the Most Attractive: Wonderful Stories of Krishna - Part 4
    The Man the Most Attractive: Wonderful Stories of Krishna - Part 4
    The Man the Most Attractive: Wonderful Stories of Krishna - Part 4
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    The Man the Most Attractive: Wonderful Stories of Krishna - Part 4

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    This is a collection of wonderful stories of Krishna from the 5000-year-old Indian scripture namely the Bhagavata. The word Krishna literally means someone who attracts. He is believed to be the incarnation of God on earth.

    In this part of the book, author discusses following episodes

    Episode 1. Draupadi was disrobed in a full court!
    Episode 2. It was a woman who dared to speak up!
    Episode 3. When God is on your side, victory is assured!
    Episode 4. Krishna makes one last attempt to avoid war
    Episode 5. Could Duryodhana seize Krishna?
    Episode 6. Krishna tries ‘divide and rule’ strategy
    Episode 7. It is time for Bhagavad Geetha!
    Episode 8. All is fair in love and war?!
    Episode 9. Did ancient India have nuclear missiles?
    Episode 10. End of drama - it is time to lower the curtains!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDr.King
    Release dateMar 24, 2023
    ISBN9798215677049
    The Man the Most Attractive: Wonderful Stories of Krishna - Part 4
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    Dr.King

    Dr.King is an avid writer in the nonfictional category. In the past 3 decades he has written several books in the areas of philosophy, Yoga, religious practices, sculpture, gardening, and so on. His books often blend scientific outlook with traditional faiths and practices. His books especially in the area of ancient philosophy succinctly showcase volumes of ancient literature in a condensed form, providing very authentic, insightful and unbiased portrayal. These books are generally characterized as thought provoking, giving an incisive look at the otherwise difficult to understand topics. One can expect to find reliable information, devoid of glorification and hype that is typical in this category.

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      The Man the Most Attractive - Dr.King

      The Man

      the Most Attractive

      Wonderful Stories of Krishna

      (Stories of Krishna series)

      Part 4

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      By

      Dr. King

      Swami Satyapriya

      Copyright 2023 Dr. King

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      Table of Contents

      A quick recap of Part 3

      Episode 1. Draupadi was disrobed in a full court!

      Episode 2. It was a woman who dared to speak up!

      Episode 3. When God is on your side, victory is assured!

      Episode 4. Krishna makes one last attempt to avoid war

      Episode 5. Could Duryodhana seize Krishna?

      Episode 6. Krishna tries ‘divide and rule’ strategy

      Episode 7. It is time for Bhagavad Geetha!

      Episode 8. All is fair in love and war?!

      Episode 9. Did ancient India have nuclear missiles?

      Episode 10. End of drama - it is time to lower the curtains!

      Some of the prominent characters

      The Bibliography

      My recent books

      A quick recap of Part 3

      In part 3 of this series we discussed the following

      Krishna was an incarnation of God on earth. But he came in a human form. So, like a typical human being, he too engaged himself in ‘routine’ human activities. Vyasa gives a glimpse of ‘a typical day in Krishna’s life’

      Krishna moves to Indraprastha on the invitation of Yudhishthira to take part in the Rajasuya ritual. He also had another thing in his agenda. Krishna wanted to free the Kings imprisoned by the wicked King Jarasandha. Jarasandha was finally killed.

      Vyasa brings up an interesting episode of Krishna’s childhood companion Sudama coming to meet him. That episode depicts the magnanimity of Krishna.

      Then there is a long interlude of story of Avadhoota and his 24 ‘Gurus’. This realized soul apparently attained that state all by himself, just by observing various animate and inanimate things around him. He never needed any specific teacher as such.

      The two great epics Bhagavata and Mahabharata are closely intertwined. That is so, not just because they had a common author namely Vyasa, but also because of the fact that Krishna was a prominent figure in both the narratives. So, the story shifts to incidents that happened in Mahabharata.

      Though there was simmering animosity between the two rivalling camps, namely the Kauravas and the Pandavas, what took it to the flashpoint were the shameful incidents that happened in the royal court. The Pandavas along with their wife Draupadi were humiliated by the Kauravas.

      For rest of the story, continue reading the next episodes in this part.

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      Episode 1. Draupadi was disrobed in a full court!

      F:\my_books\amazon\am_ancient_wisdom\cover_design\cover_logo_old.jpg In the previous part, we saw how the wicked Dhushasana dragged Draupadi, the Queen of the Pandavas, to a fully assembled court. Her husbands had lost not only themselves but also her, to Duryodhana.

      As per the rules of the unfair dice game, all of them were now the slaves of Duryodhana who could treat them in whatever manner he felt right. Draupadi was pleading for help. But none had the guts to take on Duryodhana. Not even his blind father Dhritarastra.

      Draupadi addressed Bhishma asking him to deliver justice.

      But Bhishma was totally helpless though he had all the wherewithal to take on Duryodhana. He was the grandsire, the eldest in the family. Though quite aged, he still was capable of single handedly vanquishing all those who could oppose him. He was highly respected even by Dhritarastra. He was considered to be an epitome of righteousness. His words definitely had an effect on all those assembled there.

      But Bhishma was helpless in his own way. He was bound by his own promise to his step mother Satyavati that he would always be loyal to the throne. And unfortunately, it was Duryodhana who was on the throne. Yudhishthira was but a slave of Duryodhana.

      Bhishma got up to express the tricky situation in which he was. He tried to plead to Draupadi why he was not in any position to help her. He said that the situation on hand was quite complex to give a clear judgement.

      On one hand, Yudhishthira had wagered and lost her to Duryodhana. Even if someone were to claim that Yudhishthira was tricked by Sakuni, Yudhishthira himself never complained of any unfairness on part of Sakuni. He did whatever he did, and he took full responsibility to whatever he did.

      One could argue that Yudhishthira staked Draupadi after having lost himself to Duryodhana. A person who was someone’s slave can in no way wager anyone else. So, how could Yudhishthira wager Draupadi who was still the queen and independent at the time Yudhishthira lost himself? The question of his losing Draupadi to Duryodhana did not arise at all!

      Bhishma considered even this point and said that even if one accepted this argument, Draupadi was still a

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