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    Karna: Epic Characters of Mahabharatha
    Karna: Epic Characters of Mahabharatha
    Karna: Epic Characters of Mahabharatha
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    Karna: Epic Characters of Mahabharatha

    By Sri Hari

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    Karna was born to Kunti before she was married as a result of her testing the boon that Durvasa had given her. Afraid of society, she set him afloat in a box. The baby was found by a charioteer, Atiratha, who along with his wife brought him up with all love and care. He then grew up under Dhritharashtra's care and learnt archery under Drona. He became friends with Duryodhana after which his sole aim was to fight with Arjuna. When Drona refused to teach him the use of Brahmastra, he approached Sage Parashurama who accepted him as a disciple. Once he killed a cow mistaking it for a wild animal and got cursed that his chariot's wheel would get stuck and his head would be severed. Parasurama got infuriated with him for lying to him about his lineage and cursed him. Jarasandha made peace with the matchless warrior, Karna, and Duryodhana was beholden to him for his support. He gave away his earrings and armour to Indra knowing fully well that his life span would be shortened without them. He got the use of "Shakthi" in return and his fame as a daanashura grew. He refused to take Krishna's advice and join the Pandavas as he felt he couldn't let down his foster parents and Duryodhana. Even when Kunti told him about his birth and requested him to join his Pandava brothers, he refused to leave Duryodhana's side. He fought valiantly in the great Mahabharata war until Parasurama's curse came true. Though Karna was a mix of good and bad, he will remain as one who was wronged at birth for no fault of his.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBharatha Samskruthi Prakashana
    Release dateMay 14, 2019
    ISBN9788194018568
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      Karna - Sri Hari

      EPIC CHARACTERS OF MAHABHARATHA

      Karna

      Written by

      SriHari

      Translated by

      Prof. G. S. Mudambadithaya

      © Bharatha Samskruthi Prakashana, Bengaluru. All rights reserved.

      Published by:

      Bharatha Samskruthi Prakashana

      C/o. Bharatha Darshana,

      163, Manjunatha Road, 2nd Block,

      Thyagarajanagar, Bangalure 560 028,

      Ph: +91-95914 70345, +91-94480 78231

      bharathasamskruthi.com

      e-Book

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      Date: 02 March, 2019

      ISBN: 9788194018568

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      FOREWORD

      Sri Srirangasadgurave Namah

      Sri Vedavyasa’s immortal work, the Mahabharata, is our national epic reflecting like a golden mirror, the internal and external forms of the character and culture prevailing in the land of Bharata from times immemorial. It is hailed as the fifth Veda as it portrays the battle between the demoniac and the divine forces ending in the triumph of the latter, and announces to the whole world the universal truths of life. At places it orders with the tone and tenor of a paramount monarch. At some other places it teaches through stories and episodes and examples like a bosom friend and in some other places it brings home truths in the manner of a sweetheart. It is therefore a Sruti and Smriti and an Itihasa and a Purana and a Kavya, all embodied in one single work. It is an inexhaustible sourcebook for various literary works in Samskrit and local languages. On account of its extraordinary size of 18 parvas and the weightiness of its contents, it is appropriatly called the Mahabharata. Regarding the exhaustive teaching of the fourfold goals of life recommended by the founders of our culture, it has been rightly announced about this book as follows:

      Whatever is found here is found elsewhere and what is not found here is found nowhere else.

      We bless the efforts of Bharatha Samskrithi Prakashana to acquaint young minds with the prime characters of the above extraordinary work through these little vibrant volumes. It has derived inspiration from the 32 volumes of the Kannada version of the Mahabharata published by Bharatha Darshana, a premier publishing house, solely dedicated for the cause of the Bharathiya culture. The language of these booklets is very simple and lucid, so as to enter the hearts of the young minds and lead them on to the reading of the original. We hope that the younger generation will be able to analyse and judge these characters in the right perspective, elevate themselves and become good citizens of our nation.

      We come across a large number of elderly people also who do not have a correct knowledge of the characters of the great epic. We hope that these little life-sketches based on the original

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