GANDHARVA WAR - THE TRUTH!
Lordy(Karna) is world famous for fleeing from battlefield.This occasion was no different.But this occasion exposes lordy's cowardice more than any other incident because this was the occasion when Lordy left his best friend Duryodhan,his brothers and their wives on the mercy of Gandharvas and himself ran away on the swift chariot of Vikarna.
As usual,the Blorndies(Blind followers of Lordy) created a series of Excuses for hiding this act of cowardice,but all them will be exposed right away,Blorndies will never be able to flee :P
BELOW IS THE SERIES OF EXCUSES GIVEN BY BLORNDIES -
1)KAURAVAS WERE UNPREPARED FOR THIS WAR.
2)KARNA WAS DRUNK.
3)HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF GANDHARVAS ATTACKED KARNA TOGETHER.
4)CHITRASENA CHEATED KARNA,HE WAS SENT BY INDRA
So lets expose these foolish Propagandas.This thread is divided into Five Parts -
PART 1) MISCONCEPTION : KAURAVAS WERE UNPREPARED AND KARNA WAS DRUNK.
PART 2) REGARDING HUNDREDS OF GANDHARVAS ATTACKING KARNA AND KARNA'S FLEEING.
PART 3) THE ELITE PANDAVAS TAKE ON THE GANDHARVAS WITHOUT ANY ARMY BACKUP AND VANQUISH THEM.
PART 4) ANALYSIS ON KARNA'S FLEEING AND NUMBER OF HOURS HE WAS HIDNG HIS FACE OUT OF FEAR :P
PART 5) OPINIONS OF GREAT PERSONALITIES ABOUT THIS INCIDENT REGARDING KARNA'S BRAVERY.
Please read all these parts without skipping a line and have a great laugh,Okay so lets begin -
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PART 1) MISCONCEPTION : KAURAVAS WERE UNPREPARED AND KARNA WAS DRUNK.
Kauravas and Karna were not alone,they had brought atleast half Akshauni army with them -
Narrative:
Eight thousand cars, thirty thousand elephants, nine thousand horses, and many thousands of foot-soldiers, and shops and pavilions and traders, bards and men trained in the chase by hundreds and thousands followed the prince.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03237.htm
So with half Akshauni of army,along with Karna equipped with his Kavach Kundal and Rashmi Ratha :P the 100 sons of Dhritrashtra along with Shakuni and with number of keen warriors difficult to subjugate(As Described in chapter 238).
So what more preparation is required ? Lordy was going for a war and not on date :P
Now coming to second part,on Karna being Drunk.
Nowhere is it written that Karna was drunk,below are the narratives given by Blordies to prove that Lordy was Drunk -
Narrative 1:
"And the king surrounded by the ladies of the royal household began cheerfully to distribute wealth and food and drinks of various kinds amongst those that sought to please him, according to their desires"
*** Here its Duryodhan distributing those ladies his wealth,food and drinks which he brought and not vice versa.
Narrative 2:
"Drinking milk and enjoying, O Bharata, various other delicious articles and beholding, as he proceeded"
*** Here its mentioned Milk and not 'Bhang' which Blorndies are interpreting.This all happened during Morning and in the Morning people used to consume Milk and Curd instead of Wine.If blordnies want to say that Lordy was drinking wine in the Morning,then it would prove that he is a big Drunkard who used to drink 24x7 :P
NOWHERE IN THE CHAPTERS OF GHOSHA YATRA IS IT WRITTEN ABOUT WINE/MADIRA OR ANY OTHER ALCOHOLIC DRINK BEING SERVED,NEITHER IS IT WRITTEN ANYWHERE THAT KAURAVAS OR KARNA WERE UNDER THE AFFECT OF ALCOHOL.
Kauravas and Karna were Partying so its a possibility that they were drinking,but nowhere is it explicitly mentioned that they were drinking nor anywhere written that they were down with alcohol,nor anywhere written that the Flop Show of Kurus and Karna against Gandharvas was the courtesy of extra Vodka Shots taken instead of breakfast :P
For Those Blorndies who are still obsessed with Alcohol,next incident you blow all your foolish logics -
BEFORE KHANDAVA DAHAN,ARJUNA WAS ALSO PARTYING AND DRINKING,'WINE' IS CLEARLY MENTIONED,BUT EVEN AFTER THAT,HE MANAGED TO DEFEAT AN ARMY OF DEMI GODS -
*** Arjuna consuming wine in the Picnic before Khandava Dahan -
Narratives:
had been collected for Krishna and Partha numerous costly and well-flavoured viands and drinks and other articles of enjoyment and floral wreaths and various perfumes
Some amongst the women sported as they liked in the woods, some in the waters, and some within the mansions, as directed by Partha and Govinda. Draupadi and Subhadra, exhilarated with wine, began to give away unto the women so sporting, their costly robes and ornaments. And some amongst those women began to dance in joy, and some began to sing; and some amongst them began to laugh and jest, and some to drink excellent wines.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01225.htm
*** Arjun defeats an Army of demi gods,even being under the effect of alcohol -
Please Check this post - http://on.fb.me/1EIAkbK
BLORNDIES TROLLED :P GO FIND SOME BETTER EXCUSE FOR SAVING YOUR HEROES IMAGE,THIS ONE WON'T WORK :D
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PART 2) REGARDING HUNDREDS OF GANDHARVAS ATTACKING KARNA AND KARNA'S FLEEING.
Karna Ran Away for Saving his own life :P Left his best friend and his wife on the mercy of Gandharvas -
Narrative:
And while his car was thus attacked, Karna leaped therefrom with sword and shield in hand, and mounting on Vikarna's car, urged the steeds for saving himself.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03239.htm
Blorndies say that hundreds of Gandharvas attacked Karna together so its unfair,LOL
Do these people even know that facing such situations are pretty common for a Maharathi warrior so either they should consider Karna an Ardha Rathi,else stop giving this foolish excuse of hundreds and thousand Gandharvas attacking him together.
Arjun faced tougher situations than these and everytime emerged as Victorious,as One Man Army -
- Vanquished an Army of Devas, Asuras and Nagas together.
- Vanquished an Army of 60,000 Nivetkavachas alone.
- Vanquished an Army of 15,000 Kalakeyas alone.
- Vanquished the complete Kaurava Army Alone at Matsya.
- Vanquished the same Gandharvas against whom Karna lost.
- Vanquished Samsaptakas who attacked him in large groups.
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PART 3) THE ELITE PANDAVAS TAKE ON THE GANDHARVAS WITHOUT ANY ARMY BACKUP AND VANQUISH THEM.
Arjuna always obeyed the commands of Yudhisthir,so urged by Yudhi for Duryodhan's rescue.Arjun vows - Either the Gandharvas set Duryodhan free peacefully,else Earth Shall Drink the Blood of Gandharvas.The Kaurava army got relieved on hearing this pledge of Arjuna.
- In a twinkling of an eye,Arjun dispatches a million Gandharvas to Yama's abode
Narrative:
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.
- Bhima,Nakula and Sahadeva also with their Sharp Arrows slay hundreds of Gandharvas
Narrative:
And that mighty bowman, Bhima, also, that foremost of all warriors in battle, slew, by means of his sharp arrows, Gandharvas by hundreds. And the mighty sons of Madri also, battling with vigour, encountered hundreds of Gandharvas, O king, and slaughtered them all.
- Gandharvas do a group attack on Pandavas to destroy their chariots,just like they did to Karna,but the heroic Pandavas countered all the weapons of Gandharvas,this is where Karna and Duryodhan failed -
Narrative:
And as the cars of Karna and Duryodhana had formerly been broken into a hundred fragments by the Gandharvas, so were the cars of the four heroes attempted to be broken. But those tigers among men began to encounter with their showers of arrows thousands upon thousands of Gandharvas rushing towards them.
- Gandharvas completely assailed by Arjuna
Narrative:
And heads and legs and arms began to drop down from above resembling a shower of stones. And at that sight, the foe was struck with panic. And as the Gandharvas were being slaughtered by the illustrious son of Pandu, they began to shower from the skies a heavy downpour of shafts upon Arjuna, who was on the surface of the earth. But that chastiser of foes, Arjuna, endued with mighty energy checked that shower of arrows by means of his own weapons and began, in return, to wound them. Then Arjuna of the Kuru race shot his well-known weapons called Sthunakarna, Indrajala, Saura, Agneya and Saumya. And the Gandharvas consumed by the fiery weapons of Kunti's son, began to suffer heavily, like the sons of Diti, while being scorched by Sakra's thunder-bolt.
- Chitrasena shows up with illusion,Arjuna counters it with Shabda Veda and later Defeats Chitrasena,makes him Give Up(Karna failed to counter Chitrasena's illusion)
Narrative:
And beholding the Gandharvas put in fear by Kunti's son, Chitrasena rushed, O Bharata, at Dhananjaya, armed with a mace. And as the king of the Gandharvas was rushing at Arjuna from above with that mace in hand, the latter cut with his arrows that mace wholly made of iron into seven pieces. And beholding that mace of his cut into many pieces by Arjuna of great activity, with his arrows, Chitrasena, by means of his science, concealed himself from the view of the Pandava and began to fight with him. The heroic Arjuna, however, by means of his own celestial weapons checked all the celestial weapons that were aimed at him by the Gandharvas. And when the chief of the Gandharvas saw that he was checked by the illustrious Arjuna with those weapons of his he entirely disappeared from sight by help of his powers of illusion. And Arjuna, observing that the chief of the Gandharvas was striking at him concealed from sight, attacked his assailant with celestial weapon inspired with proper Mantras. And the multiform Dhananjaya filled with wrath, prevented the disappearance of his foe by means of his weapon known by the name of Sabda-veda. And assailed with those weapons by the illustrious Arjuna, his dear friend, the king of the Gandharvas, showed himself unto him. And Chitrasena said, 'Behold in me thy friend battling with thee!' And beholding his friend Chitrasena exhausted in the battle, that bull among the sons of Pandu withdrew the weapons he had shot.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03243.htm
SO THIS IS HOW ELITE WARRIORS LIKE ARJUNA AND BHIMA FIGHT AND WIN,UNLIKE NOOBS AND AMATEURS LIKE KARNA/DURYODHAN WHO LOSE EVERY BATTLE AND LATER THEIR FANS FIND FOOLISH EXCUSES TO JUSTIFY THEIR DEFEATS LOL
AND CHITRASENA FOUGHT ARJUNA ALSO,WITH HIS FULL STRENGTH.HIS COMMANDER WAS INDRA,NOT THE SON OF INDRA.HE WAS GETTING BEATEN BY ARJUNA SO HE REVEALED HIMSELF.ITS A CLEAR DEFEAT OF CHITRASENA WHICH IS MENTIONED LATER IN THE EPIC MANY TIMES.
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PART 4) ANALYSIS ON KARNA'S FLEEING AND NUMBER OF HOURS HE WAS HIDNG HIS FACE OUT OF FEAR :P
This Gandharva Yudh Started in the morning,say around 8 am,and by 9 am the Kauravas would have been defeated and Lordy fled.
This war happened because Kauravas did got some nice playful Gandharvas mad at them by interrupting their morning bath.
Yudhisthir was doing a Yagna/Sacrifice that morning named 'Rajarshi' and it was a diurnal sacrifice,means completed within that entire day.
Narrative:
the daughter of Drupada, the diurnal sacrifice called Rajarshi, according to the ordinance sanctioned for the celestials and persons living in the wilderness. And, O monarch, having reached that spot, Duryodhana commanded his men by thousands, saying, 'Let pleasure-houses be constructed soon.'
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03238.htm
When Arjuna and brothers came back after defeating,Yudhisthir was still surrounded with Brahmins,which means the Yagna was still going on,it would be 1-2 pm of day when this happened.
Narrative:
And after the Kaurava prince had departed, the brave Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, along with his brothers, was worshipped by the Brahmanas, and surrounded by those Brahmanas endued with the wealth of asceticism
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03244.htm
Lordy returned next morning,after 15 hours,just before sunrise and that too when he was misinformed that Kauravas have defeated Gandharvas :P
Narrative:
And as the king Duryodhana was seated on an elevated bedstead endued with the effulgence of fire, himself looking like the moon under an eclipse, towards the small hours of the morning Karna, approaching him, said, 'Fortunate it is, O son of Gandhari, that thou art alive! Fortunate it is, that we have once more met! By good luck it is that thou hast vanquished the Gandharvas capable of assuming any form at will. And, O son of the Kuru race, it is by good luck alone, that I am enabled to see thy brothers--mighty warriors all--come off victorious from that encounter, having subjugated their foes!
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03245.htm
SO IN A NUTSHELL -
MORNING 9 AM LORDY WAS COMPLETELY MANGLED BY GANDHARVAS,GOES TO VIKARNA'S CHARIOT AND INSTEAD OF USING THAT CHARIOT TO FIGHT BACK,HE FLED ON THAT CHAIROT.THE GANDHARVAS WOULD HAVE ENSLAVED HIS BEST FRIEND,HIS WIFE,OTHER LADIES,BUT LORDY DARED NOT EVEN WAIT AND SEE WHAT THE GANDHARVAS WOULD DO TO THE LADIES.HE RAN AND RAN LIKE THERE WAS NOT ENDING.THEN HE MIGHT HAVE HEARD FROM SOMEONE THAT GANDHARVAS HAVE BEEN DEFEATED,OUR LORDY WOULD HAVE CONCLUDED DURYODHAN DEFEATING THE GANDHARVAS,BUT STILL HE DID NOT RETURN.HE WAITED FOR THE NIGHT TO GO ABSOLUTELY DARK AND EVERYONE TO SLEEP SO THAT WHEN HE COMES BACK,NO ONE SEE HIS FACE WITH WHICH HE SHAMEFULLY RETURNED.AFTER 15 HOURS FINALLY LORDY COMES BACK BOASTING DURYODHAN DEFEATED THE GANDHARVAS,BUT THE KURU PRINCE TELLS HIM THE REAL STORY :P
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PART 5) OPINIONS OF GREAT PERSONALITIES ABOUT THIS INCIDENT REGARDING KARNA'S BRAVERY.
1)BHISHMA EXPOSES KARNA'S BRAVERY AGAINST GANDHARVAS -
Narrative:
Even in the presence of thee, O son of Gandhari, together with thy army, did the Suta's son, struck with panic, fly from the battle of the Gandharvas
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03251.htm
2)SALYA EXPOSES KARNA'S BRAVERY AGAINST GANDHARVAS -
Narrative:
Beholding also thy brother slain by Savyasaci, in the very sight of the Kuru heroes, it was thou that didst fly away first. By the skirts also of the dvaitya lake,O Karna, when thou wert assailed by the Gandharvas, it was thou that, deserting all the Kurus, didst first run away.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m08/m08041.htm
3)KRIPACHARYA EXPOSES KARNA'S BRAVERY AGAINST GANDHARVAS -
Narrative:
O Suta's son, thou hast been vanquished by the Pandavas. While Dhritarashtra's son was being taken away (as a captive) by the Gandharvas, all the troops fought on that occasion except thy single self, who was the first to fly away
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07154.htm
4)FINALLY,LORDY HIMSELF EXPOSING HIS BRAVERY AGAINST GANDHARVAS -
Narrative:
As regards myself, assailed by all the Gandharvas, I fled before thy eyes, unable to rally our flying host. Assailed by the foe with all his might, my body mangled with their arrows, I sought safety in flight.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03245.htm
NOW ALL THE GREAT PERSONALITIES INCLUDING KARNA HIMSELF ACCEPTED THAT HE FLED FROM GANDHARVAS DUE TO HIS INCAPABILITY AND NOT DUE TO SOME ALCOHOL OR WINE EFFECT,SO I HOPE BLORNDIES LEARN SOME LESSON.
Lordy(Karna) is world famous for fleeing from battlefield.This occasion was no different.But this occasion exposes lordy's cowardice more than any other incident because this was the occasion when Lordy left his best friend Duryodhan,his brothers and their wives on the mercy of Gandharvas and himself ran away on the swift chariot of Vikarna.
As usual,the Blorndies(Blind followers of Lordy) created a series of Excuses for hiding this act of cowardice,but all them will be exposed right away,Blorndies will never be able to flee :P
BELOW IS THE SERIES OF EXCUSES GIVEN BY BLORNDIES -
1)KAURAVAS WERE UNPREPARED FOR THIS WAR.
2)KARNA WAS DRUNK.
3)HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF GANDHARVAS ATTACKED KARNA TOGETHER.
4)CHITRASENA CHEATED KARNA,HE WAS SENT BY INDRA
So lets expose these foolish Propagandas.This thread is divided into Five Parts -
PART 1) MISCONCEPTION : KAURAVAS WERE UNPREPARED AND KARNA WAS DRUNK.
PART 2) REGARDING HUNDREDS OF GANDHARVAS ATTACKING KARNA AND KARNA'S FLEEING.
PART 3) THE ELITE PANDAVAS TAKE ON THE GANDHARVAS WITHOUT ANY ARMY BACKUP AND VANQUISH THEM.
PART 4) ANALYSIS ON KARNA'S FLEEING AND NUMBER OF HOURS HE WAS HIDNG HIS FACE OUT OF FEAR :P
PART 5) OPINIONS OF GREAT PERSONALITIES ABOUT THIS INCIDENT REGARDING KARNA'S BRAVERY.
Please read all these parts without skipping a line and have a great laugh,Okay so lets begin -
------------------------
PART 1) MISCONCEPTION : KAURAVAS WERE UNPREPARED AND KARNA WAS DRUNK.
Kauravas and Karna were not alone,they had brought atleast half Akshauni army with them -
Narrative:
Eight thousand cars, thirty thousand elephants, nine thousand horses, and many thousands of foot-soldiers, and shops and pavilions and traders, bards and men trained in the chase by hundreds and thousands followed the prince.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03237.htm
So with half Akshauni of army,along with Karna equipped with his Kavach Kundal and Rashmi Ratha :P the 100 sons of Dhritrashtra along with Shakuni and with number of keen warriors difficult to subjugate(As Described in chapter 238).
So what more preparation is required ? Lordy was going for a war and not on date :P
Now coming to second part,on Karna being Drunk.
Nowhere is it written that Karna was drunk,below are the narratives given by Blordies to prove that Lordy was Drunk -
Narrative 1:
"And the king surrounded by the ladies of the royal household began cheerfully to distribute wealth and food and drinks of various kinds amongst those that sought to please him, according to their desires"
*** Here its Duryodhan distributing those ladies his wealth,food and drinks which he brought and not vice versa.
Narrative 2:
"Drinking milk and enjoying, O Bharata, various other delicious articles and beholding, as he proceeded"
*** Here its mentioned Milk and not 'Bhang' which Blorndies are interpreting.This all happened during Morning and in the Morning people used to consume Milk and Curd instead of Wine.If blordnies want to say that Lordy was drinking wine in the Morning,then it would prove that he is a big Drunkard who used to drink 24x7 :P
NOWHERE IN THE CHAPTERS OF GHOSHA YATRA IS IT WRITTEN ABOUT WINE/MADIRA OR ANY OTHER ALCOHOLIC DRINK BEING SERVED,NEITHER IS IT WRITTEN ANYWHERE THAT KAURAVAS OR KARNA WERE UNDER THE AFFECT OF ALCOHOL.
Kauravas and Karna were Partying so its a possibility that they were drinking,but nowhere is it explicitly mentioned that they were drinking nor anywhere written that they were down with alcohol,nor anywhere written that the Flop Show of Kurus and Karna against Gandharvas was the courtesy of extra Vodka Shots taken instead of breakfast :P
For Those Blorndies who are still obsessed with Alcohol,next incident you blow all your foolish logics -
BEFORE KHANDAVA DAHAN,ARJUNA WAS ALSO PARTYING AND DRINKING,'WINE' IS CLEARLY MENTIONED,BUT EVEN AFTER THAT,HE MANAGED TO DEFEAT AN ARMY OF DEMI GODS -
*** Arjuna consuming wine in the Picnic before Khandava Dahan -
Narratives:
had been collected for Krishna and Partha numerous costly and well-flavoured viands and drinks and other articles of enjoyment and floral wreaths and various perfumes
Some amongst the women sported as they liked in the woods, some in the waters, and some within the mansions, as directed by Partha and Govinda. Draupadi and Subhadra, exhilarated with wine, began to give away unto the women so sporting, their costly robes and ornaments. And some amongst those women began to dance in joy, and some began to sing; and some amongst them began to laugh and jest, and some to drink excellent wines.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01225.htm
*** Arjun defeats an Army of demi gods,even being under the effect of alcohol -
Please Check this post - http://on.fb.me/1EIAkbK
BLORNDIES TROLLED :P GO FIND SOME BETTER EXCUSE FOR SAVING YOUR HEROES IMAGE,THIS ONE WON'T WORK :D
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PART 2) REGARDING HUNDREDS OF GANDHARVAS ATTACKING KARNA AND KARNA'S FLEEING.
Karna Ran Away for Saving his own life :P Left his best friend and his wife on the mercy of Gandharvas -
Narrative:
And while his car was thus attacked, Karna leaped therefrom with sword and shield in hand, and mounting on Vikarna's car, urged the steeds for saving himself.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03239.htm
Blorndies say that hundreds of Gandharvas attacked Karna together so its unfair,LOL
Do these people even know that facing such situations are pretty common for a Maharathi warrior so either they should consider Karna an Ardha Rathi,else stop giving this foolish excuse of hundreds and thousand Gandharvas attacking him together.
Arjun faced tougher situations than these and everytime emerged as Victorious,as One Man Army -
- Vanquished an Army of Devas, Asuras and Nagas together.
- Vanquished an Army of 60,000 Nivetkavachas alone.
- Vanquished an Army of 15,000 Kalakeyas alone.
- Vanquished the complete Kaurava Army Alone at Matsya.
- Vanquished the same Gandharvas against whom Karna lost.
- Vanquished Samsaptakas who attacked him in large groups.
-----------------------
PART 3) THE ELITE PANDAVAS TAKE ON THE GANDHARVAS WITHOUT ANY ARMY BACKUP AND VANQUISH THEM.
Arjuna always obeyed the commands of Yudhisthir,so urged by Yudhi for Duryodhan's rescue.Arjun vows - Either the Gandharvas set Duryodhan free peacefully,else Earth Shall Drink the Blood of Gandharvas.The Kaurava army got relieved on hearing this pledge of Arjuna.
- In a twinkling of an eye,Arjun dispatches a million Gandharvas to Yama's abode
Narrative:
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.
- Bhima,Nakula and Sahadeva also with their Sharp Arrows slay hundreds of Gandharvas
Narrative:
And that mighty bowman, Bhima, also, that foremost of all warriors in battle, slew, by means of his sharp arrows, Gandharvas by hundreds. And the mighty sons of Madri also, battling with vigour, encountered hundreds of Gandharvas, O king, and slaughtered them all.
- Gandharvas do a group attack on Pandavas to destroy their chariots,just like they did to Karna,but the heroic Pandavas countered all the weapons of Gandharvas,this is where Karna and Duryodhan failed -
Narrative:
And as the cars of Karna and Duryodhana had formerly been broken into a hundred fragments by the Gandharvas, so were the cars of the four heroes attempted to be broken. But those tigers among men began to encounter with their showers of arrows thousands upon thousands of Gandharvas rushing towards them.
- Gandharvas completely assailed by Arjuna
Narrative:
And heads and legs and arms began to drop down from above resembling a shower of stones. And at that sight, the foe was struck with panic. And as the Gandharvas were being slaughtered by the illustrious son of Pandu, they began to shower from the skies a heavy downpour of shafts upon Arjuna, who was on the surface of the earth. But that chastiser of foes, Arjuna, endued with mighty energy checked that shower of arrows by means of his own weapons and began, in return, to wound them. Then Arjuna of the Kuru race shot his well-known weapons called Sthunakarna, Indrajala, Saura, Agneya and Saumya. And the Gandharvas consumed by the fiery weapons of Kunti's son, began to suffer heavily, like the sons of Diti, while being scorched by Sakra's thunder-bolt.
- Chitrasena shows up with illusion,Arjuna counters it with Shabda Veda and later Defeats Chitrasena,makes him Give Up(Karna failed to counter Chitrasena's illusion)
Narrative:
And beholding the Gandharvas put in fear by Kunti's son, Chitrasena rushed, O Bharata, at Dhananjaya, armed with a mace. And as the king of the Gandharvas was rushing at Arjuna from above with that mace in hand, the latter cut with his arrows that mace wholly made of iron into seven pieces. And beholding that mace of his cut into many pieces by Arjuna of great activity, with his arrows, Chitrasena, by means of his science, concealed himself from the view of the Pandava and began to fight with him. The heroic Arjuna, however, by means of his own celestial weapons checked all the celestial weapons that were aimed at him by the Gandharvas. And when the chief of the Gandharvas saw that he was checked by the illustrious Arjuna with those weapons of his he entirely disappeared from sight by help of his powers of illusion. And Arjuna, observing that the chief of the Gandharvas was striking at him concealed from sight, attacked his assailant with celestial weapon inspired with proper Mantras. And the multiform Dhananjaya filled with wrath, prevented the disappearance of his foe by means of his weapon known by the name of Sabda-veda. And assailed with those weapons by the illustrious Arjuna, his dear friend, the king of the Gandharvas, showed himself unto him. And Chitrasena said, 'Behold in me thy friend battling with thee!' And beholding his friend Chitrasena exhausted in the battle, that bull among the sons of Pandu withdrew the weapons he had shot.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03243.htm
SO THIS IS HOW ELITE WARRIORS LIKE ARJUNA AND BHIMA FIGHT AND WIN,UNLIKE NOOBS AND AMATEURS LIKE KARNA/DURYODHAN WHO LOSE EVERY BATTLE AND LATER THEIR FANS FIND FOOLISH EXCUSES TO JUSTIFY THEIR DEFEATS LOL
AND CHITRASENA FOUGHT ARJUNA ALSO,WITH HIS FULL STRENGTH.HIS COMMANDER WAS INDRA,NOT THE SON OF INDRA.HE WAS GETTING BEATEN BY ARJUNA SO HE REVEALED HIMSELF.ITS A CLEAR DEFEAT OF CHITRASENA WHICH IS MENTIONED LATER IN THE EPIC MANY TIMES.
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PART 4) ANALYSIS ON KARNA'S FLEEING AND NUMBER OF HOURS HE WAS HIDNG HIS FACE OUT OF FEAR :P
This Gandharva Yudh Started in the morning,say around 8 am,and by 9 am the Kauravas would have been defeated and Lordy fled.
This war happened because Kauravas did got some nice playful Gandharvas mad at them by interrupting their morning bath.
Yudhisthir was doing a Yagna/Sacrifice that morning named 'Rajarshi' and it was a diurnal sacrifice,means completed within that entire day.
Narrative:
the daughter of Drupada, the diurnal sacrifice called Rajarshi, according to the ordinance sanctioned for the celestials and persons living in the wilderness. And, O monarch, having reached that spot, Duryodhana commanded his men by thousands, saying, 'Let pleasure-houses be constructed soon.'
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03238.htm
When Arjuna and brothers came back after defeating,Yudhisthir was still surrounded with Brahmins,which means the Yagna was still going on,it would be 1-2 pm of day when this happened.
Narrative:
And after the Kaurava prince had departed, the brave Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, along with his brothers, was worshipped by the Brahmanas, and surrounded by those Brahmanas endued with the wealth of asceticism
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03244.htm
Lordy returned next morning,after 15 hours,just before sunrise and that too when he was misinformed that Kauravas have defeated Gandharvas :P
Narrative:
And as the king Duryodhana was seated on an elevated bedstead endued with the effulgence of fire, himself looking like the moon under an eclipse, towards the small hours of the morning Karna, approaching him, said, 'Fortunate it is, O son of Gandhari, that thou art alive! Fortunate it is, that we have once more met! By good luck it is that thou hast vanquished the Gandharvas capable of assuming any form at will. And, O son of the Kuru race, it is by good luck alone, that I am enabled to see thy brothers--mighty warriors all--come off victorious from that encounter, having subjugated their foes!
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03245.htm
SO IN A NUTSHELL -
MORNING 9 AM LORDY WAS COMPLETELY MANGLED BY GANDHARVAS,GOES TO VIKARNA'S CHARIOT AND INSTEAD OF USING THAT CHARIOT TO FIGHT BACK,HE FLED ON THAT CHAIROT.THE GANDHARVAS WOULD HAVE ENSLAVED HIS BEST FRIEND,HIS WIFE,OTHER LADIES,BUT LORDY DARED NOT EVEN WAIT AND SEE WHAT THE GANDHARVAS WOULD DO TO THE LADIES.HE RAN AND RAN LIKE THERE WAS NOT ENDING.THEN HE MIGHT HAVE HEARD FROM SOMEONE THAT GANDHARVAS HAVE BEEN DEFEATED,OUR LORDY WOULD HAVE CONCLUDED DURYODHAN DEFEATING THE GANDHARVAS,BUT STILL HE DID NOT RETURN.HE WAITED FOR THE NIGHT TO GO ABSOLUTELY DARK AND EVERYONE TO SLEEP SO THAT WHEN HE COMES BACK,NO ONE SEE HIS FACE WITH WHICH HE SHAMEFULLY RETURNED.AFTER 15 HOURS FINALLY LORDY COMES BACK BOASTING DURYODHAN DEFEATED THE GANDHARVAS,BUT THE KURU PRINCE TELLS HIM THE REAL STORY :P
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PART 5) OPINIONS OF GREAT PERSONALITIES ABOUT THIS INCIDENT REGARDING KARNA'S BRAVERY.
1)BHISHMA EXPOSES KARNA'S BRAVERY AGAINST GANDHARVAS -
Narrative:
Even in the presence of thee, O son of Gandhari, together with thy army, did the Suta's son, struck with panic, fly from the battle of the Gandharvas
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03251.htm
2)SALYA EXPOSES KARNA'S BRAVERY AGAINST GANDHARVAS -
Narrative:
Beholding also thy brother slain by Savyasaci, in the very sight of the Kuru heroes, it was thou that didst fly away first. By the skirts also of the dvaitya lake,O Karna, when thou wert assailed by the Gandharvas, it was thou that, deserting all the Kurus, didst first run away.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m08/m08041.htm
3)KRIPACHARYA EXPOSES KARNA'S BRAVERY AGAINST GANDHARVAS -
Narrative:
O Suta's son, thou hast been vanquished by the Pandavas. While Dhritarashtra's son was being taken away (as a captive) by the Gandharvas, all the troops fought on that occasion except thy single self, who was the first to fly away
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07154.htm
4)FINALLY,LORDY HIMSELF EXPOSING HIS BRAVERY AGAINST GANDHARVAS -
Narrative:
As regards myself, assailed by all the Gandharvas, I fled before thy eyes, unable to rally our flying host. Assailed by the foe with all his might, my body mangled with their arrows, I sought safety in flight.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03245.htm
NOW ALL THE GREAT PERSONALITIES INCLUDING KARNA HIMSELF ACCEPTED THAT HE FLED FROM GANDHARVAS DUE TO HIS INCAPABILITY AND NOT DUE TO SOME ALCOHOL OR WINE EFFECT,SO I HOPE BLORNDIES LEARN SOME LESSON.
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