“The personal pathology of Karna”, Dharma Dispatch, August 31, 2023:
“There is a slight tinge of similarity in the Duryodhana-Karna relationship and the Gandhi-Nehru relationship. Selfishness and messianic delusions characterised Duryodhana and Gandhi. Karna and Nehru, respectively, supplied the required fodder that kept these delusions at their optimal level of obesity. Thereby, both of them secured the prized place in their master’s inner circle and acquired free rein to run riot.
In a great measure, Karna is viler than Duryodhana, who is evil personified and has no redeeming qualities. Bhagavan Veda Vyasa leaves no room for ambiguity when he declares:
duryodhano manyumayo mahādrumaḥ skandhaḥ karṇaḥ śakunistasya śākhāḥ |
duḥśāsanaḥ puṣpaphale samṛddhe mūlaṃ rājā dhṛtarāṣṭro’manīṣī ||
Duryodhana is the great tree of jealousy and anger. Karna is its trunk. Śakuni is its branch(es). Duśyāsana is its plentiful flowers and fruits. Dhṛtarāṣṭra is its root….”
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