Mahabharata has the honor of being the longest epic in world literature but it is not a mere epic; it is a romance, telling the tale of heroic men and women, and of some who were divine; it is a whole literature in itself, containing a code of life, a philosophy of social and ethical relations, and speculative thought on human problems. It is an embodiment of a scripture which provides traditional, ritual and mythical ground for modern Hindus. In a patriarchal society, men set the rules and women follow them. The status of Hindu women in Indian society has been constantly changing. These changes came through different historical periods. Historically, women in India had to face many ups and downs in the course of their development. From the
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The story moves around the struggle for the throne of Hastinapur. The two collateral branches of the family, Kauravas, and Pandavas combat together in the great war of the Mahabharata. However, the Mahabharata’s story revolves around the revenge, animosity, and war but different characters play a vital role in the evolution of the events. In this process of evolution, women in the Mahabharata emerged as strong determined and significant characters.
In the stories through which the Mahabharata speaks of life, women occupy a central place. In living what life brings to them, the women of the Mahabharata show that the truth in which one must live is, however, not a simple thing: nor can there be any on the absolute statement about it. Each one of them, in her own way, is a teacher to mankind as to what truth and goodness in their many dimensions are. (Badrinath …show more content…
Women in the Mahabharata exhibit a certain degree of emotional vigor and have perfect control over their impulses. When sage Parasara was attracted towards her she didn’t accept her offer at once rather she took her time to think about the proposal and with a cool mind she asked him to give her the boons according to her wish. She exhibits the excellent presence of mind to turn the situation in her favour. She begins to reveal her ambitious nature and winning tendency. In exchange of sexual intimacy with sage Parasara, she demanded the fragrant body and unimpaired virginity. It is another thing that after this consummation Sage and Satyavati never met again. After this union, Satyavati gave birth to a son who grows to a fully grown man almost immediately. This child came to be known as Ved Vyasa, the author of the Mahabharata. Before leaving, he promises his mother that should she ever need him, all she has to do is to think of him and he would come to help
The story moves around the struggle for the throne of Hastinapur. The two collateral branches of the family, Kauravas, and Pandavas combat together in the great war of the Mahabharata. However, the Mahabharata’s story revolves around the revenge, animosity, and war but different characters play a vital role in the evolution of the events. In this process of evolution, women in the Mahabharata emerged as strong determined and significant characters.
In the stories through which the Mahabharata speaks of life, women occupy a central place. In living what life brings to them, the women of the Mahabharata show that the truth in which one must live is, however, not a simple thing: nor can there be any on the absolute statement about it. Each one of them, in her own way, is a teacher to mankind as to what truth and goodness in their many dimensions are. (Badrinath …show more content…
Women in the Mahabharata exhibit a certain degree of emotional vigor and have perfect control over their impulses. When sage Parasara was attracted towards her she didn’t accept her offer at once rather she took her time to think about the proposal and with a cool mind she asked him to give her the boons according to her wish. She exhibits the excellent presence of mind to turn the situation in her favour. She begins to reveal her ambitious nature and winning tendency. In exchange of sexual intimacy with sage Parasara, she demanded the fragrant body and unimpaired virginity. It is another thing that after this consummation Sage and Satyavati never met again. After this union, Satyavati gave birth to a son who grows to a fully grown man almost immediately. This child came to be known as Ved Vyasa, the author of the Mahabharata. Before leaving, he promises his mother that should she ever need him, all she has to do is to think of him and he would come to help