when we read our ancient texts, we tend more to analyse the appearance and personal activities of the character introduced and somehow the purport of their introduction, and the valuable messages portrayed by them are relegated to the rear..
For example Vidura Neeti or Yaksha Prashnam or even Bhagavat Gita contain immortal messages..
We can do well to internalize such messages and attempt to live up to the ideas and principle conveyed..
What the characters did is of lesser consequence..
The characters of Yaksha and Yudhistira are just meant to add some story-line to the narrative and to provide a sort of continuity and readability..
Many ancient epics are like that..
The human or divine characters are just introduced to push the story-line..
The ideas discussed and conveyed give the core .. the substance.. Yudhistira, Vidura, Krishna or Arjuna or Sanatsujathiya are just names..
But the great thoughts presented to us by the author of Mahabharatham are of timeless value.
But we analyze the characters.. A Karna.. or Bhima..
an Ini jnaan urangatte or a Randaamoozham..
In an Indian epic no character is ever portrayed as perfect.. But often perfect words are put into their mouths..
We can draw more substance by identifying ourselves with the characters, and just waving aside the characters with an indulgent smile..
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