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Another example of the misquoting of rules is the response of Karna.

Karna's answer: Irrespective of what Yudhishtira will say, Draupadi has been following the path of adharma by living with 5 husbands. She deserves the life of a servant only.


[KRN] Karna always had a sour grapes mindset vis-a-vis Draupadi. He reveals a narrow part of his nature by mentioning the rulebook, a precept of Dharma Sastra that a woman can have only one husband, without paying attention to the fact that Draupadi's marriage had the concurrence and blessings of the great Rishis and God Mahadeva himself. Karna is an example of what disregard of the Guru & elders can do to one. He was endowed with great accomplishments but gains notoriety in the Mahabharatha due to the Guru-shapam & Brahmana Shapam he incurs. Without the blessings of the Guru, no man can achieve things beyond a limit. It is due to the absence of Guru's & elders' blessings that Karna becomes unable to make use of the divine astras he learnt. He even runs away from war in several occasions, like in the battle with the Gandharvas. It is said that Karna is actually even better skilled than Arjuna. Certainly Yudhishtira feared Karna and never slept well, fearing his prowess. However Arjuna never ran away from any battle, but always emerged victorious except in the one instant after the destruction of Dwaraka. Arjuna vs Karna is the best illustration no matter how well endowed we are, the blessings of Guru is most essential to become truly great.