Leituras - Mahabharata

Com o período de férias, projectei-me para a página 239 do épico.

Achei particularmente bela a cena decorrente do Jogo de Dados, quando a fabulosa princesa Draupadi é humilhada na Assembleia de Dhritarastra, chegando então o momento em que o vil Dushashana despe o pano único que a cobria:

[...] Krishna heard Draupadi's piteous cries. [...] By his mystic potency he immediately entered the assembly hall. Without being seen by anyone he provided Draupadi with an unlimited supply of cloth to cover her. Dushashana pulled and pulled at her sari, and as he did so the princess spun around - but he could not disrobe her. There seemed to be no end to her sari. The astonished prince pulled with even more strength, but Draupadi remained covered. Soon a large heap of cloth lay piled on the floor.

Também achei graça à pequena história do pássaro que vomitava ouro, em tudo semelhante à da galinha dos ovos de ouro - e isto entre 5000 e 500 a.c.! Terá alguma verdade o que se diz do Mahabharata?, que...

In the realm of dharma, artha, kama, and moksha (ethics, economic development, pleasure and liberation), whatever is found in this epic may be found elsewhere, but what is not found here will be impossible to find anywhere else.