Do you know why Panchali laughed so loudly when Bhishma was on the bed of arrows in the Mahabharata?
Find out why Panchali laughed so loudly when Bhishma was on the bed of arrows. Also know the story of Bhishma arguing with the angry Pandavas that there was nothing wrong with Panchali laughing.
Father Bhishma waited for the auspicious time while lying on the bed of arrows. Before Bhishma died, Dharma wanted to learn about justice, honesty, politics, and dharma from him. All five Pandavas went to Father Bhishma with Panchali. All the Pandavas bowed to Bhishma and requested, “You should teach us about justice, honesty, politics, and dharma.” Only Panchali laughed so loudly. Dharma sensed the mockery in it. Dharma asked sternly, “Why are you laughing at a father and son who are equal to our father?”
“When Duchadhana violated me in Duryodhana’s assembly, what would have happened to me if Kannan had not come and waited for me? Bhishma, who knew Dharma, was sitting in that assembly and watching, but did not say a single word against Duryodhana. How can I not laugh when I think that you are asking such a person about political Dharma?” Panchali said. The Pandavas remained silent.
Then Bhishma spoke, “What Panchali says is absolutely true. I must answer Panchali’s question. Only then will you and the world know the truth. Duryodhana is the best at giving food. He will give a full stomach to anyone who comes at any time. But the food that Duryodhana gives is not done with a pure heart. He will feed them in the name of food for selfish gain and use them for his own purposes.
Those who eat food will have no other way to “repay the debt of the red river”. Salya is an example of this, if a person does not have a pure heart and gives food to others with a deceitful intention, that intention will mix with the blood of the person who eats it. Since I ate the rice offered by Duryodhana, his evil nature has been absorbed in me. That is why, when I violated Panchali, I could not speak and sat with my mouth shut.
But now, on the bed of arrows that Arjuna gave me After lying down, all the bad blood in my body has gone out. Along with that, the evil spirits have also gone out. Now only a pure soul remains in my body. Therefore, I am qualified to speak about political dharma, listen to me,” he said and preached political dharma to the Pandavas. That is why the wise men, sadhus, and pundits who knew the details of that time would not like to eat outside. It is mentioned thus.
