Caste discrimination in Mahabharata. Bust a Myth

These are two famous Myths here which I will debunk in this thread.

1. Eklavya was discriminated against because of his caste

Wrong there is no Caste issue in this story.
Drona Specifically said he needed Students who possess good qualities.
He did not take students who possessed bad qualities n





Now let's see eklavya, he was actually covered with filth and was very dirty.

Those who cannot maintain even basic hygiene can they responsibly use the weapons they possessed?
शौच (Hygiene) was the first thing taught to a child at that time most basic, Lacking that meant he was not worthy of learning.

He did learn in the forest and he misused that too by shooting arrows in the mouth of an innocent dog.

As he was not worthy Drona asked for his thumb.
Karna also was not discriminated against because of his Caste,

Sutas used to study Vedas, Smritis, Puranas, etc at that time, they were not discriminated against.

Mahabharat Shanti Parva-
Also, Same Eklavya later attacked Dwarka and was defeated by Balrama


Caste discrimination in Mahabharata-
(Thread)

These are two famous Myths here which I will debunk in this thread.

1. Eklavya was discriminated against because of his caste

Wrong there is no Caste issue in this story. https://t.co/5VXPwYXksz— Vedic Wisdom...ॐ (@VedicWisdom1) August 17, 2020

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