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sanatanadharma

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5. A story from the Mahabharata about lying for the Lord

Wed Sep 7, 2022, 10:43 AM

Sep 2022

In the Vedic epic, the Mahabharata, the setting for the Bhagavad Gita, we are told this story.
In the then world-war at Kurukshetra, where Lord Krishna drove Arjuna's chariot, there was a great warrior on the side opposed to Arjuna.
There was also an elephant in the battle with the same name as the warrior, Ashwatthama.
Krishna told Yudhishtira, who was known for never lying, to announce that Ashwatthama had been killed.
Reluctantly, Yudhishtira loudly announced in the din of the battle, "Ashwatthama has been killed" and softly added, "either man or elephant ".

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The Catholics are lying for Jesus errrr....GOPers [View all] Farmer-Rick Sep 2022 OP

Lying for The Lord isn't exclusive to Mormonism. Just saying. czarjak Sep 2022 #1

A story from the Mahabharata about lying for the Lord sanatanadharma Sep 2022 #5

Burned churches stir deep Indigenous ambivalence over faith of forefathers cbabe Sep 2022 #2

Yeah, I saw where Canada was actually Farmer-Rick Sep 2022 #4

Yes, no ambivalence here.. mountain grammy Sep 2022 #6

Makes sense to me. 2naSalit Sep 2022 #11

They should be teaching the words of Jesus. multigraincracker Sep 2022 #3

Thanks for this. n/t Peregrine Took Sep 2022 #7

I'm not big on most religions, but have some respect for multigraincracker Sep 2022 #8

Lying for Jebus and by extension, a hoped for theocracy, has a long tradition Warpy Sep 2022 #9

That supposed moral authority that protected child molesting priests for many decades and moved them keithbvadu2 Sep 2022 #10