In the Mahabharata saga, Mamasree Shakuni of the Kauravas is noted for his devious intelligence. Shakuni, an expert in deception, fraud and evil, did many tricks for the destruction of the Pandavas till the war. It is said that due to these tricks, the life of the Pandavas was in turmoil and eventually war came to an end. Come know 6 secrets of Shakuni Mama.
1. Father of Shakuni:
Shakuni Gandhar Naresh was the son of King Subal. Shakuni was born in Rajprasad of King Subal of Gandhara. He was the younger brother of Mata Gandhari. He was the master of great intelligence from birth, so King Subal was very dear.
2. Shakuni in Jail
According to legend, it is believed that before marrying Gandhari to Dhritarashtra, astrologers advised that there is a crisis on Gandhari's first marriage, so do her first marriage from someone else, then marry Dhritarashtra. For this, Gandhari was married to a goat at the behest of astrologers. Later that goat was sacrificed. It is said that astrologers had suggested this to rid Gandhari of any kind of wrath. For this reason, Gandhari was considered a widow as a symbol and later he was married to Dhritarashtra.
3. Shakuni freed from jail:
One by one all the sons of Subal started dying. Everyone used to give their share of rice to Shakuni so that he could survive and destroy the Kauravas. Subal prepares his youngest son Shakuni for vengeance. Before his death, Subal pleaded with Dhritarashtra to leave Shakuni, which Dhritarashtra had accepted. King Subal's youngest son was none other than Shakuni. Shakuni saw before his eyes the end of his family and Shakuni was finally alive.
4. A sense of revenge:
Shakuni, who taught the Kauravas the way of deceit and deceit, used to help them in destroying the Pandavas, but they only had a feeling of revenge for the Kauravas. Because Dhritarashtra had put the entire family of Shakuni in jail and they were given only a handful of food. Shakuni saw his entire family starving in prison before his eyes. You may wonder what will happen in his mind and for whom will he do it? It is said that Shakuni took vengeance, but only Shakuni can tell how right it is, because no man would want to plot to destroy his sister's family or maybe he wants to.
5. Shakuni became a minister:
Shakuni won the trust of everyone in Hastinapur and became the guardian of 100 Kauravas. Due to his faithful work, Duryodhana appointed Shakuni as his minister. First, he subdued Gandhari and Dhritarashtra and asked him to plot a conspiracy against Dhritarashtra's brother Pandu and establish Dhritarashtra's dominion over the throne. Then slowly Shakuni tied Duryodhana in the guise of his intellect. Shakuni not only incited Duryodhana against Yudhishthira but also laid the foundation of the war of Mahabharata.
6. Shakuni's dice:
Very few people will know that the dice that Shakuni used to gamble was the backbone of her dead father. After his father's death, Shakuni kept some of his bones with him. Shakuni excelled in gambling and also aroused his fascination for gambling among the Kauravas.
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