Tuesday, March 18th, 2025

Women are still suffering the curse given by Yudhishthir in Mahabharata, they get taunted even after doing good.


You must have often heard people saying that women should not be told any secrets because they are talkative and cannot digest anything in their stomach. Now whatever may be the reason for this, but an incident related to this is definitely found in Mahabharata. In which Yudhishthir had cursed the female race that women would never be able to keep anything hidden from anyone.

Now why did Yudhishthir give such a curse, there is a need to understand that incident of Mahabharata. At the same time, there is a need to look at the proverbs for women from a different perspective according to the changing times. Because this proverb is always seen with a negative feeling. Whereas sometimes the reason is also positive. (Photo courtesy: pexels, AI)

The incident is related to Karna’s death

Actually, after the end of the Mahabharata war, Mother Kunti was crying with Karna in her lap. Just then the Pandavas reach there and cannot understand why their mother is shedding tears over the death of the enemy. Then Yudhishthir asked Kunti why she was crying bitterly over the death of her enemy. Then Kunti told that Karna was her own son.

Yudhishthir cursed after knowing the secret

Yudhishthir cursed after knowing the secret

Regarding the birth of Karna, Kunti told the Pandavas that sage Durvasa was pleased and gave her a mantra and a boon. That she will get a son from the deity whom she invokes with this mantra. At that time Kunti wanted to test the mantra and invoked the Sun God. Due to which he/she got Surya’s son Karna wearing armor and earrings. But fearing public shame, they put the brilliant child in a box and sent it into the river. After which she got married to Pandu and Pandavas were born.

Kunti kept such a big truth hidden from everyone. Despite being the son of Tejaswi and Surya, Karna had to suffer humiliation throughout his/her life. In such a situation, after performing the last rites of Karna, Yudhishthir got angry and cursed the entire female race that from now on no woman will be able to hide anything in her stomach.

Women still hide things

Women still hide things

It is believed that because of this incident of Mahabharata, women are not able to hide anything, now one cannot find how much truth is there in this. But just as Kunti had hidden the truth about Karna due to fear of the society at that time, in the same way even today there are some things which are kept hidden. Many women do not reveal their problems, sorrows and bad situations at home.

keep the secret to success

keep the secret to success

You must have often heard that a successful person does not tell his/her planning to anyone but silently and slowly moves towards success. The same thing applies to many women too, who keep their goals hidden and work on them to become capable. She does not tell what she wants to do, when and how, but rather shows it by achieving it.

sometimes it is necessary to tell

sometimes it is necessary to tell

The saying ‘women’s stomachs cannot digest things’ gives a negative feeling according to society’s perception, but if it is considered positive then it is important to share it. Because telling things solves the problem. That’s why people say that one should express one’s feelings clearly so that a solution can be found once the problem is known, unless the problem is known then how will the solution be found.

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