Literatarot
X - Ruota di Fortuna/Wheel of Fortune
Mahabharata
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Description:
Mahabharata is said to be one of the
greatest epics of human history. The
central point of this story is the game
of Chaupar. This game is a board game
based on the throw of dice.
In Mahabharata the cunning uncle Shakuni
of the Kauravas incites the Pandavas to
play a game of Chaupar in which Shakuni
chooses to use dice that are made of the
bones of his ancestors and thus always
favour him. In this way he succeeds in
making Pandavas lose their kingdoms,
themselves and their wife Draupadi (who
was wed to all five Pandavas).
The Kauravas attempt to insult Draupadi,
(to avange in return of an earlier
incident in which she had ridiculed the
Kaurava Duryodhana) by dragging her by
her hair and by stripping her in the
court but Draupadi invokes Lord Krishna
who appears with his Sudarshana Chakra
(a radiant wheel) from which emerges an
endless stream of fabric that extends as
Draupadi's garment thus preventing her
from losing her modesty. The Pandava
Bhima angered at the behavior of the
Kauravas vows, "May I never
reach Heaven or meet my ancestors
hereafter if, for these deeds of sin, I
do not break the knee of Duryodhana in
battle, and drink the blood of Duhsasana
(one of the Kauravas)!" This is the
incident that formed the background to the
great war.
In the card the board of Chaupar is
shown painted in red and white to
symbolize the two opposites. Around it is draped
the fabric of Draupadi's robe which
emerges from the wheel of Krishna to be
made infinite in length, symbolizing the
infinite potential of creation that
exists if we open ourselves to the
Divine. On the four
corners of the Chaupar are the four
symbols of the battle of Mahabharata,
Swords (air), Shells (water), Clubs
(wands) and Shields (earth), symbolisign
the different aspects of worldly
existence that present challenges to us
and help us in our learning process.
As the Wheel of Fortune, Chaupar teaches
us that fortunes can change suddenly
through folly or guile, but through our
determination and will power we can
reverse ill fortunes and restore our
victory.
