The story of Mahabharata is not just a war, but the depth of every character in it is the esoteric result of their deeds and their decisions. One such character was Shakuni, whose wisdom, tricks and magical dice became the biggest war of history – the destruction of Kurukshetra. The elusive passes of Shakuni not only defeated the Pandavas, but also created a curse like Draupadi Chirharan. But after the Mahabharata war, there is often a question – what happened to the magical passes of Shakuni? Let’s know the story related to this secret.
Shakuni’s dice: Magical power made from father’s bones
Shakuni was the son of King Subal of Gandhara. Her sister Gandhari was forcibly married to the blind king Dhritarashtra of Hastinapur, making Shakuni angry. Shakuni vowed for the destruction of the Kuru dynasty as in exchange for injustice done to his clan. Before the death of King Subal, he told Shakuni to always keep dice from his bones and keep it with him. He believed that these dice would be filled with the guidance of his soul. Shakuni did the same and those dice became the biggest weapon of his life.
Dice
The greatest feature of these bones made of these bones was that they used to follow the orders of Shakuni only. When the Pandavas demanded the kingdom of their share, Shakuni planned to implicate him in the game of Chaucer. Duryodhana was not confident, but Shakuni assured him that he could win every time. In the game of this dice, Shakuni cleverly forced the Pandavas to lose his property, state, himself and at the end Draupadi. This was the same incident that laid the foundation of war.
Shakuni’s death: end at the hands of Sahadeva
In the Mahabharata war, Shakuni made several strategies supporting Duryodhana, but the life filled with deception at the end had to bear the consequences. On the 18th day of the war, Sahadeva killed Shakuni. At the same time, the three sons of Shakuni were also killed in war. After Shakuni’s death, Duryodhana escaped and the Pandavas conquered the war. But the question of Shakuni’s passes remained there.
Destruction of passes or the foundation of Kali Yuga?
Shri Krishna knew how big spiritual and social threat this dice could become. He asked the Pandavas to destroy these passes. Bhima wanted to do this work, but Arjun took this responsibility. In a hurry, he listened to Sri Krishna’s talk and threw it into the river. When Arjuna returned and told Shri Krishna, Shri Krishna said – “O Partha! You have made a big mistake. These dice are not destroyed by throwing it only in water. If they get a wrong hand, then the world will start again in the world.”
Did Shakuni return to Kali Yuga?
It is said that they were thrown by Arjuna and got the hands of a normal human flowing in the dice river. From there, the game of gambling and deceit started again in Kali Yuga. Today, all the forms of gambling, fraud and greed are seen in the world – somewhere it is the influence of the passes of Shakuni. Mahabharata was not only a fight for religion and unrighteousness, but it was also a warning that if we do not destroy the seeds of evil in time, it can affect the society till Kali Yuga. This story is not only mythological, but in today’s era there is also a deep sign on the trends of deception and greed – that even though the dice of Shakuni has been shed in the river, their effect is still alive in our society.
