Exposing the so-called gods of Hinduism

Update (12-Nov-10): For the less aware, Duryodhan's real name was Suyodhan. I'm replacing all instances of the word Duryodhan with his correct name (to give him all the respect that he rightfully deserves).

1. Indrajit vs. Lakshman: At one point in the Indrajit vs. Lakshman combat, Indrajit's lethal weapons refused to kill Lakshman, purportedly because the latter was an avatar of God. Really? Weren't Ram and Lakshman supposed to be regular humans who win based on dharma, satya and skill, and nothing else? If Indrajit's weapons are not going to kill Lakshman, why do the Gods who grant such weapons call them lethal ("अमोघ")? Interestingly, Krishna was easily killed by a regular arrow that struck his foot.
2. Jayadrath vs. Arjun and Krishna: Is Krishna's temporarily hiding the Sun using some cheap magic alright, and does it not qualify as adharma? Why isn't the so-called best archer in the world able to kill Jayadrath without resorting to dirty magic, unworthy of even his low self-respect? Is Arjun so impotent that he needs Krishna's magic to save his life? (Arjun had pledged to kill Jayadrath, or he would immolate himself)
3. Dronacharya vs. Bhim, Dhristadyumna, Krishna, Yudhisthira, et al.: The beheading of an unarmed Dronacharya through the use of cheap lies about the killing of Dronacharya's son qualifies as cheating, and if God resorts to cheating, it's alright, but if others cheat, they deserve death (mukti), right?
4. Suyodhan, et al. vs. Yudhisthira, et al.: This so-called dharmaraj bet his own wife while gambling, and lost her. Does he still qualify for the title of dharamraj? And, after having lost his woman to the rival party, what right does he have to grumble and grunt over what the Kauravs do to their slave?
5. Bhishma vs. Arjun, Shikhandi, et al.: Use of Shikhandi to down Bhishma and weaken the Kauravs demonstrates the impotence and incapability of Arjun and his allies, and exemplifies just the kind of adharma that the Pandavs purportedly were fighting against.
6. Ekalavya vs. Dronacharya: Arjun wasn't the greatest archer in the world. Ekalavya was. By having his right thumb cut, Dronacharya purposely made the world of archery a less competitive place for Arjun (not that this made Arjun a better archer than Karna).
7. Indrajit vs. Lakskman, Vibhishan, et al.: What kind of bravery and dharma is it to disturb and destroy the yagya (for Nikumbala) being performed by Indrajit to attain invincibility, outside of the battlefield, and that too through the use of a coward rat known as Vibhishan?
8. Suyodhan, Balram vs. Bhim, Krishna: During his solo fight with Suyodhan, Bhim knowingly and nefariously broke one of core rules of mace fighting, that hitting below the waist is prohibited (and he did so at the indication of Krishna). Just because you've taken an oath that you're gonna do something doesn't mean that that something becomes legal. Not only that, when an angry Balram charged towards Bhim with the intention of punishing him, kapti Krishna stopped him. The result? Suyodhan died a lonely, painful death, despite being a great fighter (notably, both Bhim and Suyodhan were trained by Balram).
9. Gandhari, Suyodhan vs. Krishna: In order to bestow upon her son all the energy gained through a lifetime of sacrifice for her husband, Gandhari orders Suyodhan to take bath and come naked in front of her. Gandhari knew that when she would open her eyes at the naked body of Suyodhan, the extreme energy emanating from her eyes shall transform Suyodhan's body into unbreakable stone ("वज्र"). Krishna knew this all too well, and he cleverly criticized Suyodhan for going naked in front of his mother, making Suyodhan cover his groin. When Gandhari opens her eyes, to her shock, Suyodhan isn't completely naked. Disappointed, she informs Suyodhan that the energy in her eyes had transformed every body part of Suyodhan into a substance stronger than everything else in this world, and that the covered parts haven't been fortified. Suyodhan understands the nefarious trick played by Krishna, but it's too late.
10. Karna, Suyodhan vs. Ghatotkach, Bhim, Krishna, et al.: In order to protect the impotent Arjun, Krishna made Bhim summon his son Ghatotkach to wreak havok on the Kauravs (after the sunset and against the rules of the battle), with the intent of having Suyodhan force Karna to use his single-use lethal weapon ("अमोघ शक्ति") against Ghatotkach. And Krishna's plan worked just as it was planned - Ghatotkach was killed by Karna's lethal weapon, and by getting Bhim's son killed, Krishna made Karna exhaust his lethal weapon and saved Arjun a certain death. Yeah, right, the Pandavs shrewdly got one of their own sons killed so that a weak rat named Arjun could live. Wow! Dharam, anyone?
11. Karna, Surya vs. Indra, Arjun: Karna, son of Surya, was born with an armor ("kavach") and a pair of earrings ("kundal") which made him invincible in battle. Indra, the father of impotent Arjun, knew that Karna was invincible and wanted to weaken him in order to protect Arjun. He also knew that Karna was famous for his generosity and so he devised a plan to get rid of Karna's armor and earrings. Although Surya had warned his son of Indra's evil plan, the plan worked (Karna had a policy of not turning back someone who came to his door), and Karna cut his armor and earrings and handed these to Indra. Ashamed and impressed, Indra gave Karna his most powerful weapon - a lethal weapon ("अमोघ शक्ति") that could be used only once ("Karna, Suyodhan vs. Ghatotkach, Bhim, Krishna, et al."). Yeah yeah, I know, Indra is on the side of dharma, I know.
12. Karna vs. Shalya, Yudhisthira: Dharamraj Yudhisthira struck a deal with Shalya under which Shalya vowed to weaken Karna by demoralizing him, something he executed well as Karna's charioteer. I find this arrangement outrageous. Funnily, however, Shalya was killed by Yudhisthira!
13. Karna vs. Arjun, Krishna (part 1): Arjun's impotence is clear from the numerous attempts made by Indra, Krishna, etc., to save his life. During a battle with Karna, Karna shot a lethal weapon called Nagastra ("नागास्त्र") at Arjun. Krishna used his dirty magic to lower the chariot and saved Arjun from a certain death. On the evening of the same day, Karna rendered Arjun weaponless by showering arrows at the pace of lightening. However, Karna aborted firing a lethal ("प्राणघातक") arrow at a now-weaponless Arjun because, as Karna later explains to Suyodhan, the arrow would have reached and killed Arjun after sunset (and Karna did not want to disrespect Surya, his father).
14. Suyodhan vs. Bhishma, Pandavs: I find it unjust that Bhishma vowed to not kill any Pandav during the great battle at Kurukshetra. Effectively, Bhishma was helping the Pandavs by not killing them, and by allowing the Pandavs to kill the Kauravs. Despite Suyodhan's efforts, Bhishma maintained his stance, citing his love for the Pandavs, betraying his own oath that he shall always stand by the king of Hastinapur.
15. Indrajit vs. Lakshman, Ram: It's intriguing and even funny that both Lakshman and Ram nearly died when Indrajit used the Nagpash weapon (separately, Lakshman almost died for the second time when Indrajit used a powerful shakti on him), but later, when Indrajit used a bunch of lethal weapons, these weapons "refused to kill Lakshman". What a joke!

A shame that we rejoice these impotent personalities.

I'm sure that this post is grossly incomplete (for example, it doesn't include the barbaric killing of Karna by impotent Arjun, at the indication of kapti Krishna). The crux is that many of these so-called gods and other holy figures of Hinduism are actually wicked creatures. It's a shame that we worship these cowards with blind eyes.

This post was previously titled "The cowards and the rats", and published on 7-Nov-10.