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The distilled meaning of the Mahābhārata is this: the noble impulses that lie in a latent, un-awakened state within all of us must be awakened with conscious effort.
The Mahabharata is the cultural and spiritual encyclopaedia of the soul of Bharatavarsha. It is a primary source of Dharma, the beacon that has still kept Bharatavarsha united despite missionaries and Jihadis tearing it apart.
The profundity of the Mahabharata must and can essentially be understood only by being firmly grounded in Sanatana Dharma. I see no intrinsic value in "textual" and "historical" "readings" of the Mahabharata.
Yes, it is also a great story to be enjoyed but the Mahabharata is a basically value to be practiced and pursued for its own sake.
This is what Vidura means when he says,"ātmānam eva prathamaṃ
deśarūpeṇa yo jayet" etc -- Victory over oneself has primacy over all other victories in this world.
When we examine the overall structure of the Mahabharata philosophically, all differences, passions, jealousies and profundities at once dissolve and merge in the great sport of creation. This is pure Lila or sport.
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