Why and How Karna attained Moksha???

It’s was the last day of Karna’s life. In Mahabharata, it was the moment when Karna was trying to take out the wheel of his chariot which was immersed in earth; Arjuna threw his arrow (indrastra) to kill Karna who was fighting on the opposite side of Pandavas. Karna was the chief of Kauravas army when he got killed by the instruction of Lord Krishna.

 

Lord Krishna disguised himself as Brahman and went to Karna who was lying on ground after being shot by Arjuna. Lord Krishna tested his “danveerta” by asking him something. Karna replied he was waiting for death and he had nothing to give him as he got defeated. Krishna (disguised as Brahman) requested as he heard of Karna as a great giver and generous. Karna found nothing to offer that brahman. Karna remembered he got two golden teeth. He took a stone and broke his teeth and offered those to Krishna.

Krishna rejected those golden teeth as it was stained with his blood. Karna somehow took his arrow and threw it ground and he created a fountain, washed and offered those to Krishna. Thus being hurt and waiting for death again Karna proved he was the great “danveer”.

Krishna took those teeth and came to His own form. Krishna got so pleased and asked Karna to ask any boons. Karna refused as he never take anything after giving. But as Krishna insisted Karna asked three boons from Lord Krishna.

First, Suta jaati (cast) should be honoured in society as Karna being known as Suta faced much insulation throughout his life. Second, he requested Krishna to take birth in his rajya (area) in His next incarnation. And third he requested Lord to burn his body in sinless place.

Lord Krishna found there was no place left where no sin had happened. Lord Krishna granted his third boon too. Krishna performed his antim sanskaar (last rite) in His own hand finding no sinless place in earth. The only place was Lord Krishna’s hand, where no sin was committed.

Since it was Lord’s own hand, Karna attained Moksha and went to Vaikunth, where Lord Krishna resides.

Why Karna is great ‘Danveer’ than Arjuna???

Arjun was always envy upon Karna as Lord Krishna praised Karna’s generosity. Once while spending time with Krishna, Arjuna asked “why you do always praise Karna in terms of donation whereas I donated a lot too”?

Krishna understood his envy and smiled, Lord said he could understand if he did a task for him. Arjuna agreed.

Krishna pointed a huge mountain and turned it into the huge heap of gold coins. Then Krishna told Arjuna to distribute those gold coins among villagers who were suffering a lot. Arjuna agreed and appeared in front of villagers and declared proudly that their sufferings came to end as Arjuna arrived to help them.

Arjuna decided some equal portion to be donated each by his own hand. But since that was a huge heap of coins, Arjuna felt tired and refused any help in distribution from his army as he used to think generous work to be done by him only.

Krishna noticed everything silently. He disguised Arjuna as Bramhan and took him to Karna’s palace.

Krishna repeated the same story and asked Karna to distribute. Karna felt happy of being selected by Krishna to do such noble task. Immediately he ordered his men to call all villagers to the mountain. Karna appeared there and declared politely that these gold coins given by Krishna and to collect as per their needs. Also he ordered his men to help villagers to carry their coins. He also left the place not waited to be praised by villagers.

When disguised Arjuna asked Karna why he distributed his all coins, Karna replied these were not his coins, these offered by Lord Krishna and if so then also he would distribute all as villagers need most than him.

Thus Karna proved his generosity again.

There was another great incident. Here it is,

Once on a rainy day someone visited Arjuna while sitting with Lord Krishna asked for dry woods for his need. Arjuna saw it was raining so dry woods couldn’t be arranged to give that person. He apologized that person for not capable of giving dry wood.

Krishna saw this and told that person to visit Karna, also commented that Karna might be able to give him dry woods. Arjuna noticed and asked Lord Krishna how he could give when Arjuna could not.

They both disguised themselves and went to Karna’s palace with that person to see what Karna would do.

That person requested Karna the same. Karna saw outside it was raining so he broke his palace’s wood logs and offered it to that person.

Krishna smiled on that kind act and Arjuna felt ashamed and understood why Karna is greater “Danveer” than anyone.

...Hare Krishna...