Curses are an integral part of Hindu mythologies,” curses” are destructive energies that come in the form of words. Curses are the outbursts of emotions and are very intense.
So let’s quickly take a look at the curses of Mahabharata that you may not know
1. Urvashi cursed Arjuna that he’ll become a Eunuch for a year because he rejected her love.
2. When Ghatotkach paid respect to everyone except Draupadi due to Hidimba’s anger, Drapaudi got furious and cursed Ghatotkach that he’ll have a short life.
3. When Karna had accidentally hit a cow while practicing archery, the cow owner cursed Karna that he’ll also die helplessly in a battle of his like.
4. When Karna once saw a girl crying because ghee fell from her pot on the ground, he then took the soil and crushed the ghee and filled her pot again. After this mother earth came and cursed Karna that she will hold his chariot wheel tightly in an important battle as he crushed her fist while helping the girl.
5. When Kunti kept Karna’s secret from her sons, Yudhistra got very hurt and cursed womankind that no women will ever be able to keep any secrets.
6. When Draupadi got married to all the Pandavas, it was decided that only one Pandava will stay in the room at a time and leave his slippers outside the door so that other Pandava get to know that there is already someone inside. Once a dog took away a slipper from the doorstep and another Pandava entered the room thinking that no one is there and saw Draupadi getting intimate with another Pandava brother. This embarrassed and angered Draupadi and cursed all the dogs that everyone will now see them mating in open.
7. After the end of Mahabharata war, Gandhari cursed Krishna that his clan and close ones will also end in the same way as her clan and sons ended.
