It is interesting to note that that the Kauravas never fought amongst each other, never had a conflict. They unanimously submitted to the eldest brother Duryodhana with no difference of opinion. Of course, Vikarna was an exception because he objected the decision to disrobe Draupadi, but no other.
The Pandavas, on the other hand, faced many challenges to remain united. There was an apparent discord owing to disagreements, conflicts, quarrels and even verbal fights amongst the brothers. In fact, Arjuna once even wanted to execute Yudhishtira, to the utter dismay of Krishna.
Often we see people maintaining the approach of ‘unity is better’, ‘at least they are united’, etc. But unity without wisdom is like a monster with many heads and no intelligence. Of course unity is vital; But at the cost of selling your power to discriminate? No.
Crows are united, but are they better than tigers that are not in herds? Flies flock in, united in sucking the refuse. Ants are always together, united in collecting sugar or carrying a dead cockroach. Even people create unity when they fear the attack of their rivals. An entire country gets united in celebrating an event that has nothing to do with their real welfare – mental, emotional, physical or spiritual.
On the other hand, the intelligent people often create chaos, since they’re independent, highly self-confident and they think they don’t need anybody’s help.
This is why they don’t seem to last in one place for too long. It gives rise to a pandemonium, leading into unstable governance.
The Pandavas teach us the principle of unity in diversity – uniting for higher goals despite the challenges. The higher goals make them strain and stretch but not slay. They mastered the art of cooperation. Cooperation is not a merger; it is differences meeting at a certain intersection of agreed principles. And then things move on and good governance is established.
Those agreed principles are invoked and implemented because they understand and accept that sometimes diversity is the principle and unity is the austerity - an austerity that makes a person grow larger in his attitude of accommodating, without compromising the principle.
It was Krishna who made the Pandavas do what is ordinarily impossible. By adding a little extra, they made it extra-ordinary.
Divinity helps us drive the duty-bound life so that dharma is harmonious and continuously growing
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