Once Arjuna asks Krishna why Yudhishthira is called Dharmaraja (Rightous king) and Karna as a Daanveer (Charity king) even though both never refused alms to anyone. Krishna says wait for some time and I will let you know.
A month after, it was raining heavily in the whole kingdom when both Krishna and Arjuna, in the disguise of Brahmins (wise men/priests), first go to Yudhishthira saying that we are doing a Yajna and need 100Kg of sandalwood.
Yudhishthira immediately sends his servants across the kingdom, and later refuses to say it is difficult to find dry Sandalwood anywhere. Let me know if I can arrange anything else for you.
Both brahmins say “no thanks” and leave the place.
Then they go to Karna and make the same demand.
Karna thinks for a while and says it is raining heavily outside, it is least likely to get dry Sandalwood anywhere. He takes out his bow and arrow and cuts all windows and doors of his palace and compiles them for the brahmins.
Later Krishna says to Arjuna, it is not that Yudhishthira would have refused if we would have asked for wood from his doors and windows. But this idea didn't strike Yudhishthira in the first place.
Yudhishthira donates because it is written in Dharma (religion), Karna donates because he likes to do it.
A month after, it was raining heavily in the whole kingdom when both Krishna and Arjuna, in the disguise of Brahmins (wise men/priests), first go to Yudhishthira saying that we are doing a Yajna and need 100Kg of sandalwood.
Yudhishthira immediately sends his servants across the kingdom, and later refuses to say it is difficult to find dry Sandalwood anywhere. Let me know if I can arrange anything else for you.
Both brahmins say “no thanks” and leave the place.
Then they go to Karna and make the same demand.
Karna thinks for a while and says it is raining heavily outside, it is least likely to get dry Sandalwood anywhere. He takes out his bow and arrow and cuts all windows and doors of his palace and compiles them for the brahmins.
Later Krishna says to Arjuna, it is not that Yudhishthira would have refused if we would have asked for wood from his doors and windows. But this idea didn't strike Yudhishthira in the first place.
Yudhishthira donates because it is written in Dharma (religion), Karna donates because he likes to do it.