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What happened after the Mahabharata war      Mahabharat is the greatest Epic ever written it has a deeply rooted impact on culture, customs, and even the way people behave today. The Kurukshetra war is considered one of the bloodiest wars ever fought in human history what is known is that the Pandavas won and the Kauravas lost. Have you ever wondered what happened after the Pandavas won, who survived, how long did the Pandavas rule Hastinapur and how did they finally die let's take a look at what happened after the Mahabharata war. After winning the Kurukshetra war the Pandavas are crowned the rulers of Hastinapur with Yudhishthira leading the affairs, afflicted Gandhari curses Lord Krishna wishing him and the whole Yadav clan a painful death just like her sons. The Pandavas began to rule Hastinapur for 36 long years meanwhile Gandhari curse Lord Krishna who began to work. There were many unpleasant events that took place in Dwarka were Krishna lead and an exodus from the...

 Top 5 Weapons in Mahabharata  The first things that come to your mind, when you hear the word Mahabharat is war, when we say war here it does not just mean foot soldiers or kings fighting, we are talking about god-like warriors fighting the most invincible war. If the warriors by themselves were considered undefeatable then how powerful must their weapons be.  So, here are the top five weapons that were a part of the Kurukshetra war which are equivalent to today's nuclear or atomic missiles. 5. Brahmashirsha Astra  :  It is believed that Brahmashirsha Astra is four times powerful than the Brahmastra. The weapon manifested with the foreheads of Lord Brahma as its tip, it is similar to modern-day hydrogen bombs or thermonuclear fusion bombs, the knowledge to invoke this weapon was possessed by Parashurama, Bhishma, Drona, Arjun, Karna and Asvatthama. At the end of the Kurukshetra war Asvatthama devised the Brahmashrisha Astra from a blade of grass and invoke...

Modern Medical Science in Mahabharata  Mahabharata is one of the most important epics that form a part of Hindu Mythology and there are several seemingly fantastic incidents that take place in this Sanskrit epic by Veda Vyasa but, on closer inspection these incidents bear a close similarity to modern medical concepts. Today, I am listing top five modern reproductive medical concepts that were present in the period of the Mahabharata  5.  Prolonged Postterm Pregnancy : Impressed with gandhari devotion towards a blind husband dhritarashtra, veda vyasa gave her a boon to have a hundred son gandharai conceived, but had prolonged gestation where her pregnancy went on for nearly two years, on hearing the news of yudhishthira birth to Kunti, angry gandhari tried to destroy her fetus she began to strike her stomach causing immature delivery gandhari gave birth to a piece of lifeless flesh that was not a baby at all. 4. Artificial uterus : When Gandhari was about to throw away th...

 Arjuna Vs Karna | Who was best in Mahabharata ?                         Was Karna the better warrior than Arjuna? let's look at the various occasions when they faced off and what results were there to evaluate who was the better Archer. Broadly there were five occasions when there was some kind of comparison of their performances  1. The first encounter was of course at the Martial Exhibition when Dhronacharya had his students exhibit the skills that they had learned in his academy. Arjuna by his archery skills astonished everyone and at the same time, Karna gatecrashed that exhibition and demanded the opportunity to be allowed to exhibit his own skills saying that he would exceed whatever Parth had done so once he was granted the opportunity he managed to equal whatever arjuna had done but not exceeded thereafter he demanded an opportunity to have a direct dual fight with Arjuna. Arjuna immediately grabbed his ...

The Strongest Warrior in Mahabharata A warrior from South arrived on the battlefield with only three arrows and with three arrows he came to battle. Krishna and others were busy in pre-battle preparations. People asked him how come you have only three arrows he said with one arrow I can kill all the Kauravas, with another arrow I can kill all the Pandavas so three is more than enough for me when krishna heard this boast he asked why don't you show what kind of skills you have and he showed him a banyan tree with thousands and thousands of leaves and said let me see with a single arrow how many leaves you can pierce. Barbarik used a single arrow and pierced every leaf on the tree lastly, arrow came and started  pointing  around Krishna's feet which was over a fallen leaf, Krishna said that's very impressive and asked on whose side will you fight because nobody has seen him before as he came from the south. He said I will always fight on the losing side day by day, I will see...

  10 Interesting Facts About Mahabharata 1. According to Indian mythology, Mahabharat battle took place 5000 years ago. 2. Eklavya was the first archer to shoot an arrow with two fingers(Index and Middle) 3. Karna was a better warrior then Arjuna, Arjuna pushed Karna chariot 10 steps back every time but Karna was only able to push 2 steps backward, seeing this lord Krishna praised Karna this made arjuna very angry, when questioned by him Krishna said it was impossible for any human to ever push your chariot backward or even shake because the chariot of him contain the weight of all universe 4. Duryodhana had not participated in Draupadi swayamvara as he was already married to the princess of Kalinga Bhanumati and had promised her that he would never marry again and thus kept his word 5. Dhristatashtra's son Yugustsu did not participate in Mahabharat as he did not approve Duryodhana's actions 6. Around 8800 verses of Mahabharata are not solved yet. 7. Krishna is the most twiste...

1. The earliest versions of the study from Sanskrit into English were created in 1785 CE by man Charles Wilkins. 2. The name Bhagavad Gita implies "The music of the God" 3. It is composed as a poem and it contains some important issues associated with the Indian mental and religious practice. 4. The Bhagavad Gita does not create the act of the Mahabharata. 5. The Bhagavad Gita is the most treasured and famous of India's spiritual texts, composed of 700 verses 6. The Bhagavad Gita affirms the human desire to be a part of something beyond the idiosyncratic, individual self as defined by the limitation of biology, economics, and culture. 7. It is believed that three other people beside Arjuna listened to the Gita directly from Krishna, They are Barbarik, Hanuman, and Sanjay. 8. It is said that Krishna tried to narrate Bhagavad Gita to Duryodhana first. 9. The Bhagavad Gita is translated into approximately 175 languages. 10. There is a Hollywood movie about a golfer and his m...

1.  Karan was the most attractive personality of Mahabharata but surprisingly, in his previous life, he was a demon named ‘Dambhodbhava’ or Sahastra-Kavach who got a boon from sun god to be protected by a thousand armour ‘Kavach’ and which could only be broken by someone who had performed a penance of a thousand years and whoever would break the armour would die immediately. He was killed by Nar and Narayan(Vishnu) 999 times and finally, after he took refuge with Surya, the sun-god, to be reborn as Karan. 2. Karan was originally named Vasusena by his foster parents but because his foster mother’s name was Radha, he was popularly called Radhey, as well. 3. Karan had Bhargavastra which nobody else possessed. The Bhargavastra, Vijaya and his Kavach along with Kundal made Karan one of the most powerful warriors in the Universe. He used Vijaya only once in Kurukshetra war. He was acknowledged as Duryodhan’s finest warrior. 4. His curse by his guru Parasuram  on his last day at Guru...

The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic where the main story revolves around two branches of a family - the Pandavas and Kauravas - who, in the Kurukshetra War, battle for the throne of Hastinapura. Interwoven into this narrative are several smaller stories about people dead or living, and philosophical discourses. Krishna-Dwaipayan Vyasa, himself a character in the epic, composed it; as, according to tradition, he dictated the verses and Ganesha wrote them down. At 100,000 verses, it is the longest epic poem ever written, generally thought to have been composed in the 4th century BCE or earlier. The events in the epic play out in the Indian subcontinent and surrounding areas. It was first narrated by a student of Vyasa at a snake-sacrifice of the great-grandson of one of the major characters of the story. Including within it the Bhagavad Gita, the Mahabharata is one of the most important texts of ancient Indian, indeed world, literature.

Arjun was one of the five pandavas brother of the Mahabharata epic. He was born to Kunti and king Pandu with energy of Indra the leader of the gods. At a very young age he got acclaim for his sincerity and skill in archery. He was known for his steadfastness and single mindless in pursuing his goals, He was instrumental in winning Draupadi in a contest for himself  and his brothers as their joint wife. He also married Subhadra the sister of Krishna and Balarama and kept his friendship with them for ever. Lord Krishna became his mentor and guide for the rest of his life. The Bhagvad Gita or the song of god was revealed by lord Shree Krishna to Arjun on the threshold of the epic war of Mahabharata. A decisive war between two set of cousins the Kauravas and the Pandavas was just about to commence on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, A detailed account of the reasons which led to a war of such enormity are given  under Introduction, under "The Setting of the Bhagavad Gita".

Karna the child of Surya ( Sun god) was born with a shield that protected him from weapons and atrocities of the war. It might be similar to the organic shield like exoskeleton found in tortoise, still extremely solid. Not at all like fake exoskeleton used by people, Karna’s Kavach was mixed with his body. He later gave it to Indra, the father of Arjuna, who was threatened by Karna’s skill, perseverance and strength.