The Story of Karna – The Tragic Hero
Karna – The respectable character from Mahabharata
Mahabharat
Draupadi – an enigma
Draupadi – An enigma Of all characters of Mahabharat, Draupadi’s character is probably the most complex and interesting, barring the Shri Krishna’s character. If I dare say, one can paint her as a positive character or a negative one, if one wants to. One can find enough of both, positive and negative indicators about her
When Vishwamitra and Vasistha used Brahmastra weapon
Brahmastra (a weapon) used by sages Here is another story, related to Brahmastra from Indian mythology. Two great sages fought between them. Vishwamitra, who was king Kaushika, had stayed with his army at sage Vasishtha’s ashram (hermitage). Vasishtha fed everyone and out of curiosity, Vishwamitra asked him – “How have you managed this?” Vasistha said
Barbarika surprises Sri Krishna
Barbarika and his three arrows When Shri Krishna mocked Barbari that how he is hoping to win the Mahabharat war with three arrows? (Read the story of Barbari) He responded that a single arrow was enough to destroy all his opponents in the war, and it would then return to his quiver. He further explained that,
Seven unknown facts from the Mahabharata (4)
The epic Mahabharata contains so much of teaching that it is considered to be the fifth veda. Following are some interesting unpopular stories involving mahabharata characters Draupadi, Drona, Karna, Jarasandha, Arjuna and of course, Shri Krishna.
Birth of Hiranyakashyap and Hiranyaksha and curse of Jaya and Vijaya
The curse on Jaya and Vijaya There is a curse behind the birth of Hiranyakashyap and Hiranyaksha. Jaya and Vijaya were the gatekeepers of Vishnu. Once they diasllowed sanath kumaras from meeting Vishnu. Sanath Kumaras cursed them to become mortals. Vishnu provided them some relief. Later Vishnu took four avatars to relieve them of their
Mahabharat and Sholay – A resemblance
Mahabharat and Sholay (Hindi movie) There is atleast one instance, although not significant in whole scheme of things, where Mahabharat (the epic) and Sholay (hindi movie) have similarity. I am discussing the incident when Gabbar Singh killed Salim and asked the villagers to give Jai and Veeru to them. After a bit of discussion, a decision was taken when
O teacher – a tribute to you
Teachers play an important role in elevation of a person. Here we remember some of the great teachers in world
Mahabharata: How Well Do You Know the Characters and Story?
Dear readers, Can you answer these questions on Mahabharata? Following are the few facts presented to you in form of questionnaire. You may reply using the comment section or comment form available at the end of the article. Hint: This blog contains the answers in various posts. 1. Three people saw Shri Krishna in his
Interesting birth stories from Indian mythology
Birth of Rama, Pandavas, Jarasandh and others Indian or hindu mythology talk about interesting stories of births as well. We find instances where great characters came to earth in different way. One common way is that eating dessert or fruit results in birth of a child. We find this once in the period of The Ramayana and once