Pandavas

These Panch Pandav are the central characters in the The Pandavas fought the Great Kurukshetra War against their cousins Kauravas for the throne of Hastinapur. The word “Pandava” has been derived from their father’s name, which is Pandu. In fact, the word Pandava means “descendants of Pandu.” Here are some other epithets that have been given to the Pandavas. They are as follows: • Panduputra meaning sons of Pandu • Pāṇḍavakumāra meaning young Pandavas • Kaunteya meanings sons of Kunti (Yudhishtira, Bhima, and Arjuna. Karna also came to be known as Kaunteya when his actual identity as Kunti’s son was known after the Kurukshetra War) • Madreya meaning sons of Madri (Nakula and Sahadeva) Table of Contents • • • • • • • • • • Description of the Panch Pandav Yudhishthira He is the eldest of Pandava brothers. The meaning of his name is “the one who is steadfast even during the war.” His parents were Kunti & Pandu. He was the spiritual son of Yama, who is the god of virtue, justice, and morality. Yudhishthira was a skilled warrior, he had mastery in spear fighting & chariot race. He was also good in bow & arrow. Yudhishthira helped King Virata to fight his enemy King Susharma. He was a virtuous man who was skilled in the duties as a king and followed the path of Dharma. He was an able king who ruled over the prosperous city of Indraprastha. With the help of Yudhishthira performed two “Ashwamedha” sacrifices and one Rajasuya sacrifice. He was good at playing chess. He learned to c...

Krishna, Sanskrit Kṛṣṇa, one of the most widely avatara) of the Hindu god ce appendix, the Kamsa, the The child Krishna was adored for his mischievous pranks; he also performed many miracles and slew demons. As a youth, the cowherd Krishna became renowned as a lover, the sound of his flute prompting the Hindu Religion and Myth Quiz Krishna refused to bear arms in the great war between the Kauravas (sons of Dhritarashtra, the descendant of Kuru) and the Krishna’s personality is clearly a composite one, though the different elements are not easily separated. Vasudeva-Krishna was deified by the 5th century bce. The cowherd Krishna was probably the god of a pastoral gopis are interpreted as symbolic of the loving interplay between God and the human

Pandavas were the five powerful and skilled sons of Pandu, the King of Hastinapur and his two wives Kunti and Madri. Hastinapur is equated with the current modern Indian state of Haryana, south of New Delhi. The Pandavas - Yudhistira, Bhima, The birth of the Pandavas is supposedly traced back to 3229 BCE when Yudhistira was born, and to 3226 BCE when Nakula and Sahadeva were born. The most engaging story of the Pandavas can never be dissociated from the formation of social structures and political decisions of current Birth of THE Pandavas The story of their birth is rather interesting and beyond the general notions of belief. Pandu had two wives, Kunti and Madri. A king was legally allowed to have multiple wives in those times. Interestingly, while hunting in the forest of Hastinapur, Pandu happened to hit with an arrow a copulating deer couple, who were in fact humans disguised as deer in order to enjoy making love in the open. The male deer was Rishi Kidamba who, having being pierced by the arrow, cast a curse on Pandu that he would die the moment he advanced to be intimate with a All five Pandavas inherited divine qualities from their celestial fathers. Surprisingly, Kunti had received a boon in her early adulthood from a fierce and renowned Rishi Durvasa that she could call any of the divine Gods and bear a child. This proved to be very useful and, through the use of mantras given to her by Durvasa, Kunti called upon Unknown Artist (Public Domain) Contest For Draupadi...

We are aware of Draupadi as the wife of Pandavas whereas Subhadra is the wife of Arjuna and, Besides Draupadi, are there any other wives of Yudhisthir, Nakul and Sahdev? Similarly, Pandava children, Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna-Subhadra and, Ghatotkacha, son of Bhima-Hidimbi are well-known. What are the names of Draupadi's sons and other Pandava children, if they exist? Name of sons of Draupadi are • Prativindhya from Yudhishthira • Sutasoma from Bheema • Srutakirti from Arjuna • Satanika from Nakul • Srutakarma from Sahadev Reference : Yudhisthira, Nakula and Sahadeva also had a wife other than Draupadi Yudhisthira had other wife Devika, the daughter of Govasana of the Saivya tribe, who bore him a son named Yaudheya. Refer : Nakula had other wife Karenumati, the daughter of the king of the Chedi Kingdom, who bore him a son, Niramitra. Refer : Sahadeva married his maternal cousin Vijaya, the daughter of Dyutimat, the king of Madra, and had a son named Suhotra. Refer : As you can see, Arjuna had four wives, each of whom bore him a son: Draupadi had Shrutakirti, Krishna's sister Subhadra had Abhimanyu, the Naga princess Ulupi had Iravan, and Chitrangada princess of Manipura had Babruvahana. And each of Arjuna's four brothers also had a son with Draupadi: Yudishtra had Prativindhya, Bhima had Sutasoma, Nakula had Shatatija, and Sahadeva had Shrutakarma. And although the family tree doesn't show it, Bhima and the Rakshasi Hidimbi had Ghatotkacha. In addition, Yudishtra and Devika ...

Draupadi and the Pandavas In the Pandava (also Pandawa) are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu, by his two wives Madri. Their names are Nakula and Sahadeva. All five brothers were married to the same woman, Draupadi. (Each brother also had multiple other wives.) Together, the brothers fought and prevailed in a great war against their cousins the Kauravas, which came to be known as the Battle of Kurukshetra. Contents • 1 Story • 1.1 Krishna's help to the Pandavas • 2 Parents of the Pandavas • 3 A description of the Pandavas according to their wife, Draupadi • 4 Kerala and Pandavas • 5 Gallery • 6 References • 7 External links • 8 See also Story [ ] The story begins with the introduction of the brothers' parents. Amongst the primary antagonists was Duryodhana (loosely translated as 'unconquerable'), the eldest of the Kauravas and the Pandavas' cousin. He was the eldest of the 100 brothers known as the Kauravas, who were born to the blind king of Hastinapura Dhritarashtra and his queen Gandhari (princess of Gandhara). The Pandavas were born to Kunti and Madri by the boon given by Durvasa, which was given to Kunthi when she was a princess that she can have a son of any god which she respect without having any marital affair. After the marriage of Madri, Pandu voluntary renounced royal life, in order to do penance for having accidentally killed the sage Rishi Kindama and his wife. At his death, Rishi Kindama cursed Pandu that he will surely die if he attempts to have sexual re...

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