Radheya in mahabharata

• AYURVEDA STUDIES (CAS) CAS Ayurveda Studies • BHASHA STUDIES (CBS) CBS Bhasha Studies • EMBODIED KNOWLEDGE (CEK) CEK Embodied Knowledge • INSTITUTE OF INDIC WISDOM (IIW) IIW Institute of Indic Wisdom • JURISPRUDENCE STUDIES (CJS) CJS Jurisprudence Studies • MOKSHA STUDIES (CMS) CMS Moksha Studies • Museums(CM) CM Museums • POLYTHEISM STUDIES (CPS) CPS Polytheism Studies • PICTURES (IP) IP Indica Pictures • SOFTPOWER STUDIES (CSPS) CSPS Softpower Studies • SHAIVA STUDIES (CSS) CSS Shaiva Studies • YOGA STUDIES (CYS) CYS Yoga Studies The second meeting Karna had was with Kunti. Kunti, the mother who had abandoned her first-born son and Karna, the son who could not bring himself to abandon the friend who gave him a kingdom. Karna-Upanivada Parva (an upa-Parva in Udyoga Parva) describes both these meetings and captures brilliantly the complexity of human relations and emotions at work. After Krishna returned to the Pandavas after his meeting with Karna, Vidura had provided an update to Kunti of Krishna’s unsuccessful entreaties to the Kauravas. Kunti started thinking of the looming battle, and her mind naturally went to the warriors in the Kaurava army, who would pose the biggest threat to her sons – her five sons. Kunti correctly thought that Bhishma would be “ kindly disposed towards the Pandavas” and that Drona would “ never willingly wish to fight with his disciples.” This left Karna, who Kunti saw as the pivot around whom the war could turn. I wrote in the earlier post ...

By India Today Web Desk: The epic narrative of Mahabharata had been written ages ago. Yet the legendary tale continues to find prominence in every form of art, and continues to overwhelm us even today. The fact that the epic is still revered is not only because of its poetic grandeur. The stories that almost all of us have grown up with hold relevance even during present times. The deeply philosophical ideas that perpetuate throughout the epic have a lot to teach us about the art of living. Mahabharata may revolve around the war of duty. But we cannot escape the fact that the major reason behind the destruction of all was revenge. The Kauravas lost everything to their blinded desire to ruin the Pandavas. The war did not even spare the children, including Draupadi's five sons and Abhimanyu. 2. Stand by what's right; even fight for it 3. The eternal bond of friendship The friendship between Krishna and Arjuna is something all of us look up to. It is perhaps because of Krishna's unconditional support and motivation that the Pandavas managed to survive the war. None of us can forget the epic dice scene where it was Krishna who came to Draupadi's rescue while her husbands gambled her away to disgrace. The friendship between Karna and Duryodhan, on the other hand, is no less inspiring. Also Read:Author Trisha Das' new book explores the life of a Draupadi who's really bored in heaven 4. Half knowledge can be dangerous Arjuna's son Abhimanyu teaches us how half-knowledge can have ...

Karna,after he was disowned by Kunti Devi, was brought up by a childless charioteer named Adhiratha and his wife Radha (Karna was called Radheya in his early days). But Karna was not prepared to take up the profession of a charioteer .So he went to the revered sage Parasurama and learnt archery pretending to be a Brahmin. But when Parasurama found out that he was not a brahmin but the son of a charioteer, he cursed Karna to forget the Brahmastra(a powerful invocation) in his hour of need. When he was returning home after his tutelage with Parasurama,Karna heard that the Pandava princes were showing of their prowess in warcraft at Hastinapura.Karna at once set forth to Hastinapura.And having reached there,he repeated with ease all the feats that Arjuna had performed with the bow.He then challenged Arjuna to a duel.But in the olden days,duels could be held only between equals.To solve this predicament , Duryodhana chivarlously made Karna,the King of Anga.Unfortunately,the sun had set and their duel had to be postponed to a more fateful day.Nevertheless,Karna became a staunch friend of Duryodhana from that day onwards.(Karna is very much like the Hector of Illiad). Meanwhile,the Pandavas and Kauravas were at first trained by Kripa and then as they grew older by Drona,a renowned practitioner of war craft.Drona was an unrivaled archer in those days.

Main article: Agni is the Hindu god of fire. In the Vana Parva, sage Markandeya told the story of Agni's marriage. In the Khandava-daha Parva, Agni in disguise approaches Alambusha [ ] Alambusha was a Alayudha [ ] He was a demon and friend of another demon named Alambusha. He and Alambusha were killed by Amba [ ] Main article: Ambika is the daughter of Kashya, the King of Ambika's maid [ ] The chief maid of Ambika—named Parishrami in later retelling—was sent by Ambika and Ambalika to Maharishi Amitaujas [ ] Amitaujas is the mighty warrior of Panchala Kingdom. He was the maharatha on the side of Pandavas. Anjanaparvana [ ] He was the son of Arjuna [ ] Main article: The Ashvins or Ashwini is a pair of twin demigods. Their father is Surya and his mother is Saranyu. They are the demigods of medicine and health. In the epic, Kunti felt bad for Madri as she didn't have any children due to a curse and shared her secret mantra with her. Madri, using the mantra, called the Ashwinis and had one pair of twins, Ashwatthama [ ] Main article: Bahlika, also spelled as Vahlika, was the king of Bahlika kingdom in the Mahabharata, the elder brother of Shantanu, who was a king of Hastinapur and the uncle of Bhishma. He was the oldest warrior to fight in the Mahabharata war. He had a son, Somadatta, and grandson, Bhurishravas, who along with him fought on the side of the Kaurava army in the Kurukshetra War. He was slain by Bhima on the 14th day of the war when it continued after sunset. Accor...

Similarities between the two epics – Mahabharata and Iliyad. 1. Pandavas were sent to forest for 14 years, The battle of Troy was fought for 14 years. 2. When the war starts out, Arjuna is reluctant to fight. Similarly, when the Trojan war starts, Achilees does not want to fight. 3. Arjuna laments over the dead body of his son Abhimanyu and pledges to kill Jaydrath the following day. Achilees laments on the dead pody of his brother Patroculus, and pledges to kill Hector the following day. 4. Ghatotkacha attacks the Kaurava army during night and causes massive destruction. Ghatotkacha uses “Fire” as his weapon and “burns” the Kaurava camps. Hector attacks the greek army during night and causes massive destruction. Hector also uses “Fire” as his weapon and “burns” the ships. 5. Sanjaya narrates the war to king Dhritarashtra. Similarly, one of the minister narrates the war to the Trojan king. 6. Dhritarashtra is blind for his wicked son Duryodhana. The Trojan king is blind for his son, Paris. 7. Duryodhana wins Draupadi in the game of dice, he exclaims, “This is the happiest day of my life, Draupadi is our slave.” . In The Iliad, Briseis, a Trojan, is awarded to Achilles during the Trojan War. She was awarded after she was molested by other Kings or soldiers. 8. In Iliad, the prophecy is about Paris, who will cause destruction to his kingdom. In Mahabharata, the prophecy is about Duryodhana, who will cause the destruction of his own kingdom. 9. Dhritarashtra had 100 sons. The...