The Greatest Indian Epic - Mahabharath

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Originally Posted by viggop

This shows impartiality being a mother.

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Oh yes, so true! :x :( :cry:

Q1) How did Maharajah Pandu die?


Q2) Did he had any brothers or sisters except, dhirithiratchasa

Q3) What was the reason Balaram anna for not participating in the war?

Once Balaram Anna was going to use his Plough ayudha, againts some demon, which was suppose to destroy the entire universe, but his younger brother Lord Krishna stops that, why was Balaram Anna so angry, I just can not remember the situation?

Q1) How did Maharajah Pandu die?
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Pandu is cursed by a rishi for accidentally shooting an arrow on the rishi while the rishi was in a deer form.
The deer was making love to another deer while pandu shoots an arrow at it.the rishi ,turns himself into human form and curses that Pandu will die if he ever consummates a marriage.
So,Pandu cannot unite with either Kunti or Madri.So, he asks Kunti to use the special Mantra given to her by Vyasa muni and hence Yudishtra,Bhima and Arjuna are born from different deities.

But,now Madri does not have any child of her own.So,Pandu wants to consummate the marriage even though he knows that he'll die if he does it.Madri tries to talk him out of it but he insists.He dies immediately.After Nakula and Sahadeva are born,Madri throws herself into the fire for being responsible for her husbands death.

Q2) As far as I know,Pandu had no brothers/sisters apart from Dhirtharashtra. He is afflicted with albino disease.

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Originally Posted by viggop

Q1) How did Maharajah Pandu die?
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Pandu is cursed by a rishi for accidentally shooting an arrow on the rishi while the rishi was in a deer form.
The deer was making love to another deer while pandu shoots an arrow at it.the rishi ,turns himself into human form and curses that Pandu will die if he ever consummates a marriage.
So,Pandu cannot unite with either Kunti or Madri.So, he asks Kunti to use the special Mantra given to her by Vyasa muni and hence Yudishtra,Bhima and Arjuna are born from different deities.

But,now Madri does not have any child of her own.So,Pandu wants to consummate the marriage even though he knows that he'll die if he does it.Madri tries to talk him out of it but he insists.He dies immediately.After Nakula and Sahadeva are born,Madri throws herself into the fire for being responsible for her husbands death.

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Yabba in those days all the Maharajahs had multiple wives, brave men :wink: :lol:

Raghu
Also,most of the stories sound irrational and does not suit the moral values of this time.Maybe,these stories were conceptualised when the concept of marriage(1 man and 1 wife) was not yet concrete.
Eroticism is very rampant in mythology of all old cultures like Greek,Roman,Indian,Chinese,Arab etc.
But,let us not digress from Mahabharatha in this thread.

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Originally Posted by viggop

Raghu
Also,most of the stories sound irrational and does not suit the moral values of this time.Maybe,these stories were conceptualised when the concept of marriage(1 man and 1 wife) was not yet concrete.
Eroticism is very rampant in mythology of all old cultures like Greek,Roman,Indian,Chinese,Arab etc.
But,let us not digress from Mahabharatha in this thread.

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I agree with you, but there was one SOLID example of 1 Man to 1 Women concept before the mahabharath, yes I am indeed talking about Lord Rama and Godess Sita during Ramayaa in Satya Yuga, Prior to Dwapara Yuga Mahabharath

Viggop,

Did you know why Balram anna did not take part in the fight, as far as i know, prior to battle, Duriyodhana and Shakuni mama tried to deceive Balram anna into the kaurava army, what went wrong? :?

Was it not Balram anna who taught Mace fighting skills to Bhima and Duriyodhana?

///Satya Yuga///
Ragu,
Is that another name for Thretha Yugham? I didn't know that. :)