Arjuna has to enter a room where Yudhisthira was with Draupadi because he has to take his weapon to fight the dacoits. As a rule, he went for 12 years vanavasa (sojourn in the forest). While in the...
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After escaping from the House of Lac, the Pandavas spent some time in the jungle, where Bhima killed the demon Hidimb, married his sister Hidimba, and fathered a son named Ghatotkacha. While living...
King Drupada, desiring a worthy heir (son), wandered among Brahmanas in search of those proficient in all rites. Ultimately, he succeeded in having Dhrishtadyumna and Draupadi as offspring. They were...
As Bhimasena grew immensely strong and Dhananjaya (Arjuna) became exceptionally skilled, Duryodhana's envy intensified. Together with Karna and Shakuni, Duryodhana plotted various schemes to kill the...
Sambhava Parva of the Mahabharata shares accounts of the incarnations of devas, danavas, rakshasa, gandharvas, yakshas and apsaras. After a time called the Krita Yuga, asuras were born into...
Maha Shivratri is one of the most revered and celebrated Hindu festivals in Nepal and India. The deity Rudra-Shiva is mentioned in the Rigveda. The Shiva cult and Shaivism thus date from very ancient...