Story of Vindhya mountain and rishi Agastya
Kulaparvatas ( कुलपर्वत )
Vindhya (विन्ध्यः) is a range of mountain which separates north India from the south; it is one...
Why was Draupadi called as Sairandhri (सैरन्ध्री ) ?
Draupadi Stay at Matsya Kingdom
Sairandhri (सैरन्ध्री) - means female attendant or a maid servant
Draupadi...
What are Yaksha-Yudhishthira Prashna ?
Yaksha-Yudhishthira Prashna (यक्ष युधिष्ठिर संवाद)
Yaksha-Yudhishthira Prashna, are the dialogue between Yudhishthira (युधिष्ठिर) and Yaksha (यक्ष) in the...
Which prayer helped Yudhishthira to get the Akshaya Patra?
Ashtottara Shatanamavali (अष्टोत्तरशतनामात्मक स्तोत्र)
This Stotram was given to Yudhishthira (युधिष्ठिर) by Rishi Dhaumya (धौम्य), to pray to...
What are the benefits of reading Mahabharata ?
Benefits of reading Mahabharata
The importance of reading and listening Mahabharata, is mentioned in the epic itself in Svargarohana Parva...
Why did Arjuna rejected the Urvashi ?
Why did Arjuna rejected the Urvashi (उर्वशी ) ?
Arjuna considered Urvashi (उर्वशी ) as his mother, this is because...
Why Arjuna is called Kiriti ?
Why Arjuna is called Kiriti (किरीटी)?
The word किरीटी is derived from किरीटिन् - - one who wears...
Who were the characters of Mahabharata? Who were their Father and Mother?
Abhimanyu (अभिमन्यु ) - son of Arjuna and Subhadra. His son was King Parikshit (परीक्षित)
Arjuna - son of Kunti...
Why Draupadi is called as Yagyaseni ?
Yagyaseni
Yagyaseni (याज्ञसेनी) means a women born from Yagyasena. Yagyasena (यज्ञसेनः) is another name of Draupad (द्रुपद), the father...
How did Arjuna went to Swarga alive for getting weapons ?
Visit of Veda Vyas and Pratismriti Vidya
When Pandavas were residing in Dvaitavana (द्वैतवन), Veda Vyasa visited them and suggested...