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...
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 did Arjuna rejected the Urvashi ?
Why did Arjuna rejected the Urvashi (उर्वशी ) ?
Arjuna considered Urvashi (उर्वशी ) as his mother, this is because...
Why was Draupadi called as Sairandhri (सैरन्ध्री ) ?
Draupadi Stay at Matsya Kingdom
Sairandhri (सैरन्ध्री) - means female attendant or a maid servant
Draupadi...
Story of marriage of Rishi Agastya and Lopamudra
Story of Rishi Agastya and Lopamudra
This story is mentioned in Mahabharata Vana Parva - chapter 95-99, that...
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...
Why Kunti is called as Pritha ?
Pritha (पृथा)
Shurasena (शूरसेन) and his wife Marisha (मारिषा) has 10 sons named as Vasudeva, Devabhaga, Devasrava, Anaka, Srnjaya,...
Why is Arjun known as Gudakesh?
Gudakesha ( गुडाकेशः )
गुडाकेशः - meaning the one who has conquered sleep, only Shiva and Arjuna...
Why did Rishi Maitreya curse Duryodhana?
Rishi Maitreya visits Dhritarashtra
As mentioned in Mahabharata vana parva - chapter 10, Rishi Maitreya (मैत्रेय) after meeting Pandavas in...
Story of birth of Guru Dronacharya
Guru Dronacharya
Guru Drona, also known as Dronacharya was the teacher who taught the arts of war to both...