Another name for Vidura
Ksatta (क्षत्ता)
क्षत्तृ -
1 One who cuts or carves anything2 An attendant, a...
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...
Why did Arjuna rejected the Urvashi ?
Why did Arjuna rejected the Urvashi (उर्वशी ) ?
Arjuna considered Urvashi (उर्वशी ) as his mother, this is because...
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...
How many sons did Dhritarashtra have?
As mentioned by Veda Vyasa himself to Dhritarashtra, in Mahabharata Vana Parva 9.21
चिराय तव पुत्राणां शतमेकश्च भारत ।पाण्डोः...
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 Yaksha-Yudhishthira Prashna ?
Yaksha-Yudhishthira Prashna (यक्ष युधिष्ठिर संवाद)
Yaksha-Yudhishthira Prashna, are the dialogue between Yudhishthira (युधिष्ठिर) and Yaksha (यक्ष) in the...
Why Arjuna is called as “Parantap” ?
Parantap
Parantap (परन्तप) is an adjective used for Arjuna by Sri Krishna, in Mahabharata and Bhagavata Gita.
Why is Arjun known as Gudakesh?
Gudakesha ( गुडाकेशः )
गुडाकेशः - meaning the one who has conquered sleep, only Shiva and Arjuna...
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...