How many years were spent by Arjuna in Swarga?
Time spent by Arjuna in Swarga Loka
It is mentioned by Vaishampayana (वैशंपायन) in Mahabharata Vana Parva chapter 44 verse...
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 Rishi Maitreya curse Duryodhana?
Rishi Maitreya visits Dhritarashtra
As mentioned in Mahabharata vana parva - chapter 10, Rishi Maitreya (मैत्रेय) after meeting Pandavas in...
Why did Arjuna rejected the Urvashi ?
Why did Arjuna rejected the Urvashi (उर्वशी ) ?
Arjuna considered Urvashi (उर्वशी ) as his mother, this is because...
How is Krishna related to the Pandavas ?
King Shurasena and his children
Shurasena (शूरसेन) and his wife Marisha (मारिषा) has 10 sons named as Vasudeva (वसुदेव),...
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...
Dialogue between Yudhishthira and Markandeya – Actions and their results
These dialogue between Yudhishthira asked Markandeya is mentioned in Mahabharata Vana Parva - Markandeya-Samasya Parva - Chapter 143, where Yudhishthira asked rishi...
Another name for Vidura
Ksatta (क्षत्ता)
क्षत्तृ -
1 One who cuts or carves anything2 An attendant, a...
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 had Agneyastra in Mahabharata ?
Agneyastra (आग्नेय अस्त्र)
Agneyastra (आग्नेय अस्त्र) - It is weapon belong to Agni, god of Fire. The weapon emitted...