You know, the book also covers travel guide to several Tirtha areas including Kashi. It has a mention about Kumbh Mela and other mythology, sights and temples along the Narmada river like the Amarkantaka temples.
Do you know that Vishrava was the grandson of Brahma, who as we know is the creator of everything.
Vishrava was a great Rishi. He earned powers through tapasya. His fellow rishi Bharadwaj was impressed with him and gave his daughter Ilavida for marriage to him.
Their son Kuber was the original...
Yes, there was a deal between Ganesha and Ved Vyasa that the narration need to be non-stop or else he will not write. So the writing too was a continuous process reciprocating to the dictation. After the pen broke, Ganesha broke his tusk to continue writing without any stop.
True. This is due to the fact that it is a critical state of heightened Rajas. The physical condition of the woman is extremely sensitive. So one should avoid activities that are tiring to the body.
You know that menstruation is a process of self-purification and austerity. Hence you need to practice celibacy and sexual activity would not be good for the couple.
In Bhagavad Gita it is suggested not to indulge in sexual intercourse during menstrual cycle s it may lead to inter-uterine death or else death in few days after birth. The child may also be born with a deformity.
In Telugu tradition Sati is called as Perantalu while in the Tamil tradition she is called simply as Tamil.
Sati was the first consort of Lord Shiva. Next was Parvati, who is again incarnation of Sati.
Daksha Prajapati had 24 daughters from her wife Prasuti, as mentioned in Vishnu Purana and Padma
Purana. Below are the names:
Sraddha (Faith)
Bhakti (Worship)
Dhriti (Steadiness)
Thushti (Resignation)
Pushti (Thriving)
Medha (Intelligence)
Kriya (Action, Devotion)
Buddhika (Intellect)
Lajja...
Yes, very true. Rukimini was in fact Krishna's secret romance and she was also kidnapped by Krishna to prevent an unwanted marriage of her. She was the daughter of Bhishmaka.
Yes, Bhisma was the commander-in-chief of the Kauravas for the first 10 days. Drona was thereafter the chief from day 11 to 15. For the next two days, Karna led the side. On 18th day Shalya was the commander.
There were certain rules to follow in the war. Some are as below:
Fighting to start and end with sunrise and sunset.
It should be 1 to 1 attack. It means one warrior may not be attacked by two warriors.
Surrendered warrior should not be killed or injured. However, he would become prisoner of...
You know Kurukshetra is also known as Dharmakshetra, which literally means field of Dharma. In other words, it means field of righteousness. In the war, about 1.66 billion warriors died.
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