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varaali

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Posted: 12 years ago

#121

Originally posted by: .Vrish.
Uh, Arjun too wasn't a God, but his bow was the Gandhiva. Similarly, Bhima's mace must have been something ❓

Arjuna's bow originally belonged to Varuna which was given to Arjuna on Agni's request. After the fratricide at Dwaraka, Arjuna heaard a heavenly voice asking him to return the bow to Varuna. Arjuna placed the Gandhiva on the waters of the ocean and the bow vanished.

I too have searched a lot for the name of Bhima's mace, but it doesn't seem to have been mentioned anywhere.

Balarama's plough / pestle has a name. I think it has been mentioned in Hari Vamsa. Let me look it up.

Edited by varaali - 12 years ago

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varaali

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Posted: 12 years ago

#122

Yup, found it.

Balarama's plough was named Samavartaka. Mentioned in HV (Chapter 43)

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Surya Sundarraj Sriram

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Posted: 12 years ago

#123

Originally posted by: varaali
Yup, found it.

Balarama's plough was named Samavartaka. Mentioned in HV (Chapter 43)

Samavartaka as in the Pralaya clouds?

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Surya Sundarraj Sriram

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Posted: 12 years ago

#124

Originally posted by: varaali
Yup, found it.

Balarama's plough was named Samavartaka. Mentioned in HV (Chapter 43)

BTW, is this the link you are referring to? Text and translation of Harivamsha online (https://mahabharata-resources.org/harivamsa/harivamsa-cs-index.html)

BEcause then do you know the password of the last parva?

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varaali

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Posted: 12 years ago

#125

Originally posted by: Surya_krsnbhakt

Samavartaka as in the Pralaya clouds?

Inspired by, probably

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varaali

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Posted: 12 years ago

#126

Originally posted by: Surya_krsnbhakt

BTW, is this the link you are referring to? Text and translation of Harivamsha online (https://mahabharata-resources.org/harivamsa/harivamsa-cs-index.html)
BEcause then do you know the password of the last parva?

This is not my only reference - but a handy one to use for online references.

No I don't know any passwords.

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Vrish

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Posted: 12 years ago

#127

Originally posted by: varaali
Yup, found it.

Balarama's plough was named Samavartaka. Mentioned in HV (Chapter 43)

How about his mace? It's been established that Krishna had the Koumadaki (which he used to shatter a mountain that obstructed him when he & Satyabhama went to hunt down Naraka). So what was Balarama's mace called?

Did Arjun return the Gandhiva immediately after the fratricide, or later? FWIR, he had it w/ him when he returned w/ the citizens of Dwaraka, and despite having that, he lost his battle against the dacoits (said to be the ancestors of the Bhils of Rajputana). Like Karna 😆, he too forgot the mantras to the divyastras, so had to use his ordinary arrows, and soon ran out of them. The dacoits then merrily abducted a lot of Yadava girls and ran away, so Arjun took the survivors to Indraprastha, crowning Bali and Asanga on the way before crowning Vajra.

After the Pandavas abdicated, they first went to Dwarka, and here, Arjun heard the heavenly voice and returned the Gandhiva to Varuna. They did the pilgrimage to Dwarka, after which, they turned back towards the Himalayas. They continued, and while climbing the mountain, they all died one by one.

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Nandini

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Posted: 12 years ago

#128

I heard its starting on 2nd sep

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varaali

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Posted: 12 years ago

#129

Balarama's mausala was called Saunandam. Couldn't find out the name of his mace.

Mostly Balarama is depicted as wielding the plough and the club.

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Surya Sundarraj Sriram

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Posted: 12 years ago

#130

Ok, I have a doubt here... in my Mahabharata ACK, BHishma tells everyone at the Rajasuya that Sisupala had once set fire to Dwaraka. When did this happen?😕