{| Doubts and Discussions about Mahabharata |} - Page 10

Originally posted by: Arijit007

well, i have a question too, we all know about raamayan and its many versions, can someone please tell me how many versions of mahabharat are out there? and what they are?

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

The author had a tough time keeping his stories straight - just look at Mahabharata vs Shrimad Bhagvatam, for starters.

Another question - Parashurama was well known for his blind hatred of Kshatriyas - even when he confronted Rama, it was more hostile than not. Later, he cursed Karna for lying to him, and suspected that he was a Kshatriya. Given all that, why did he agree to teach Devrath, given that the latter too was a Kshatriya? Did Ganga cut any deals w/ him - you may not bathe in me unless you tutor Devrath? 😆

Originally posted by: Mkerai

Parashuram didn't hate Kshatriyas who were just. He hated the arrogance they displayed. Their belief they were supereme and mighty over the others.

Remember Parshuram had no problem with King Janak who was righteous. He had a problem with Ram at first as he believed him to have damaged Shiv Dhanush.

Vengeance against Kshatriya

Parashurama then travelled throughout the Indian subcontinent, killing all men of the Kshatriya caste, guilty or innocent.^[4] The first book of the Mahabharata writes:

In the interval between the Treta and Dwapara Yugas, Parashurama, great among all who have borne arms, urged by impatience of wrongs, repeatedly smote the noble race of Kshatriyas. And when that fiery meteor, by his own valour, annihilated the entire tribe of the Kshatriyas, he formed at Samanta-panchaka five lakes of blood.

"Mahabharata 1:2^[6]

One legend describes Parasharuma returning to a village after battle in what is now the Badami Taluka, Bagalkot district of Karnataka. While the warrior-sage washed his axe beyond a sharp turn in the river Malaprabha, unknown to him, village women were cleaning their clothes downstream. His mighty axe stained the entire river red, and the women exclaimed "Ai hole!" translating to 'Oh, what a river!'. This is said to be the etymology of the present-day village Aihole.^[5]

There is another legend that the Nairs, Bunts and Nagas of Kerala and Tulunadu, receiving word as Parashurama approached, took the sacred threads that marked them twice-born, hid them in the forest and traveled south. Parashurama then gave their land to the Nambuthiri Brahmins, and the Nambuthiri then denied the Nairs and Bunts their status as royalty when Parashurama left.^[5]

After he had finally rid the world of Kshatriyas, Parashurama conducted the Ashvamedha sacrifice, done only by sovereign kings, and gave the land he had conquered to the Brahmin head-priests, who performed the yagya Kashyapa. The Ashvamedha demanded that the remaining Kshatriya kings either submit to Parashurama, or stop the sacrifice by defeating him in battle. They were unable to do either, and so perished.^[1]

Originally posted by: Cool-n-Fresh

and Bheeshma.

Originally posted by: Surya_krsnbhakt

Cherry, Devavrat Is Bheeshma.😆

Originally posted by: Cool-n-Fresh

Then who is Devaratha?😕

Originally posted by: Proud-India

Why Draupadi got married with 5 Pandavas? I know because of Kunti's words?

But what was necessary if Kunti would say "we will make 5 parts of thing to all brother..."!!??

Arjun could tell that it's impossible because this thing is lady,who can't be parted.

Originally posted by: varaali

Apparently a lady could be shared as a wife- according to Yudhishthira at least.

He gives two examples- I'm forgetting which ones- about ten rishis having a common wife and tries to convince Drupada that it was well sanctioned by the scriptures.

If anyone could have complained it should have been Draupadi- but she seems to have lost her voice here 😕