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Originally posted by: Atiratha

http://creative.sulekha.com/mahabharata-the-mystery-of-the-pandava-god-fathers-part-i_265867_blog

MUST READ.. Logical explanation of Pandavas' birth:
Can Gods really be fathers of mortals? No hope! So, who are the fathers of the Pandavas? Why were they called God-sons? In this article we will venture into those queries. But before that we must keep in mind some points about Vyasa.

1) He plays a dual role - a historic role which includes his role as a historic figure and also a myth-maker, and above all the role of a Kavi' - Kavayo Viduh!'

2) Not a single character mentioned in the epic is without a purpose, or without any link to the central characters.

3) The text' is a network of characters and events, each reflecting others and each existing being reflected by others, like Indra's Net'.



The Pandavas are never for once curious about their fathers! They never for once claim themselves as sons of God. Even Kunti, while turning down Pandu's request for more sons, counts her previous encounters as those with men'. The Pandavas knew who their actual fathers were! They also knew the purpose why the story of their mythical origin was circulated by certain Rishis! The Kauravas too were no buyer of God-father' story. Duryodhana was clearly cynical - (SECTION LXIof UDYOGA PARVA) - "if Agni, or Vayu, or Dharma, or Indra, or the Aswins had ever engaged themselves in works from worldly desire, then the sons of Pritha could never have fallen into distress."



How did the story come to be circulated in Hastinapura?

(Pls continue reading in the link above)

Originally posted by: rangeeni

I read that Subhadra, sister of Krishna and Balram, was an incarnation or a form of Durga? The daughter born from Rohini, was exchanged by Vasudev, Kansas tried to kill her but she appeared as Ma Durga? Are they the same person?
The only indication from the old tv serial was when Subhadra produced a knife in fury on Arjuna( whom she failed to recognise in disguise )as he spoke ill of his own self.

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

No, that was not Durga, it was Yogamaya. And it was not Subhadra either. Subhadra was born after Kansa's death, when Vasudev was released from prison, & had a daughter from Rohini.

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

I have a question regarding Kunti's boon.

Was there any limit to the number of times Kunti could use that mantra? I don't recall reading about it. When Pandu asked her to have a 4th son, she refused, but couldn't she have either gotten another son from Surya (in addition to Karna), or alternately, invoked Vayu or Indra again? That way, she'd still have had babies from just 4 males, and no more.

Question about Madri - once Kunti taught her the mantra, why would she need to teach it again? Madri, after the Ashwins, could have invoked the same devas that Kunti invoked - maybe Surya, Indra & Vayu? Or Agni? Once Kunti taught her the mantra, why would she need Kunti to teach her again?

I was just thinking - Kunti & Madri b/w them too could have had 100 sons had they just kept recalling the same devas 😆

Originally posted by: Atiratha

http://creative.sulekha.com/mahabharata-the-mystery-of-the-pandava-god-fathers-part-i_265867_blog

MUST READ.. Logical explanation of Pandavas' birth:
Can Gods really be fathers of mortals? No hope! So, who are the fathers of the Pandavas? Why were they called God-sons? In this article we will venture into those queries. But before that we must keep in mind some points about Vyasa.

1) He plays a dual role - a historic role which includes his role as a historic figure and also a myth-maker, and above all the role of a Kavi' - Kavayo Viduh!'

2) Not a single character mentioned in the epic is without a purpose, or without any link to the central characters.

3) The text' is a network of characters and events, each reflecting others and each existing being reflected by others, like Indra's Net'.



The Pandavas are never for once curious about their fathers! They never for once claim themselves as sons of God. Even Kunti, while turning down Pandu's request for more sons, counts her previous encounters as those with men'. The Pandavas knew who their actual fathers were! They also knew the purpose why the story of their mythical origin was circulated by certain Rishis! The Kauravas too were no buyer of God-father' story. Duryodhana was clearly cynical - (SECTION LXIof UDYOGA PARVA) - "if Agni, or Vayu, or Dharma, or Indra, or the Aswins had ever engaged themselves in works from worldly desire, then the sons of Pritha could never have fallen into distress."



How did the story come to be circulated in Hastinapura?

(Pls continue reading in the link above)

Originally posted by: Proud-India

Please tell Role of Hanumanji in Mahabharat 😊