51 Lesser Known Facts About Mahabharata - Page 3

lovely post neha :)) TFS dear
many lesser I knew but still loved to read them all😛

A few were unknown to me. Tfs :)

^ Nice informative post by u, Neha! 👏

Some of the above items seem to be taken from folk renditions of the MB, as opposed to the original. However, I'd like to add 1.

For point 1) It was Hanuman who sat on the chariot. Once Hanuman got off the chariot it exploded/

For number 12: It wasn't Yamraaj who killed an insect, it was Manduk Muni when he was a child. He was falsely punished by a king for stealing, by being made to sit on a spike. When the king realised his mistake he asked for forgiveness. The muni then went to Yamraaj to find out why he suffered a punishment. Yamraaj told him about his young days when he used to spike insects through their butts.

The muni enraged said a child isn't responsible for their actions and Yamraaj will reincarnate on earth for 100 years.

Yuyutsu was the 101st Kaurav and Bhim called 100, not 99.

^^^ Actually, Yuyutsu was the 2nd Kaurava, after Duryodhan but b4 Dushashan. But since he was son of a maid - like Vidura - he was out of the succession sweepstakes.

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

^^^ Actually, Yuyutsu was the 2nd Kaurava, after Duryodhan but b4 Dushashan. But since he was son of a maid - like Vidura - he was out of the succession sweepstakes.

I knew he was the 2nd. I just meant that he wasn't part of the 100 sons. 😊

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

Some of the above items seem to be taken from folk renditions of the MB, as opposed to the original. However, I'd like to add 1.

While Bhima vowed to kill all of Gandhari's sons, did you know who made the vows on the deaths of Karna & Shakuni? No, it was initially not Arjun nor Sahadev. It was Bhima himself. While taking the vows, he announced that Arjun would slay Karna, while Sahadev would slay Shakuni. Both Arjun & Sahadev in acknowledgement stated that they would fulfil Bhima's wishes/commands, and then vowed to kill Karna & Shakuni, in accordance w/ his command.