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Do we have any information about previous births of Yudishthir, Bheem, Nakul and Sehdev? [duplicate]
In Mahabharata, we see that Pandava brothers have suffered a lot. Even when they were suppose to rule, they had to spend their large part of life in forests or fighting their own cousins or family ...
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What is the exact story of Lord Shiva & five Indras? [duplicate]
What was the exact story behind Lord Shiva & five previous Indras as per Mahabharata ? What was happened to them? What happened to the current Indra? How Lord Shiva had punished them?
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What were the previous births of the characters of Mahabharata?
There is a very interesting story about Karna being an Asura named as Dambhodbhava.
Quora: Who was Karna in his previous birth?. Arjuna-Krishna being Nara-Narayana kids, who fought with Dambhodbhava.
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How strong lord krishna and Arjuna's friendship was?
We all know when Arjuna became confused as he faced his relatives on the battlefield, he turned to his friend and chariot-driver for help. Because Arjuna had such a friendly rapport with the Lord, his ...
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How can Draupadi be a pathivrata (dutiful wife) while being married to 5 men?
What are the qualities and requirements needed to be a pathivrata?
Draupadi is considered to be one of the Panchkannyas, and a great pathivrata too. This link says why Draupadi married 5 persons (the ...
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Irawati Karve says "Vidura is the biological father of Yudhiṣṭhira". Is she right? Which Upaniṣadic story is she referring to?
Irawati Karve in her book Yugānta, which is a commentary on the Mahābhārata, says:
There are two more incidents which lend support to this contention [that Dharma is the son of Vidura]. After ...
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Did Vasishta's brother sage Agastya have a previous birth?
Most people only know about the fact the famous sage Vasishta, guru of Rama, was one of the mind-born sons of Brahma. What's not as well-known, however, is the fact that Vasishta is no longer the son ...
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What is the story behind Lord Rudra (Shiva) holding the skull of Indra?
I read the extract as shown in the image below from Vayuviya Samhita Chapter 14 of Shiva Purana:
In the verse # 9 (the highlighted one), it is said that:
He (Lord Rudra) is brilliant holding the ...
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Is Draupadi a goddess?
There are many myths that say Draupadi is a goddess. Many people, including myself, have prayed to her. There are many legends of her being a goddess. Some legends are given below:
It is said that ...
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Did Trisiras predict his own death in a Vedic hymn?
Trisiras (AKA Vishwarupa) was the three-headed son of the divine architect Tvashta (AKA Vishwakarma). He was extremely devout, even serving as temporary guru of the gods when Brihaspati had abandoned ...
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Doubts regarding Nara-Narayana & previous lives of Pandavs
This link talks about Karna's past life and the story of Dambodbhava who has a fight with Narayana rishi -
Which previous karma made Karna's life full of sorrow despite his benevolent nature?
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How could Pandavas marry Draupadi, who is their stepmother's rebirth?
I got a doubt from this question: Who were the previous Indras that incarnated as the Pandavas?
The Pandavas were all SONS of gods: Yudhishthira was the son of Yama god of death, Bhima was the son ...
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Are the Pandavas the sons of Gods, or Gods themselves?
I am currently reading the Mahabharata, (Adi Parva) by Bibek Debroy, and it has a Chapter called the Vaivahik Parva, which explains how the Pandavas came to be. The relevant section has been explained ...
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Soul (Atma) of Arjuna
It is said that Nara-Narayana sages were born as Arjuna and Krishna respectively. But at the same time Arjuna is biological son of Indra.
Also it is said that Draupadi is incarnation of wives of ...
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Who is the wood-cutter Indra promised would be honored in every Yagna?
Trisiras (AKA Vishwarupa) was the three-headed son of the divine architect Tvashta (AKA Vishakarma). He was an extremely devout sage, and as I discuss in this answer he even served as temporary guru ...
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