Questions tagged [bhishma]
Bhishma (or Bheeshma or Devavrata or Bhishma Pitamah) was the eighth son of Kuru King Shantanu and grand uncle of both the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
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Indra stopping Janamejaya's Ashwamedha
While talking about Dharma changing with age (Yugas), Yudhistira says
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Disobeying the parents
I think bhishma did a big mistake by not disobeying his father and taking a lifelong vow of celibacy. Had he confronted his father at the right moment this whole war could have been stopped.
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Who taught the Vedas and scriptures to Bhishma?
After war, Yudhisthira goes to Bhishma and Bhishma educates him further on duties of a king, Vedas, Shastras, scriptures and statecraft. Bhishma was taught the skills of warfare by Parshuram but who ...
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Bhishma enumerating avatars of Krishna to Yudhisthira
Bhishma enumerated all the popular avatars of Krishna just before the killing of Sisupala by Krishna. Bhishna told it to Yudhisthira. But, it is not present in some translations.
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Can someone explain Mahabharat Anushasan parva chapter 44 verse 14? It seems very out of place and inappropriate
Mahabharat anushasan parva chapter 44 verse 14
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Drupada asking for son kill Bhishma
In this translation of Mahabharata, it says Drupada wanted distruction of Bhishma and hence asked for son from Shiva.
king Drupada, O monarch, paid his adoration to the god Sankara for the sake of ...
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What is the meaning of this statement by Bhishma?
I found this in an answer from the question: Does Science contradict Hinduism? How to deal with scientific discoveries that don't line up with Vedas?
*Bhishma said in Mahabharata Shanti Parva Section ...
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Do Mahabharata or any other scripture says that Bhishma is a Jivan Muktha?
Bhishma is a well-known person from Mahabharata. He is a grand father of both Kauravas and Pandavas. Almost everyone respect him.
Consider the following slokha from Mahabharata and its translation
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Why did (Late) Sri K. M. Ganguli consider Anushasana Parva to be an interpolation? [closed]
In the translation of Anusasana Parva in Mahabharata by (Late) Sri K. M. Ganguli, we see a paragraph note in the page which states:
The Anusasana Parva, like the Santi Parva before it, is a long ...
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how did yamaraj sabha had 100 Dhritrashta , 100 Bhimas and 200 Bhishma?
from sabha parva -
"a hundred kings of the name of Dhritarashtra, eighty kings of the name of Janamejaya; a hundred monarchs called Brahmadatta, and a hundred kings of the name of Iri; more than ...
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Did Parashurama ever object to the way his students, Bhishma, Drona and Karna were killed by the Pandavas?
I am curious to know what/if Lord Parashurama had thought about the way all his shishyas (students/disciples), Bhishma, Drona and Karna, died in the Mahabharata war.
Did he object to the way they were ...
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Did Arjuna really win against the Kauravas all alone in Virata Kingdom Battle
Lately I have grown interest in the Mahabharata and Hinduism. I haven’t read the books but I watched B R Chopra’s Mahabharata and the Star Plus Mahabharata. In the old one, it was shown that Arjuna ...
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Who was the greatest warrior in the Mahabharata? [closed]
The Mahabharata (books and TV series) always introduces any warrior as an "unmatched warrior". For example, Jarasandha is introduced as an unmatched warrior, Kichaka is introduced as an unmatched ...
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When Arjuna defeated all the Kuru warriors in the Virat war, then why did he kill them through deceit in the Kurukshetra war?
In Virat war all Kuru warriors including Bhisma Drona and Karna were vanquished by Arjuna.
Go Haran Parva 62
Now, the same Arjuna in Kurukshetra war even with Lord Krishna with him, could not face ...
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Was Bhishma really not aware about the difference between Dharma and tradition?
In Star Plus Mahabharat, season 3 episode 2, when Karna was a teenager, he wins a little competition which involved bow and arrow. Karna won, but Bhishma only praised his chariot driver skills, and ...
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Did Bhishma attain Swarga or Vaikuntha?
In the Mahabharata, when Yudhisthira enters Swarga-loka, he finds Bhishma there:
"Behold Dhritarashtra, the king of the Gandharvas, possessed of great wisdom. Know that this one was the eldest ...
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What stanzas in Vyasa Mahabharata convey that Sri Krishna held Bhishma as adharmic or protecting adharma?
In Gita, Sri Krishna tells Arjuna that Bheeshma, Drona & Karna were already slain by him, so Arjuna shouldn't worry and just kill his enemies. That is a very indirect message.
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Are there details of the fight between Chitrangada and the gandharva with the same name?
I want to know if there are details of the fight between Chitrangada (brother of Bhishma) and the gandharva with the same name.
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Is bathing at night a good custom (sadhachara)?
Consider the following statement by Bhishma in SECTION CIV of Anusasana Parva of the Mahabharata
One should bathe at night, if one desires one's own advancement.
As per my knowledge, bathing in ...
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Did Bhishma knew about past, present and future?
Did Bhishma knew about the events happening in the universe all the time?
If yes, how did he get that power?
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Can one study during morning twilight for acquiring any branch of knowledge
Consider the following statements by Bhishma in Anusasana Parva of Mahabharata:
1) One should wake up from sleep at the hour known as the Brahma
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Who was the writer of the Vishnu Sahasranamam?
I know that Vishnu Sahasranamam was told by Pitamaha Bhishma to Yudhishthira ORALLY. However who was the writer and who had made the hard copy of the same to do chanting of this mantra and when?
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How did Bhishma pitamaha got the ichchamrityu boon? [duplicate]
Someone can not kill Bhishma pitamaha until he wish. Because he has a boon of ichchamrityu. How did he get this boon?
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What did Bhishma do when he was on the bed of arrows?
I have heard that in Mahabharata Bhishma was made to lie on a bed made of arrows by Arjuna after dropping his weapons. I want to know in detail what all did Bhishma do in his arrow bed. Whether ...
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What is the story of Indra going to Nara-Narayana Rishis for aid, as mentioned in Mahabharata?
I know that Bhishma narrates this story to Duryodhana. Please give me the reference from the Mahabharata if you can. It would help.
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Why Bhishma wrote Vishnu Sahasranama stotram?
I have read Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram. I have found its author which is Bhishma But I haven't found why he wrote Vishnu sahasranama stotram.
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Was there any fight between Bheeshma and Lord Hanuman being mentioned anywhere in Mahabharata?
I recently talked to one of my friends who was telling me the story from Mahabharata(that he has read from an old book) where there was a fight between Lord Hanuman and Bheeshma in the Kurukshetra ...
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What led Bhishma Pitamah to arrow bed in Mahabharat battle? [duplicate]
I want to know that What kind of past deeds led Bhishma Pitamah to suffer on Bed of Arrows in Mahabharat battle. Is there any karma theory relate Bhishma Pitamah to be in the bed of arrows? or any ...
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Why did Bhishma go to bring Amba, Ambika and Ambalika from Kashi without the invitation of Hastinapura in swayamvar?
Why did not Invitation to Hastinapur for Swayamvar, and why did Bhishma go there without Invitation?
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Did Krishna warn Bhishma not to interrupt any actions of Kauravas and Pandavas during the game of dice?
In Peter Brooks play/movie adaptation of Mahabharat the following conversation ensues between Krishna and Bhishma before the game of dice was to commence;[Given here below. Shortened/edited by me, but ...
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Is the notion of Bhishma preferring Arjuna's bed of arrows to pillows brought in by Duryodhana authentic?
I remember that at the folklore level. Apparently after he had been pierced by arrows and he was incapacitated, his head was hanging down and it needed support.
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How long did Bhishma live, after He fell asleep in the arrow in Mahabharata?
Bhishma has a boon that When they came to their mind they could have left their life. I know that he did not leave his life immediately after He has many arrows in his body. When did he leave his body?...
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How did Bhishma Pitamaha know the Vishnu Sahasranama?
How did Bhishma Pitamaha know the Vishnu Sahasranama? Who gave it to him?
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As Duryodhana's Senapati did Bhishma carry out treachery and/or dereliction of duty by commission and/or omission?
1. Bhishma kept Karna with his Vasavi Shakti out of the war for 10 days by his insulting ways. (If Karna had killed Arjuna, the war would have been over. Even if he wouldn't kill the Pandavas he could ...
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Why didn't Bhishma choose to end his own life?
Bhishma was given the boon to die whenever he wished to. After seeing all the atrocities against the Pandavas, why did he not take his own life and spared them the trouble of fighting against him?
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Did Bhishma vow to make Krishna pick up arms?
I have heard stories that Krishna tried to attack Bhishma because Bhishma vowed to make Krishna pick up arms. Is the story about the oath true?
(There are questions about Krishna picking up arms. I ...
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Bhishma ekadashi festival
Generally Bhishma Ekadasi is celebrated on Magha Suddha Ekadasi. It is learnt that Bhishma died on Ashtami. Why the festival is being celebrated on Ekadasi?
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Was Bhishma Dyaus-incarnate or 1/8th of all Vasus?
It is the common knowledge that, it was Prabhas (Dyaus), one of the Vasus, incarnated as Bhishma due to curse. Following passage from the Mahabharata supports it.
From this chapter of Sambhava Parva:
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For what and why Bhishma took pratigna (oath) in Mahabharata
What was the pratigna (oath) and Why Bhishma took pratigna in Mahabharata? And to whom?
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Why Bhishma had to suffer the most in MahaBharat war? [duplicate]
Bhishma was a great Dharmatma without any doubt/question. He always follows his dharma. But in war of Mahabharat he was the one who suffer more than anyone else. Even korwas (who was key reason of war)...
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Which warrior can be considered the reason for the death of Bhishma?
Bhishma died on the bed of arrows after several days of completion of the MahAbhArata war.
Among Arjuna & Shikhandi, who can be considered the "slayer of Bhishma" or the reason of Bhishma getting ...
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If Bad Karma for Killing a Insect is Very Small then how Bhisma suffered Bed of Arrows for Piercing a Butterfly or a Snake?
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Bhisma laid in Bed Of Arrows due to his Bad karma in his past lives by Piercing a Butterfly.
As he pierced the Butterfly In Return he got Pierced by Arrows or a Snake that was put into ...
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In Mahabharata does Krishna advise Arjuna to use Shikhandi as a shield against Bhishma?
Does Krishna advise Arjuna to use Shikhandi as a shield against Bhishma? If yes, in which part of Bhishmaparva? I am reading Kisari Mohan Ganguli´s version of Mahabharata. But I couldn't find the ...
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According to Mahābhārata, did Bhīṣma ever marry or not?
In a discourse on Mahābhārata today, I heard that, in the entire Mahābhārata, Vyāsa doesn't say one way or the other if Bhīṣma ever married or remained single. The speaker, Sāmavedam Ṣaṇmukha Śarma, ...
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Is invincibility in a battle dharma or adharma?
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Many warriors like Bhishma, Indrajit, etc., had boons which made them invincible in a battle.
Even Karna had Kavacha and Kundalas which made him invincible (or almost immortal) in any ...
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Why didn't Bhishma, Drona and Karna attain moksha? Why didn't they live with liberation as life's goal?
Great knowledgeable persons like Bhishma, Drona, Karna and others from Satya, Treta and Dwapara yugas didn't attain moksha; they went only to heaven.
Since vedic knowledge and righteousness was ...
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Did the 10th day or 11th day ceremony after the death of a close relative originate due to the Mahābhārata war?
I heard that, after the Mahābhārata war, Yudhiṣṭhira went into depression for having killed so many people. He did not like how the war ended. Then Bhīṣma advised him to conduct a Rājasūya yāga so he ...
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Exact lyrics and meaning of the eulogy to Bhishma in Mahabharata
I am seeing differing versions of a eulogy to Bhishma cited from the Mahabharata literature.
One version is:
Kshatriya satyawadi cha
Tapasvi neeyata vrata
Ripushmati dayavanastha
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Recording of Vishnu Sahasranamam
When Bheeshma was glorifying Krishna with Sahasranamam everyone was looking at him including Krishna and Vyasa. The first to react was Yudhistirar. He said, ‘Pithamaha has chanted 1000 glorious names ...
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How were all the arrows removed from Bhishma’s body, before the last rites (Antima Sanskara) were performed?
Bhishma was one of the greatest warriors (Kshatriyas),who fought in the Mahabharata war, at Kurukshetra.
Bhishma took a decision, on the battlefield,on day 10th of the war, that he would fight his ...
