Questions tagged [duryodhana]
Eldest son of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari.
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When did Lord Vishnu perform Vaishnava Yajna?
From Mahabharata's Vana Prava
The name of that sacrifice worthy of virtuous persons, is Vaishnava. No person save the ancient Vishnu hath performed it before. This mighty sacrifice vies with that ...
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Did Karna think that it was adharma to not appoint Duryodhana as king of Hastinapura?
In Star Plus Mahabharata (e.g., S11 E7), it is shown again and again that Karna believed that it was adharma to not appoint Duryodhana as King/Yuvaraja (crown prince) of Hastinapura.
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How to get body of vajra like Duryodhan?
How to get body of vajra like Duryodhan?Is there a way, by tapas or yoga?I know yogis who can go on cold mountains without much clothing.
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Why did Kali incarnate as Duryodhana? For what reason was Duryodhana born earth for?
https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01068.htm
The evil-minded and wicked king Duryodhana, the destroyer of the fair fame of the Kurus, was born of a portion of Kali on earth.
My question is, why ...
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Teachings of Shakuni
In some translation of Mahabharat, I read a conversation between Duryodhana and Shakuni, but I can't find it today on Google. It goes something like this:
Duryodhana asks Shakuni some question.
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Did Duryodhana ever insult Draupadi by his words?
Karna insulted Draupadi by his words several times. One of the intensive insults happen during Draupadi vastrapaharanam.
I will give. O son of the Kuru race, the gods have ordained only one
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How and from whom did Duryodhana learn the art of Jalastamba (art of staying under water)?
In the 18th day of Kurukshetra, Duryodhana hid himself inside the water using a knowledge he had about staying under water. There is no way Drona might have taught him this technique since Drona ...
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Did Bhimasena laugh at Duryodhana infront of Vasudeva?
It is known that Bhimasena laughed at Duryodhana in Mayasabha due to the incident of Duryodhana falling down due to confusion.
Did it happen in front of Sri Krishna?
The following passage from Adi ...
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Why did Duryodhan try to imprison Krishna ? Wasn't he aware of power of Krishna?
Krishna had killed Shishupal using Sudharshan Chakra infront of Duryodhna. Despite knowing the capability of Krishna , why did Duryodhan plan to shackle Krishna ? Didn't he fear that Krishna can use ...
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Why did duryodhana die last?
My particular question is that were relatively so many good people in kauravas army than duryodhana but they all died before duryodhana and duryodhana died in the very end?
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Why are the names of some of the kauravas pointing towards evil characteristics?
I don't know the names of all kauravas, but just taking the first two: Duryodhana, and Dushasana: the prefix "Duḥ" is typically used as a negative connotation (e.g. duḥkha [sorrow], durmitra ...
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Did the term "blind support" originate from Mahabharata?
DhritarAshtra was physically blind and implicitly supported wrongdoing of his son Duryodhana. GAndhAri blindfolded her eyes to follow the distress of her husband & never objected Duryodhana.
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Where does Draupadi's taunt of Duryodhana ("a blind man's son is blind") come from?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IKFtuHnzirQ
Mahabharata scholar Ami Ganatra says it is not in authorized versions of Mahabharata.
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Why Bhagavad Gita mentioned karna at first day of war of kurukshetra
According to shreemad Bhagavad Gita Duryodhana count karna in his army saina Nayak or leader list like asvatama and kripacharya in first day of war of Kurukshetra in verse 1.7,1.8 and other verses of ...
