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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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Why did Vichitravirya refuse to marry Amba?

As per the Mahabharata Sabha Parva Chapter 41, while insulting Bhishma, Shishupala says as follows: O Bhishma, if you know Dharma, if your mind is guided by wisdom, why was that virtuous maiden Amba, …
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Did Bhishma give pain to an insect in his 101th previous birth because of which he got bed o...

I saw a video in which it is shown that Bhisma got bed of arrows because he gave the pain to an insect and threw it on cactus due to which Bhishma got bed of arrows. Is this story correct? …
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