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Why did Lord Krishna end Karna's life in such a way?
Wrong side
Karna & all other warriors who were cheated (by Krishna) actually should thank PAndavas for giving majorly a fair fight in general. Because the premises of the MahAbhArata war itself ...
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How much time did Sri Krishna take to preach Gita to Arjuna?
Not more than 2 hours.
Actually recitation of Gita was in form of plain Q&A where Arjuna is clearing his doubts one by one. Arjuna was gifted with concentration abilities (e.g. aiming bird's/fish'...
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What were the banners of famous warriors from the Mahabharata?
The description of the Pandava and Kaurava banners has been scattered through several Parva's of Mahabharata.
The banners of the five Pandavas and their sons is given in Chapter 23 of the Drona ...
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Abhimanyu's death: Was he destined to die at a young age?
First of all, Krishna couldn't have intervened and saved him directly, because he had taken a vow not to fight. Second of all, Krishna and Arjuna were busy fighting Susharma at the time, while the ...
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Various appellations of Arjuna and their significance
Arjuna was chiefly referred to, using ten appellations, in the Mahabharata epic.
These names along with their significance, was disclosed by Arjuna himself to Prince Uttara of the Matsya kingdom, ...
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Who is Krishna's friend Vijaya?
Vijaya is the one of the ten names of Arjuna. In the Virata Parva of Mahabharata, SECTION XLIV, Arjuna has told his ten names to Uttara (Son of Virata) described as below:
Arjuna said, 'I will, O ...
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In Mahabharata does Krishna advise Arjuna to use Shikhandi as a shield against Bhishma?
TL;DR : Bhishma advised it himself . Bhishma gave the means of slaying him to Yudhishtira. You can find it in section CVIII of Kisari Mohan translation.
Krishna did not advise Yudhishtira or Arjuna ...
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Is Vishnu present in the current time?
I think you are referring to verse 2.12.
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपा | न चैव न भविष्याम: सर्वे
वयमत: परम् || 12||
na tvevāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ na chaiva na
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Why couldn't or why didn't Lord Rama withdraw his Brahmastra when Arjuna could?
Was Rama not aware about withdrawal of Brahmāstra?
Rama invocated Brahmāstra more than once. We can find the references in Valmiki Ramayana on this.
During the exile on Kākā.(Narrated by Sita in ...
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What are the boons got by Kunti from Karna?
It was not a boon from Karna to Kunti but a promise.
Karna promises Kunti that he shall only slay Arjuna in the battle even he has a chance to slay Yudhistira and others. Using the same astra twice ...
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Did Arjuna really win against the Kauravas all alone in Virata Kingdom Battle
The incident of the Virata War has been narrated in the Goharana Parva of the Virata Parva of the Mahabharata. A small background - The Kaurava army invades the Matsya Kingdom from the north and ...
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What was the surname of the Pandavas?
The Surname is modern concept , in ancient times all the Dwijas (dwija jaatis) used to have similar surnames according to their varnas. When a dwija greeted somebody he used to recite adhivadan to the ...
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Does the word "Indrajāla" (Indra's net) have any connection to the god Indra?
Indrajala has been used in various scriptures. It has various meanings as given by OP in question. It is also a name of weapon used by Arjuna as given in Mahabharata:
Mahabharata, Book 3, SECTION ...
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How did Arjuna die in Mahabharata?
Arjuna died twice. Let me address each of the three stories you mentioned:
During the end of their time in the forest, all the Pandavas except Yudhishthira temporarily died after drinking water from ...
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Who possessed Pashupatastra other than Arjuna and Shiva?
While providing Pashupatastra to Arjuna Lord Shiva says that neither chief of Gods nor humans know of it. So, it is not possible that any other human would have Pashupatastra. From Vana Parva of ...
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Why Arjuna did not attain moksha/mukti despite the upadesha of GeetA?
Arjun forgotted geeta told by krishna accrording to The Mahabharata
Book 14: Aswamedha Parva: SECTION XVI (Anugita Parva) :—
Vaisampayana said, "The son of
Pritha (Arjuna), having recovered his
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Why was only Arjuna referred as "Partha", but not Yudhishtira or Bheema?
In Sabhaparva of Mahabharta , after Pandavas leave for the forest for exile, this verse appears:
वनं गतेषु पार्थेषु निर्जितेषु दुरोदरे ।
धृतराष्ट्रं महाराजा तदा चिन्ता समाविशत् ।। [Sabhaparva ...
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Why Lord Krishna saved Arjuna from Vaishnava Astra?
In Mahabharata, Drona Parva (Book 7), SECTION XXVII, it was said by Lord Krishna that Vaishnava weapon is most powerful and unconquerable. It was the weapon given by Lord Narayana to Goddess Earth for ...
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Did Lord Krishna really consume alcohol?
The verse you're referring to occurs in chapter 59 of the Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata. The context is Sanjaya relaying to Dhritarashtra what transpired when he went to the Pandavas to deliver a ...
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What were the banners of famous warriors from the Mahabharata?
The flags of Drona, Bhima, Yudhishthira, Nakula, Sahadeva, the five Upapandavas, and Ghatotkacha are described in this chapter of the Drona Parva of the Mahabhatata:
Bharadwaja's son, however, O ...
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What did Arjun see in the Vishwaroop of lord Krishna?
What is the need of lord Krishna showing his Vishwaroop to Arjun?
Because Arjuna requested so,
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो।
योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्।।11.4।।
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Did Arjuna marry a widow? Was Ulupi a widow?
Arjuna spent one night with Ulupi and begot a son named Iravat. Ulupi's husband was killed by Garuda a long time ago and she was living in her father's palace. Arjuna gave Ulupi the status of a wife ...
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What is the Pashupatastra? Did Arjuna use it in the Kurukshetra war?
1) What is Pashupatastra ?
Pashupatastra is the personal favourite weapon of Lord Shiva.
Just like weapons of Lord Brahma,
= Brahmastra, Brahmashirastra, etc...
weapons of Lord Vishnu,
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Did Sri Krishna really show Viswarupa Darshan to Arjuna or was it merely a projection of Arjuna's mind?
It has nothing to do with imagination. We have to examine that quote in context:
Arjuna said: ... "O greatest of all personalities, O supreme form, though I see You here before me in Your ...
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Why did Arjuna kill Takshak's wife?
As I discuss in this answer, a king named Shwetaki once conducted a Yagna (fire-ritual) for twelve years, and having consumed all the ghee (clarified butter) that was offered into the fire, Agni the ...
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Is Vishnu present in the current time?
The Shloka that you are referring to is this one:
Word for word:
na — never; tu — but; eva — certainly; aham — I; jātu — at any time;
na — did not; āsam — exist; na — not; tvam — you; na — not; ...
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Was there a battle between lord Krishna and Arjun in Mahabharat?
The battle between Lord Krishna and Arjuna is not present in the Original Mahabharata.
We don't find the traces of the incident in Bhagavatam or Harivamsha either. This is because it is a fictional ...
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If Draupadi (of Mahabharata) was dark skinned why does Krishna call her a fair skinned woman?
The Sanskrit Shloka is:
रॊदिष्यन्ति सत्रियॊ हय एवं येषां करुद्धासि भामिनि
Here, the word भामिनि (bhaamini) is translated as fair lady. The word भामिनि (bhaamini) is a general term to address women....
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