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16. Kunti, Gandhari and Dhritrashtra went to forest to spend their remaining days, few years after the war and there they died due to fire caused in the forest.

17. Pandava had two mothers- Kunti and Madri.

18. Along with the Kaurava and Pandavas, the princes of Vrishni clan also studied from Dronacharya.

19. We all know that in game of dice, Pandavas lost everything but, a second round was also played & after losing the 2nd round, pandavas were sent to the forest.

20. Along with the Kaurava and Pandavas, the princes of Vrishni clan also studied from Dronacharya.

Facts About Mahabharat Which Are Never Disclosed In TV Serial, Some Misinformation Regarding Mahabharat Debunked

1. Mahabharata was initially called Jayasamhita written by Bhagawan Ganesha and narrated by Vyasa. After that, it was narrated by Vaishampayan to King Janmajaya and was called Bharata. After some time, Rishis measured the knowledge of Vedas and Bharata in which Bharata over weighted Vedas. Hence, onwards it was called Mahabharata (The great Bharata). This is mentioned in 1st chapter of Adi Parva itself.

2. The number 18 plays a significant role in the Mahabharata like, it has 18 Parva, the war lasted for 18 days, Bhagavad Gita has 18 chapters, etc.

3. Dhritarashtra had 102 children, 100 Kauravas, one daughter, Dushala, and Yuyutsu (son from a dasi) and Yuyutsu was the only Dhritarashtra's son who not only fought the battle alongside the Pandavas but also survived the battle.

4. Vidur was the avatar of Yamraj and was a great scholar of Dharma Shastra and Artha Shastra. Due to the curse of Rishi Mandavya, he had to be born as a human.

5. Nakula was the most handsome man on the earth. He was compared to Kamadeva due to his good looks. He was a master swordsman and was equally well-versed with the bow, mace, and other weapons too. He had a great talent for riding a horse even during very heavy rainfall.

5. Nakul was an expert in Ayurveda. He was also an excellent housekeeper and a rider. Nakula's deep understanding of horse breeding and training is documented in the Mahabharata, after the death of Narakasura by Krishna. In a conversation with Virata, Nakula claimed to know the art of treating all illnesses of horses. He was also a highly skilled charioteer.

6. There are many other Gitas that exist like Guru Gita, Ashtavakra Gita, Udhava GitaBhikshu Gita, Vyadh Gita, Ashtavakra Gita, Parashar Gita, etc. I personally know 42 kinds of Gita, Though Shri Bhagavad Gita is the pure and complete Gita which contains information by Shri Krishna.

7. Foreigners were also involved in the fight of Mahabharat. The real fight was not just between Pandavas and Kauravas, Some of the experts speculate that forces from Rome, Greece were also a part of it.

8. In Bhishma Parva, right before the beginning of the battle, Shree Krishna approaches Karna on the battlefield and asks him to fight for the Pandavas until Bhishma dies, an offer Karna refused.

9. The story of Arjuna's chariot moving backwards by two steps when Karna's arrows hit and Sri Krishna applauding him, does not find place in Mahabharata. But, It surely mentions that Karna's arrow misses Arjuna's head due to Sri Krishna's intervention. Also, Gandiva was dropped off from Arjuna's hand due to the force of Karna's arrow.

10. Unlike TV serials, Karna was actually the student of Dronacharya. Dronacharya only refused to give him the knowledge of divya astra as he was jealous of Arjuna. Vana parva confirms it.

11. Satyaki defeated Karna many times, even during the Karna Parva when Karna had Shalya as his charioteer. When Karna was made generalissimo of the Kaurava army still he was defeated by Satyaki. Satyaki defeated Karna during the day of Drona's death as well. Satyaki defeated Karna and his son Vrishasena before Karna killed Ghatotkacha too. Satyaki even defeated Karna during the 12th day.

12. Draupadi was born from the yajna's fire that's why she had a dark complexation and yet she was considered to be the most beautiful woman of her era and was called krishna.

13. During the Agyat varsha of vanavas, Dhuryodhana attacked Matsya kingdom ruled by king Virat. Disguised as the eunuch Brihannala, Arjuna defeated the entire Kaurava army including Karna, Drona, Bhishma, Ashwathama, Kripa & Duryodhana.

14. Krupacharya was the first teacher of Kaurava and Pandavas followed by Dhronacharya.

15. Draupadi never made fun of Duryodhana by saying anything like 'blind son just like his blind father nor she made fun of Karna during her swayamvar.

Why 108 Is So Auspicious? We have always chanted the mantra 108 times, but why?

Number 108 has significance in almost every ritual followed in Hinduism. You must have heard ‘Shri 108’ to represent yogis, preceptors, and divine and highly learned gurus.

Vedic sages of later era devised a Vyjanti mala with 108 beads to keep count of mantras in their daily ritual of meditation.

But the question is why it is so Auspicious?

Well, there could be many possible reasons, few are-

According to Vedic cosmology, the number 108 is the basis of creation. It also represents our universe, the whole of our existence. It is a number that resonates throughout the universe. But How?

1‐ Stands for supreme truth or god consciousness.
0 ‐stands for nothing or emptiness or void.
8‐ Stand for eternity or infinity.

If we rotate 8 by 90 degrees, either way, you get the symbol of infinity. Infinity can be defined as if we take infinity out of infinity, it will still remain infinity and this is exactly the definition of Brahman (ब्रह्मन्).

And 0 and 1 are the binary numbers, the building blocks of any program. Which are Purush (atman) & Prakriti (nature) as per the Hindu philosophy.

When Purus, Prakriti, and Brahman (not the caste Brahmin but all-pervading energy) are combined together represent wholeness. Hence 108 is considered to be a complete number in Hindu philosophy.

Vedic cosmology states that the diameter of the Sun is 108 times that of the earth, the distance between the earth and the sun is 108 times the diameter of the sun & distance between the earth and the moon is 108 times the diameter of the moon.

As per modern science, diameter of the Sun is 109.11 times that of the earth, the distance between the earth and the sun is 107.469 times the diameter of the sun and distance between the earth and the moon is 110.651 times the diameter of the moon. These minor differences can be considered as the human errors. This thing is written in our scripture thousands of year back.

The main aim of chanting the mantra is to get united with cosmic energy (brahman) to complete ourselves. This is why every important rituals of mantra is done by 108.

Some more interesting points on 108:

• 108 styles of meditations in Pranayama
• Average human breathes 21600 times in 24 hours. Half in solar energy and half in lunar energy which is 10800 (108*100). This is the basis of life itself.
• The heart chakra(out of 7 chakras) contains 108 Nadis.
• 108 Upanishads.
• In Buddhism there are 108 lies, 108 earthly desires and 108 delusions of Mind.
• 12 constellations * 9 planets = 108 (Planet X is the 9th planet not Pluto).

Knowledge of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita worth remembering

1. There are a total of 700 verses in the Bhagavad Gita.
2. The Bhagavad Gita's shortest chapters are 12 and 15.
3. Dronacharya ji was the guru of both the Kauravas and Pandavas.
4. Vikarna was the chief warrior of the Kaurava side.
5. Sri Krishna's conch was named Panchajanya.
6. The Bhagavad Gita is a part of the Bhishma Parva in the Mahabharata.
7. The auspicious emergence of the Bhagavad Gita occurred on Mokshada Ekadashi.
8. Bhagwan Krishna's army was known as the Narayani Sena.
9. Agni, the fire deity, provided Krishna and Arjuna with their chariot.
10. White horses adorned bhagwan Krishna's chariot.
11. Bhagwan Hanuman was depicted on Arjuna's chariot.
12. Before the start of the Gita, Krishna advised Arjuna to place their chariot in between both armies.
13. The vision of bhagwan Krishna's universal form is described in Chapter 11.
14. Among the gods, bhagwan Krishna is often referred to as Indra.
15. The Bhagavad Gita begins with a statement from King Dhritarashtra.
16.The Gita emphasizes the importance of intellect beyond the mind.
17. Sahadeva's conch was named Manipushpaka.
18. Arjuna's conch was named Devadatta.

ऋषि, मुनि, साधु और संन्यासी में अंतर..??

भारत में प्राचीन काल से ही ऋषि मुनियों का बहुत महत्त्व रहा है। ऋषि मुनि समाज के पथ प्रदर्शक माने जाते थे और वे अपने ज्ञान और साधना से हमेशा ही लोगों और समाज का कल्याण करते आये हैं। आज भी वनों में या किसी तीर्थ स्थल पर हमें कई साधु देखने को मिल जाते हैं। धर्म कर्म में हमेशा लीन रहने वाले इस समाज के लोगों को ऋषि, मुनि, साधु और संन्यासी आदि नामों से पुकारते हैं। ये हमेशा तपस्या, साधना, मनन के द्वारा अपने ज्ञान को परिमार्जित करते हैं। ये प्रायः भौतिक सुखों का त्याग करते हैं हालाँकि कुछ ऋषियों ने गृहस्थ जीवन भी बिताया है। आईये आज के इस पोस्ट में देखते हैं ऋषि, मुनि, साधु और संन्यासी में कौन होते हैं और इनमे क्या अंतर है ?

ऋषि कौन होते हैं -

भारत हमेशा से ही ऋषियों का देश रहा है। हमारे समाज में ऋषि परंपरा का विशेष महत्त्व रहा है। आज भी हमारे समाज और परिवार किसी न किसी ऋषि के वंशज माने जाते हैं।ऋषि वैदिक परंपरा से लिया गया शब्द है जिसे श्रुति ग्रंथों को दर्शन करने वाले लोगों के लिए प्रयोग किया गया है। दूसरे शब्दों में कहा जा सकता है वैसे व्यक्ति जो अपने विशिष्ट और विलक्षण एकाग्रता के बल पर वैदिक परंपरा का अध्ययन किये और विलक्षण शब्दों के दर्शन किये और उनके गूढ़ अर्थों को जाना और प्राणी मात्र के कल्याण हेतु उस ज्ञान को लिखकर प्रकट किये ऋषि कहलाये। ऋषियों के लिए इसी लिए कहा गया है "ऋषि: तु मन्त्र द्रष्टारा : न तु कर्तार : अर्थात ऋषि मंत्र को देखने वाले हैं न कि उस मन्त्र की रचना करने वाले। हालाँकि कुछ स्थानों पर ऋषियों को वैदिक ऋचाओं की रचना करने वाले के रूप में भी व्यक्त किया गया है।

ऋषि शब्द का अर्थ -

ऋषि शब्द "ऋष" मूल से उत्पन्न हुआ है जिसका अर्थ देखना होता है। इसके अतिरिक्त ऋषियों के प्रकाशित कृत्य को आर्ष कहा जाता है जो इसी मूल शब्द की उत्पत्ति है। दृष्टि यानि नज़र भी ऋष से ही उत्पन्न हुआ है। प्राचीन ऋषियों को युग द्रष्टा माना जाता था और माना जाता था कि वे अपने आत्मज्ञान का दर्शन कर लिए हैं। ऋषियों के सम्बन्ध में मान्यता थी कि वे अपने योग से परमात्मा को उपलब्ध हो जाते थे और जड़ के साथ साथ चैतन्य को भी देखने में समर्थ होते थे। वे भौतिक पदार्थ के साथ साथ उसके पीछे छिपी ऊर्जा को भी देखने में सक्षम होते थे।

ऋषियों के प्रकार -

ऋषि वैदिक संस्कृत भाषा से उत्पन्न शब्द माना जाता है। अतः यह शब्द वैदिक परंपरा का बोध कराता है जिसमे एक ऋषि को सर्वोच्च माना जाता है अर्थात ऋषि का स्थान तपस्वी और योगी से श्रेष्ठ होता है। अमरसिंहा द्वारा संकलित प्रसिद्ध संस्कृत समानार्थी शब्दकोष के अनुसार ऋषि सात प्रकार के होते हैं ब्रह्मऋषि, देवर्षि, महर्षि, परमऋषि, काण्डर्षि, श्रुतर्षि और राजर्षि।

सप्त ऋषि -

पुराणों में सप्त ऋषियों का केतु, पुलह, पुलत्स्य, अत्रि, अंगिरा, वशिष्ठ और भृगु का वर्णन है। इसी तरह अन्य स्थान पर सप्त ऋषियों की एक अन्य सूचि मिलती है जिसमे अत्रि, भृगु, कौत्स, वशिष्ठ, गौतम, कश्यप और अंगिरस तथा दूसरी में कश्यप, अत्रि, वशिष्ठ, विश्वामित्र, गौतम, जमदग्नि, भरद्वाज को सप्त ऋषि कहा गया है।

मुनि किसे कहते हैं -

मुनि भी एक तरह के ऋषि ही होते थे किन्तु उनमें राग द्वेष का आभाव होता था। भगवत गीता में मुनियों के बारे में कहा गया है जिनका चित्त दुःख से उद्विग्न नहीं होता, जो सुख की इच्छा नहीं करते और जो राग, भय और क्रोध से रहित हैं, ऐसे निस्चल बुद्धि वाले संत मुनि कहलाते हैं। मुनि शब्द मौनी यानि शांत या न बोलने वाले से निकला है। ऐसे ऋषि जो एक विशेष अवधि के लिए मौन या बहुत कम बोलने का शपथ लेते थे उन्हीं मुनि कहा जाता था। प्राचीन काल में मौन को एक साधना या तपस्या के रूप में माना गया है। बहुत से ऋषि इस साधना को करते थे और मौन रहते थे। ऐसे ऋषियों के लिए ही मुनि शब्द का प्रयोग होता है। कई बार बहुत कम बोलने वाले ऋषियों के लिए भी मुनि शब्द का प्रयोग होता था। कुछ ऐसे ऋषियों के लिए भी मुनि शब्द का प्रयोग हुआ है जो हमेशा ईश्वर का जाप करते थे और नारायण का ध्यान करते थे जैसे नारद मुनि। मुनि शब्द का चित्र,मन और तन से गहरा नाता है। ये तीनों ही शब्द मंत्र और तंत्र से सम्बन्ध रखते हैं। ऋग्वेद में चित्र शब्द आश्चर्य से देखने के लिए प्रयोग में लाया गया है। वे सभी चीज़ें जो उज्जवल है, आकर्षक है और आश्चर्यजनक है वे चित्र हैं। अर्थात संसार की लगभग सभी चीज़ें चित्र शब्द के अंतर्गत आती हैं। मन कई अर्थों के साथ साथ बौद्धिक चिंतन और मनन से भी सम्बन्ध रखता है। अर्थात मनन करने वाले ही मुनि हैं। मन्त्र शब्द मन से ही निकला माना जाता है और इसलिए मन्त्रों के रचयिता और मनन करने वाले मनीषी या मुनि कहलाये।