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Balarama finds a mention in Kautilya's Arthashastra (4th to 2nd century BCE), where according to Hudson, his followers are described as "ascetic worshippers" with shaved heads or braided hair. [21] Balarama, as Baladewa, is an important character in the 11th-century Javanese text Kakawin Bhāratayuddha, the Kakawin poem based on the Mahabharata ...
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on en.wiktionary.org బలరాముడు; Usage on id.wikipedia.org Baladewa; Usage on ml.wikipedia.org
The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, [paɳɖɐʋᵊ], IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a group name referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
A 19th-century miniature painting illustrating the Cheer Haran (Disrobing of Draupadi) episode, featuring prominent characters (Pandavas, Draupadi, Kauravas and their main allies) in the Kuru court. The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India composed by Veda Vyasa.
The chapter begins with the announcement at the court of the Pandavas that many Yadava men were killed [7] [9] in an internecine war fought with flails made of eraká grass. Yudhishthira asks for details. Mausala Parva then recites the details. The events start near the city of Dvārakā 36 years after the end of the Kurukshetra war. The ...
Bhima (Sanskrit: भीम, IAST: Bhīma), also known as Bhimasena (Sanskrit: भीमसेन, IAST: Bhīmasena), is a hero and one of the most prominent figures in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, renowned for his incredible strength, fierce loyalty, and key role in the epic's narrative.
Subhadra in the middle with her brothers Balabhadra (Balarama) and Jagannath (Krishna) Subhadra (in Jagannath Temple, Puri) Subhadra is one of the three deities worshipped at the Jagannath temple at Puri, along with Krishna (as Jagannatha) and Balarama (or Balabhadra). The idol of Subhadra is a carved and decorated wooden stump with large round ...
Along with Kripa and Kritavarma, Ashwatthama planned to attack the Pandavas' camp at night. When Ashwatthama reached there, he encountered Shiva in a terrifying ghost form guarding the Pandavas' camp. Not recognizing him, Ashwatthama fearlessly started attacking the terrifying ghost with all his powerful weapons but failed to inflict even any ...