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What was Bhishma mistake?
All these makes him sound so great, yes he was a great warrior but even he had many flaws in himself and commited mistakes like abducting the princesses of Kashi and refusing to marry amba as he had taken oath but then he shouldn’t have abducted them in first place itself, Bhishma kept mum while Draupadi was being …
Who is the person with terrible oath in Mahabharata?
Bhishma
Devavrata then promised that he would never marry or seek the company of women. When he made this promise, the celestials shook with fear and he came to be known as Bhishma, because of his terrible oath. When Shantanu came to know of his son’s oath, he gave him a boon.
Why did Bhishma took oath of celibacy?
He took the vow out of immense affection towards his father and respect towards his kingdom. And celibacy also gave him other responsibilities of taking care of the kingdom after Shantanu’s death.
What wrong did Bhishma do to Amba?
Bhishma tried to convince Vichitravirya to marry Amba, but he rejected her on the plea that she was in love with someone else. She then approached Bhishma to marry her. He also refused due to his vow of celibacy. This further infuriated Amba, as she had now been spurned by three bachelors.
Why Bhishma was silent on Draupadi?
Later coming of age Duryodhan became the king. Dhritrashtra, Bhishma and Vidhur’s position became redundant. Dhritrastra never wanted to lose out on the affection of his son. He too became a silent spectator, never opposing any of his wrong stands.
What is Bhishma vow?
Bhishma takes a vow of celibacy so that there would be nobody to claim his father’s throne apart from Satyavati’ more.
Why does shikhandi hated Bhishma?
She was devastated that Bhishma had carried her away though he himself was avowed celibate and must pay for it. The Gods happy with her penance gave her a garland that when worn by anyone would enable him to kill Bhishma. But Bhishma was so revered and feared in that era that no man agreed to wear that garland.
How did Ambalika get pregnant?
She asked him to father children on the widowed queens of Vichitravirya according to the prevalent custom of Niyoga. Veda Vyasa had come from years of intense meditation and as a result, he looked tremendously unkempt. When he approached Ambika, she closed her eyes in fear. As a result the blind Dhritrashtra was born.
Why did Pandavas not save Draupadi?
The Pandavas kept quiet due to a misplaced sense of Dharma. They got entangled in the technicalities of it, forgetting its essence. To quote from the Star Plus Mahabharata: They were busy protecting the entrance when the entire mansion was crumbling.
What curse did Bhishma gave to Duryodhana?
Originally Answered: Mahabharata (Hindu epic): Was Bheeshma being unloyal to Duryodhana when he refused to kill any of the pandavas and further assisted pandavas on how to defeat him in order to break the war stalemate..
Who was Amba in her previous birth?
Shikhandi
In the majority of the versions of the Mahabharata, there is the story of Shikhandi being Amba in her previous birth. Shikhandi had been born in a previous life as a woman named Amba. Amba was the eldest daughter of the King of Kashi.
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