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BHISHMA |
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| Dhritarashtra
and Pandu were Vichitravirya’s sons. Pandu’s sons were the Pandavas and Dhritarashtra’s sons, the kauravas. Thus the Pandavas and Kauravas loved and respected Bhishma as their grandfather. Bhishma played a great part in the Mahabharata war. He loved and respected Lord Krishna very much. He was the first to sing the God’s praise with the Vishnu Sahasranama. Bhishma lived for a hundred and eighty-sixyears! He died of his own free will on the eighth day of the bright half of Magh. That day is called Bhishmashtami. Even now, we observe that day as his punya tithi year after year. Bhishma’s name has become proverbial for self-sacrifice, truthfulness and wisdom. |
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