Reels tagged #mahabharata
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Indian Mythology
Arjuna saw only the eye of the fish
Asked what he could see, every prince described the tree, the sky, the crowd. Arjuna said he saw nothing but the eye of the revolving fish — and that focus won him Draupadi's hand.
Indian Mythology
Karna was born wearing armour
Karna came into the world with kavach and kundal — divine armour and earrings fused to his body that made him invincible. Indra begged them away as charity, and Karna cut them off rather than refuse a request.
Indian Mythology
Bhishma chose the hour of his own death
Granted the boon of dying only when he willed it, Bhishma lay on a bed of arrows for 58 days after falling in battle, waiting for the sun to turn north before letting go.