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| | Pandavas - The Five Sons of Pandu - Indian Mythology |
| | The Pandavas are the five sons of Pandu, a king of the Kuru dynasty. | | | Each of the Pandavas has a divine father, as Pandu was incapable of fathering a child as a result of a curse. | | | Through Draupadi each Pandava fathered a son, and all of them were collectively known as the upa-Pandavas. |
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| | Arjuna: one of the five Pandava brothers; he was the third son of Kunti, born mystically through union with the god Indra. | | | Yudhisthira: one of the five Pandava brothers; he was the first son of Kunti, born mystically through union with the god Dharma (truth). | | | Bhima: one of the five Pandava brothers; he was the second son of Kunti, born mystically through union with the god Vayu (air). |
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| | Pandava Sena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The aim of Pandava Sena is very simple - to create a spiritual revolution. | | | His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada) created the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and Pandava Sena aims to spread the message of Krishna Consciousness to the youth. | | | To safeguard Vedic values and give a spiritual perspective on modern issues. |
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| | Mahabharata - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema |
| | The Mahabharata itself ends with the death of Krishna, and the subsequent end of his dynasty, and ascent of the Pandava brothers to Heaven, one with God, the achievement of the primary goal of Hindu life. | | | Yudishtira, the eldest Pandava, is known never to have told a single lie in his life, and was thus known as Dharmaputra. | | | Bhishma, the grandsire who had renounced his kingdom and become celibate for the sake of his father's love of a fisherwoman and had the gods' boon to choose his time of death. |
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| | Mahabharata - Columbia Encyclopedia article about Mahabharata |
| | After many years of wandering the Pandavas returned with their friend Krishna Krishna (krĭsh`nə) [Sanskrit,=black], one of the most popular deities in Hinduism, the eighth avatar, or incarnation of Vishnu. | | | When the five sons of Pandu, the Pandavas, came of age, the eldest, Yuddhisthira, demanded the throne from his uncle, Dhritarashtra. | | | After a long and peaceful reign he and his brothers abdicated and with their wife Draupadi set out for the Himalayas, where they entered the blissful City of the Gods. |
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| | The Pandava overcame all their trials and tribulations by their faith in God. | | | Dharmaraja the eldest of the Pandava brothers ceaselessly adored Krishna while living in the forest or when he was in Duryodhana’s court witnessing the dishonoring of Draupadi or when Abhimanyu was killed in the battle, or when the infant Upa-Pandavas were killed (by Ashwatthama) In all these situations Dharmaja loved Krishna with perfect calmness. | | | The Pandavas knew very well the ancient customs according to which the father, mother, teacher and guest were to be respected as God. |
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| | Pandu (Sanskrit) The pale one; a son of Vyasa by the wife of Vichitra-virya. | | | Draupadi (Sanskrit) The wife in common of the five Pandava princes and brothers. | | | Arjuna ("White"): one of the five Pandava princes who fought in the great war depicted in the Mahabharata, disciple of the God-man Krishna whose teachings can be found in the Bhagavad Gita |
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| | The Mahabharata, Book 6: Bhishma Parva: Bhagavat-Gita Parva: Section CXIX |
| | The brave Pandavas also, O king, bearing in mind the many injuries of diverse kinds inflicted upon them before by thee and thy son, O monarch, and casting off all fear, and eager to win the highest heavens, cheerfully fought with thy son and the other warriors of thy army. | | | And in that battle, O king, which was destructive of great heroes, when Bhishma and Dhananjaya the son of Pandu put forth their prowess, thy sons, O monarch, beholding the grandsire exert himself vigorously, approached him, with all their troops placed ahead. | | | Desirous of laying down their lives in battle and making heaven itself their goal, they approached the Pandavas in that battle, which was fraught with great carnage. |
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| | Draupadi, the Woman : Epitome of Feminity and Feminism |
| | Other than Pandavas, kings and princes became very angry and it is her Sakha-to-be, Krishna, who steps in to put an end to the skirmish between the furious kings and the disguised Pandavas. | | | The five Pandavas were regarded as handsome and gallant and they definitely would not have had a problem wedding women of high birth and beauty, yet they all chose to be the husband to the fair Draupadi. | | | She was a victim of circumstances and had no control over the situation when she was told that she had to marry five men at the same time. |
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| | Then having entrusted the Pandavas unto the care of the Brahmanas and instructed and blessed them and given directions concerning their course, Vrishaparva of mighty energy retraced his steps. | | | And on being struck by Bhima the lions and the tigers and the leopards, in fright gave loud cries and discharged urine and dung. | | | That Rakshasa (in the guise of a Brahmana) had constantly remained in the company of the Pandavas, alleging that he was a high-class Brahmana, skilled in counsel, and versed in all the _Sastras_. |
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| | MAHABHARATA - PANDAVA'S RETURN |
| | All the Pandavas and Draupadi were unable to control their tears of joy. | | | All the Pandavas were very sad to miss him for so long. | | | A chariot descended from the sky and Nahusha went away to the heavens. |
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| | Mahabharat - Synopsis and Preview of Hindu Religious and Pooja Materials |
| | Not wanting to be recognized by the citizens of Ekchakra, the Pandavas leave the Brahmin's house unnoticed and proceed on their journey, waiting for better days to come. | | | Ashwathama, Kripacharya and Krit Verma arrive at the Pandava camp in the middle of the night as Dhristdyumna and Draupadi's five sons are sleeping. | | | Just then Vidur arrives and tells the Pandava brothers that they have been invited back to Hastinapur along with their bride. |
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| | INDOlink Kidz Korner : Mahabharata - Part 11 |
| | He was soon located but Draupadi asked the Pandavas to release him as he was the son of their guru Drona. | | | Bheeshma admitted that the Pandavas were blessed with divine powers and that, under the circumstances, he was doing his best. | | | Bheeshma was blessed with the power to choose his time of death. |
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| | Bhishma and Sri Krishna |
| | [16] The fact that Bhishma referred Draupadi to Yudhisthira, in the presence of the rest of the Pandava brothers, regarding an answer to the legal question of his eligibility to stake her, having slaved himself already to Duryodhana in the game, helped maintain amity among the brothers. | | | The Kauravas, however, are not guilty of such faults pertaining to the tradition, whatever other moral faults they might have had. | | | Here, Yudhisthira's allusion to the practice of the ancestors obviously refers to the ones in Uttarakuru, taken in combination with references in other places to the customs prevalent there. |
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| | The Pandavas send a false message that tells Drona that his son is dead. | | | Bhishma saw the rest of Pandavas before he died and blessed them. | | | But Dushasana was known for his cruelty and people feared him rather than respected him. |
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| | NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Karna |
| | Karna was the first son of Kunti, by Lord Surya, and was thus half brother to the Pandava brothers. | | | He first approached Drona, teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas, but Drona refused to teach him because of his low caste. | | | Kunti asked him to promise not to kill any of the five Pandavas. |
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| | "Bhagavad Gita" a sermon By Rev. Ricky Hoyt |
| | Against the Pandavas are the Kurus ruled by a figurehead king, the blind Dhritarashtra who is uncle to the Pandava brothers. | | | The Kurus are in fact commanded by Dhritarashtra's son, the Pandava's cousin, the evil Duryodhana. | | | On one side are the 5 Pandava brothers, including Arjuna, the hero of the epic, an embodiment of human goodness and purity. |
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| | Pandava - definition of Pandava in Encyclopedia |
| | In Hinduism, the Pandavas are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu. | | | As Pandu is infertile or impotent due to a curse, and is unable to father children, the actual fatherhood of the children is traditionally attributed to various gods. | | | The Pandavas manage to win the battle with the help of Lord Krishna. |
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| | Behold this mighty army of the sons of pandava prepared for battle by the son of Drupada, your wise disciple.' (2,3) | | | In this army there are mighty archers equal in battle to Bhima and Arjun, and the following great generals and highnesses: Yuyudhana, Virata, Drupada, Drishtaketu, Chekitana, and the king of Kasi, Purijit Kuntibhoja, and Saibya the great, brave Yudhamanya and the strong Uttananjas, Subhadra's son Abhimanyu, and the five sons of Draupadi. | | | What did my sons and Pandava's sons do when they assembled for battle on the sacred place of Karukshetra? |
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| | Haryana - State India, The Kurukshetra tank has attracted as many as a million pilgrims during eclipses, when the water ... |
| | The Kurukshetra tank has attracted as many as a million pilgrims during eclipses, when the water is believed to be especially purifying. | | | Haryana - State India, The Kurukshetra tank has attracted as many as a million pilgrims during eclipses, when the water is believed to be especially purifying. | | | The great battle between Kaurva's and Pandava's took place in Kurukshetra... |
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| | The Story of the Mahabharata |
| | The Pandavas won the eighteen day battle, but it was a victory that deeply troubled all except those who were able to understand things on the divine level (chiefly Krishna, Vyasa, and Bhishma [BHEESH-ma], the Bharata patriarch who was emblematic of the virtues of the era now passing away). | | | When they learned of this, the Pandavas believed it time for them to leave this world too and they embarked upon the 'Great Journey,' which involved walking north toward the polar mountain, that is toward the heavenly worlds, until one's body dropped dead. | | | One by one Draupadi and the younger Pandavas died along the way until Yudhishthira was left alone with a dog that had followed him all the way. |
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| | VNN World - Shrila Vyasadeva's Mahabharata |
| | Life in the forest is full of adventures and important lessons, many of which are revealed in the epic's third section, the Vana-parvan (also known as Aranyaka-parvan), and Purnaprajna tells this story with great style and panache. | | | The story of the faithful Savitri is also related here. | | | Only the five brothers, in fact, escape with their lives. |
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| | The Mahabharata, Book 6: Bhishma Parva: Bhagavat-Gita Parva: Section XCVI |
| | Beholding that elephant advancing, the mighty car-warriors of the Pandava army, placing Bhimasena at their head, themselves rushed towards it. | | | Then commenced a fierce and awful battle between the Pandavas and Bhagadatta, that increased the population of Yama's kingdom. | | | O tiger among the Bharatas, though thus situated, yet have I been defeated into battle by the Pandava warriors headed by Bhimasena relying upon Ghatotkacha. |
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| | The First Vishnupathi of the Vikrama Year - May/14/2ØØØ -- AUMzine Issue 12 |
| | Each of the Pandava princes chose one of these deities for their personal worship, the Siddhas inform us. | | | She decided to consult Bhima, the mighty Pandava prince, the doer of great deeds. | | | The Siddhas say that the five Pandava princes performed this worship procedure in a different era. |
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| | When he saw the Pandavas and Sri Krishna approaching, he took up a blade of grass and, uttering a hymn, bade it kill the only promise of the Pandava lineage, slain Abhimanyu’s unborn child Parikshit. | | | Now there were merely three men on the Kaurava side and seven on the Pandava side. | | | We vowed to avenge his friend’s defeat, thereby giving Duryodhana a reason to cling on to dear life for some more time. |
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| | Bhagavad Gita |
| | So first and foremost it should be clearly understood that the eternal knowledge of the Bhagavad-Gita has not been influenced by Buddhism, Christianity, Hebrewism or Islam; for these religions did not exist at that time and were established milleniums later. | | | Also according to the Aihole inscription of Pulakesin II, the Battle of Kuruksetra took place in 3102 B.C. with Lord Krishna reciting the Bhagavad-Gita before its commencement. | | | That proof of the date 3102 B.C. can be verified by any knowledgeable indologist in India based on the fact that this was the year when the Pandava King Yudhisthira ascended the throne and was coronated as emperor of the Earth. |
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| | The many meanings in these verbal expressions become manifest and known to the people themselves for whom the epic is a repository of their sacred and social history, a receptacle of their identity and cautiously bequeathed heritage. | | | Richa Negi focused on the Pandava dance theatre within the context of performative text as the living tradition of Garhwal. | | | Songs and dances are replete with somewhat metamorphosed images of the five Pandava brothers and their consort, Draupadi. |
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| | According to the scriptures, if one can fast on this day without taking even water, he is performing a great austerity. | | | Halebid and Udupi, New Center and Deities in Bangalore, Sivaratri, Nityananda |
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| | Tiruppaadakam Pandava Dhootapperumaal Temple - Divya Desam |
| | The vast Ekambreswarar temple(Prithvi Stalam) revered by the Tevaram hymns, is located in Periya (Shiva) Kanchi, as are the Kamakshiamman and the Kumara Kottam temples. | | | He is believed to have performed the Aswamedha sacrifice, and meditated upon Krishna and at the conclusion of the sacrifice, Krishna is said to have appeared before him as Pandava Dhootar at Kanchipuram. | | | Legend has it that the descendant of the Pandavas Janamejayan, heard of the the legend of the great epic Mahabharatam from Vaisampayana, and was fascinated by the epic instance of Krishna proceeding to Hastinapuram as a messanger of the Pandavas. |
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| | In Hastinapur, Pandava and Kunti are taken for dead. | | | Naga people start calling themselves Astek after their saviour. | | | 100 Kaurava, Karna, Drona, Drupad, his 4 sons including: Shikhandi and Drushtadymna, all 7 Pandava sons including Ghatoakach and Abhimanyu are killed. |
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| | The Pandava family was a family of pure devotees of the lord, and therefore the Lord wanted them to rule the world. | | | It is the perfect theistic science because it is directly spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna. | | | Arjuna was one of five brothers and member fo the Pandava family. |
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| | The sacred spot seemed to have no effect on their minds in a way unfavorable to the occurrence of battle. | | | The Pandava army then blew their own conchs. | | | The fact that the terrific noise of the conchs resounding through heaven and earth rent the hearts of Duryodhana’s army, shows that it was superior to the Kaurava’s which was more than three times in number, as the first. |
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| | On Pandava Trail for polyandrous sects or Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri in CharDham. |
| | Primarily Hindu monogamy, 60% of its 9 million people are upper cast Hindus, about 25% tribal and 15% Sikhs, Muslims and Tibetan Buddhists. | | | However, a polyandrous sect still follows the Pandava tradition giving its women a degree of freedom unparalleled in India. | | | After all, the Pandava royalty was also used to sumptuous food, drinks and entertainment! |
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| | Indian Mythology - Hindu Mythology Articles, Facts @ Indian Divinity.com >> KRISHNA AVATAR |
| | At the success of this sacrificial ceremony, Pandavas' first cousin, Duryodhana, son of Dhritrashtra who was the uncle of Pandava princes, grew jealous. | | | In the fight that ensued Krishna killed Sishupal according to legends he beheaded Sishupal by throwing his Sudarshana (Divine wheel) at him. | | | Eventually Pandavas after completion of their exile requested for the return of their kingdom. |
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| | Once Bhimasena, the younger brother of Maharaja Yudhisthira, asked the great sage Shrila VyAsadeva, the grandfather of the PANDavas, if it is possible to return to the spiritual world without having observed all the rules and regulations of the EkAdasii fasts. | | | Bhimasena then spoke as follows, “Oh greatly intelligent and learned grandfather, my brother Yudhisthira, my dear mother Kunti, and my beloved wife Draupadi, as well as Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, fast completely on each EkAdasii and strictly follow all the rules, guidelines and regulative injunctions of that sacred day. | | | Bhima the mighty warrior of the Pandava dynasty requested one vrata day by which he could obtain the fruits of all the other days of vrata that he was incapable of observing. |
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| | The children of these wives were the five Pandava princes; but as their mortal father, while hunting, had been cursed by a deer to be childless all his life, these children were mystically begotten by different deities. | | | This story would seem to be a fiction invented to give a divine origin to the five heroes of the poem; but however that may be, Duryodhana and his brothers are the leaders of the Kuru, or elder branch of the tribe; and the five Pandava princes those of the Pandava or younger branch. | | | It is returned by Arjuna, who is in the same chariot with the god Krishna, who, in compassion for the persecution he had suffered, had become his intimate friend, and was acting the |
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| | BHAGAVAD-GITA (THE LORD'S SONG) |
| | In the GITA Krishna, who is the uncle and friend of the Pandavas, gives Arjuna teachings on yoga, which means union and implies union with God. | | | The MAHABHARATA tells the story of a civil war in ancient India between the sons of Kuru (Kauruvas) and the sons of Pandu (Pandavas) over a kingdom the Pandavas believe was stolen from them by the cheating of the Kauruvas. | | | The BHAGAVAD-GITA is primarily a dialog between Arjuna, the third Pandava brother, and his charioteer, Krishna. |
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| | KERALA KALAMANDALAM |
| | Pandavas, now enslaved, take a silent vow to avenge the humiliation; Draupadi curses the Kauravas and takes the vow that she will not dress hair until the body of Duhsasana is ripped open and her hair is bathed in his blood. | | | It was unthinkable for him to kill his cousins. | | | In this story, Pandavas and their cousins, the Kauravas, are in rivalry. |
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| | Yada Kadachit - Marathi Play@GLAMSHAM.com |
| | Here on the other hand Draupati is instilling a fear of vanvas which awaited Pandava's if they followed the path of truth. | | | But now in the modern era; the faith of Pandava's in the truthfulness and honesty has been diminished on the other hand the Kaurava's are sick of their reputation of dishonesty and disgrace which they had earlier faced in the purana's. | | | Kaurava's and Pandava's are already present for Drupati's Swayamvara and to their surprise Ravana from Ramayana participate in the Swayamvara anticipating it as "Sita's Swayamvara" of Ramayana. |
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| | The Pandava brothers and princess Draupadi requested King Virata to give them some jobs. | | | All the Pandavas expressed their gratitude to Virata. | | | Draupadi, being happily married to the Pandava brothers, refused. |
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| | Activities - Pandava Sena |
| | Many Pandava Sena members study at university, taking the spiritual vibe with them to share with their fellow students. | | | The mantra meditation and bhakti-yoga workshops, festivals, retreats, vegetarian cooking classes and so on are held regularly, and afford the students a time to relax, contemplate and get away from the hustle and bustle and pressures of student-life in the modern day. | | | Other Pandava Sena activities include retreats to temples around the world and helping to organise and take part in the many festivals held at Bhaktivedanta Manor, to name but a few. |
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| | CafeKrishna.com |
| | Cafe Krishna is brought to you by your friends at Pandava Sena North America, a collection of amazingly talented (and humble!) guys and girls who are into sharing spiritual knowledge, with the rest of the world. | | | Pour yourself a cup of something decaf, sit back, and get ready to connect with your spiritual side. | | | We believe that the most essential ingredient in a meaningful life is RELATIONSHIP, so we try to help one another develop relationships based on trust, care, and with Lord Krishna - the Supreme Personaility of Godhead - in the center. |
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| | The Mahabharata, Book 4: Virata Parva: Pandava-Pravesa Parva: Section IX |
| | I wander about alone, earning good food and dress; and as long as I get these, I continue to live in the place where they are obtainable. | | | Formerly I served Krishna's favourite queen Satyabhama, and also Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas and the foremost beauty of the Kuru race. |
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| | Ten years on, Pandava Sena is working to create a spiritual revolution among youth worldwide. | | | Pandava Sena USA plans to stage festivals, retreats, Jammin’ events and also start university preaching programmes. | | | Pandava Sena was formed in 1994, initially as a protest body to save ISKCON's UK headquarters, Bhaktivedanta Manor, outside London. |
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| | Pilot Project - Vol. II No. 3 October - December 1994 |
| | The Pandava dance theatre illuminates social issues and informs local culture more perhaps than any other text. | | | All the Mahabharata characters, particularly the five Pandava brothers, their mother Kunti and Draupadi their consort are recognised by these dance forms which are performed by the folk artists who personify these characters and are also possessed by them. | | | Although there are certain variations in these dances in different regions of Garhwal which may be the reflection of continuously changing living traditions. |
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| | Manipur: The Land of Jewels |
| | Besides, there are numerous genealogy prevailing in Manipur relating the lands as reclaimed from water by Lord Siva’s Trisul, while another lined makes it the place illuminated by the jewel on the crown of Shesh Nag for Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati to play Rasleela | | | Babhrubahana is the son of Chitrangada, belonged to Kshatrya of Chandra Bangsa, ruled Manipur after Chitrabahana. | | | Most orthodox Bishnupriya Manipuris and Meiteis believe that the name bear itself to the proof of the existence of Vedic civilization from the pre-historic time as the Jaimini Mahabharata mentions clearly 'Manipur', 'Bishnupur' etc. Claiming to be the Kshatriyas, they trace their ancestry with the Arjuna-Chitrangada-Babhrubahana episode of the epic Mahabharata. |
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