Sishupala was ranting and raving about Krishna being offered the arghya for Yudhistira’s Rajasuya. Bhima was angry and wanted to kill the king of Cedi. Bhishma stopped Bhima and narrated the events related to his birth. Sishupala was born with three eyes and four arms. He brayed like a donkey instead of crying like a […]
When Sahadeva reached the ocean and the end of the land during his conquests, he thought of Ghatotkacha, Bhima and Hidimbi’s son. The rakshasa appeared immediately and bowed to his uncle. After inquiring about his well-being, Sahadeva asked Ghatotkacha to fly to Lanka and get a tribute from Vibhishana for Yudhistira’s Rajasuya. He asked Ghatotkacha […]
Sahadeva, the youngest of the Pandava brothers, went southward as his older brothers took off in the other directions to conquer the earth for Yudhsitira’s Rajasuya. Sahadeva’s first stop was the land of Shurasenas. From there, he went to conquer Matsya and moved on to defeat Dantavakra. After accepting tribute, he reinstalled the king on […]
Nakula went westwards to conquer the kingdoms on this side while his brothers went in other directions. They had to conquer the entire world to make Yudhistira eligible for the Rajasuya. Nakula’s journey followed Krishna’s earlier path as he conquered the same kingdoms. His first stop was Rohitaka, a land known for his cattle, grains, […]
The four younger Pandava brothers went on the dijvijaya yatra at the same time to conquer the kingdoms. When Arjuna traveled north, Bhima went eastwards with a large army. Bhima started with Panchala. Here, he didn’t have to fight. After accepting the tribute happily offered by his in-laws, he went on to defeat the Gandakis, […]
Before the Rajasuya, the four younger Pandava brothers went in different directions to conquer the kingdoms and bring tribute to Indraprastha. Yudhistira stayed back and ruled the land. Arjuna went northwards, and his conquests were described in detail in Sabha Parva. Arjuna set out with a large army after obtaining permission from his older brother and […]
When Krishna visited Indraprastha, Yudhistira asked for his opinion about performing the Rajasuya yagna. Krishna said Yudhistira was worthy of the yagna, but first, they had to take some steps, such as killing Jarasandha of Magadha, freeing the other kings from imprisonment, and conquering the four sides of the earth. Here, Krishna narrated the events […]
Dwarka was the kingdom Krishna built for his people with help from Vishwakarma, the celestial architect. Located to the West of Kuru and near the ocean, it was protected on four sides by high hills. The kingdom was enclosed within gigantic walls and had gates on four sites. The main entrance was called Vardhamana. Inside […]
Kubera is also known as Vaishravana. His sabha is white in color (like Varuna’s) and is a hundred yojanas long and seventy yojanas wide. He built his sabha himself (like Indra). It is luminous as the moon and is located in the sky at the peak of Mount Kailasa. The sabha is held aloft by […]
The sabha of Brahma Deva was not an easy place to enter, not even for Narada Muni. Surya Deva described the details of the exquisite sabha and advised Narada to perform tapasya to gain entry. Brahma’s sabha is a place where there is no fatigue or exhaustion. It doesn’t have a fixed form or shape […]
Yama (Yama Dharmaraja) is the son of the sun god and is also known as Vaivasvata Yama. His sabha was built by Vishwakarma, the celestial architect. Yama Dharmaraja’s sabha is a hundred yojanas long and can travel anywhere in the universe. It has the perfect temperature (neither hot nor cold). Grief, pain, hunger, thirst, old […]
The celestial courtrooms aka sabhas were radiant, powerful, magical, and glorious. Here, Narada described the beauty of an underwater sabha belonging to Varuna. Varuna’s sabha is present underwater as he is the god of water/ rain. The sabha’s dimensions are the same as Yama’s sabha (hundred yojanas). It looks just as brilliant with white walls […]