festivals of mahabharata
Mahabharata Parvas: The Mahabharata war took place at the end of Dwapara Yuga. This war was fought between Kauravas and Pandavas. This fierce war lasted for 18 days. Pandavas were victorious in this war because religion was in their favor. Mahabharata is a huge epic. In this, not only the gruesome war that took place in Kurukshetra, but also the entire saga of the empire of Hastinapura. Mahabharata is written by Maharishi Vedvyas. etotal in 18 festivals That means there are sections. In these festivals, there is a complete description of the birth of Kauravas and Pandavas, the Mahabharata war, and finally the ascension of the Pandavas to heaven.
All 18 festivals of Mahabharata
Adi Parva: This is considered to be the first festival of Mahabharata. In this, the prologue of Mahabharata by Maharishi Vedvyas, the love story of King Dushyant and Shakuntala, the origin of the Kuru dynasty, the birth of Pandavas and Kauravas and the incident of Lakshagriha have been described in detail.
Sabha Parv: In this festival, Maharishi Ved Vyas has told how Indraprastha was completed. It also describes the famous game of gambling, the disrobing of Draupadi and the 12 years of exile and 1 year of exile for the Pandavas.
Forest Festival: It tells the story of the 12 years spent by the Pandavas in the forest, various pilgrimages, the Yaksha-Yudhishthira dialogue and Arjuna’s acquisition of the divine weapon.
Virat Parva: It describes the period of Pandava’s exile, which he completed in disguise in Virat Nagar. In this festival, there is also a description of the marriage of Arjun’s son Abhimanyu and King Virat’s daughter Uttara.
Udyog Parv: In this, Ved Vyas ji has described the incident of Shri Krishna going to Hastinapur as a peace messenger and Duryodhana rejecting his proposal. Besides this, there is also a description of the preparations for war by the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
Bhishma festival: This is considered to be the festival when the war of Mahabharata begins. Grandfather Bhishma remains the commander of the Kauravas for ten days of the war. At the beginning of this festival, there is also an incident of Lord Krishna preaching Srimad Bhagavad Gita to Arjun and then on the tenth day, Arjun made Bhishma lie down on a bed of arrows.
Drona festival: This festival describes the incident of Dronacharya becoming the commander of the Kauravas, his killing, the fierce battle between Karna and Arjun and finally the killing of Karna.
Shalya Parv: It describes the incident of King Shalya becoming the commander, Yudhishthir killing Shalya and then Bhima breaking Duryodhana’s thigh.
Sauptik festival: It contains the account of the night after the war and the murder of the five sons of the Pandavas.
Women’s Festival: It contains a poignant description of the lamentations of the wives and mothers of the brave warriors killed in the gruesome war of Mahabharata, a description of the incident of Lord Shri Krishna consoling Gandhari and Kunti amidst their grief and a description of Yudhishthir performing the mass cremation of all the dead.
Shanti Parv: In this, the incident of Shri Krishna taking the distraught Yudhishthir to Bhishma Pitamah to give him knowledge, where Bhishma Pitamah told Yudhishthir about Rajdharma, salvation and social welfare.
Discipline Festival: It describes the incident of Bhishma Pitamah educating Yudhishthir about charity, religion, rules of fasts and good conduct and finally the incident of Bhishma Pitamah giving up his life.
Ashvamedhika festival: It describes the incident of Yudhishthir organizing ‘Ashwamedha Yagya’ for the prosperity and peace of his kingdom after becoming the king. While protecting the horse of this yagya, Arjun fights with different kings.
Ashramvasik festival: It describes the incident of Dhritarashtra, Gandhari and Kunti staying in Vanaprastha Ashram (forest) and after some time, all three died due to a massive fire in the forest there. The incident of Vidur ji’s death is also described in this festival.
Mausal festival: In this festival, the story of destruction of Yaduvansh by Shri Krishna and also the incident of Lord giving up his life after being hit by a hunter’s arrow and going to Vaikuntha Dham is described.
Mahaprasthanik festival: In this festival, the incident of Pandavas handing over their kingdom to Parikshit and setting out on their last journey (Maha Prasthan) towards the Himalayas is described.
Ascension Festival: It describes the incident of all Pandavas and Draupadi falling one by one except Yudhishthir and sacrificing their lives during the difficult journey of Himalayas and Yudhishthir reaching heaven physically on the strength of Dharma and Truth.
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