Mahabharat Katha: Which Pandava ate the brain of his father Pandu and acquired all the information of the universe?

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Story of Mahabharata: The war of Mahabharata took place at the end of Dwapara Yuga, which was won by the Pandavas and religion was re-established on earth. The stories of the Mahabharata war and its characters are seen and told today even after five thousand years. There are many strange stories from the Mahabharata period, about which very few people know. One such story is of a Pandava and his father Pandu.

Do you know that Pandu’s son Sahadev had eaten the brain of his father Pandu? You may find it a bit strange after hearing this, but it is as true as the war of Mahabharata. In such a situation, let us know why Sahadev felt the need to eat the brain of his father Pandu?

According to the story of Mahabharata..

According to the legend of Mahabharata, Pandu was cursed by sage Kindam that the moment he went near his wife, he would die. After this, Pandu left the kingdom and started living in the forest with his two wives Kunti and Madri. In the forest itself, Mother Kunti told him about the boon given to her by sage Durvasa, after which five Pandavas were born with the invocation of different gods.

According to mythology, once while living in the forest, Pandu became lustful after seeing his wife Madri. After this, as soon as he went to Madri, the sage’s curse took effect and death stood in front of Pandu. On this, Pandu called the five Pandavas to him and asked them to eat his brain. So that all his knowledge gets passed on to the Pandavas.

Sahadev ate father Pandu’s brain

However, the Pandavas were shocked to hear that their father had eaten the brain. At first none of the Pandavas was ready to eat his father’s brain, but later, following his father’s order, Sahadev ate his brain. When Sahadev ate the brain for the first time, he got all the knowledge of the past. The second time he ate the present brain and the third time he got all the knowledge about the future.

Sahadev had the power to see the future. This was the reason that he already knew the outcome of the Mahabharata war. Did he know when and by whom who would be killed in the war? That is why Shri Krishna had cursed him that if he told anything about the future to anyone, he would die.

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