Bhishma Dwadashi 2026: This time Bhishma Dwadashi is on Friday, January 30. On this day, there is a tradition of performing Shraddha, Tarpan etc. for Bhishma Pitamah. By doing this Pitra Dosh is reduced and auspicious results are obtained.
Interesting facts about Bhishma Pitamah: Bhishma Pitamah was one of the most prominent characters of the Mahabharata. Every year in the month of Magh, the festival of Bhishma Dwadashi is celebrated in his memory. It is believed that on this date Dharmaraja Yudhishthir performed his last rites. Many interesting things related to Bhishma Pitamah have been told in Mahabharata about which very few people know, like who was Bhishma Pitamah in his previous life, what were the names of his brothers? On the occasion of Bhishma Dwadashi, know interesting things related to Bhishma Pitamah…
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Who was Bhishma Pitamah in his previous life?
Among the 33 gods mentioned in religious texts, 8 Vasus are also there. The name of one of these eight Vasus is Dayu. Bhishma’s grandfather was Vasu deity named Dayu. Once all the Vasus together stole the cow of sage Vashishtha, who became angry and cursed the Vasus to be born on earth. Later, after apologizing, sage Vashishtha gave a boon to everyone except Vasu named Dayu to get freedom from the world of death soon. All of them were born as sons of Vasu Ganga. The 7 Vasus were freed from the curse by flowing in the river Ganga, but the Vasu named Dayu remained on earth for a long time in the form of Bhishma. Due to the curse he remained unmarried and childless throughout his life.
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Who was Bhishma Pitamah’s brother?
Bhishma’s father King Shantanu married Satyavati for the second time and gave birth to two sons. Their names were Chitrangad and Vichitravirya. After the death of King Shantanu, Bhishma made Chitrangad the king but he was killed by his enemies at an early age. After this Bhishma made Vichitravirya the king. But he also died early due to illness.
For how many days did Bhishma Pitamah remain on the bed of arrows?
According to Mahabharata, Bhishma Pitamah remained on the bed of arrows for 58 days. The time when he was injured was when the sun was in Dakshinayan. Bhishma waited for the Sun to turn Uttarayan and during this time also taught the Pandavas about Raj Dharma. When he saw that the Sun had turned Uttarayan and Hastinapur was in safe hands, he sacrificed his life.
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