Mahabharat Katha: When Arjun’s life was in danger during the war with Karna, Shri Krishna saved his life like this

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Mahabharat story: The great war of Mahabharata is not just the story of the victory of Pandavas. This war is the saga of the war between religion and unrighteousness, many of whose characters are still alive even after five thousand years. There were many warriors in the Mahabharata war, but Arjun and Karna were very special and important. Pandavas won the war of Mahabharata because religion was in their favor.

However, the story of Mahabharata could have been different if Lord Krishna had not appeared at the time when Arjun’s life was at risk during the fight with Karna. During the war of Mahabharata, Arjun’s life was in danger many times and every time Shri Krishna saved his life, but once during the war with Karna, Lord Shri Krishna, sitting on the chariot, saved Arjun’s life. Let us know about that story.

According to the story of Mahabharata…

Before the war of Mahabharata, Indra Dev had asked for his armor and earrings from Karna, but as per the instructions of Surya Dev, Karna had asked for his infallible Shakti weapon from Devraj Indra, but during the war of Mahabharata, a snake was entering Karna’s quiver. When Karna asked the snake who he was? Then the snake told that he is Ashwasen and the son of Nagraj Takshak.

He told Karna that he wanted to become his arrow and kill Arjun, because Arjun had set fire to the Khandava forest, in which his mother had died. Ashvasena told Karna that he wanted to take revenge from Arjun for his mother’s death. After this, during the war, when Karna shot an arrow to kill Arjun, Ashvasena got stuck with Karna’s arrow.

This is how Shri Krishna saved Arjun’s life

The name of this weapon of Karna was Sarpamkhastra. Karna used the Sarpamakhastra and went straight to take Arjun’s life, but at the same time, in the blink of an eye, Shri Krishna pressed the chariot five inches down with his thumb, due to which the Sarpamakhastra cut off Arjun’s crown and Arjuna’s life was saved.

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