Mahabharat Katha: Whom did Bhima kill on the 16th day of the Mahabharata war? Had torn his chest as per his promise

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Mahabharat story: Till date there has been no other war as terrible as the Mahabharata. Stories of this war are still told today. This war between Dharma and Adharma took place at the end of Dwapara Yuga. In this war that lasted for 18 days, there were Pandavas on one side and Kauravas on the other side. Religion was in favor of Pandavas. This was the reason why he was victorious in the war of Mahabharata. 99 brothers of Duryodhana were killed in this war.

In this war that took place in the field of Kurukshetra, Bhima had killed Duryodhana’s brothers. On the 16th day of the Mahabharata war, Bhima was very red with anger. On this day, he cut the chest of a warrior of the Kaurava army and drank his blood and fulfilled his vow. Let us know which warrior was killed by Bhima on the 16th day of the Mahabharata war?

According to the story of Mahabharata…

According to the story of Mahabharata, on the 16th day of the war, Bhima faced Duryodhana’s younger brother Dushasan. Bhima became red with anger after seeing Dushasan. Because he once again remembered the kidnapping and humiliation of Draupadi. When Bhima faced Dushasana on the battlefield, he was still filled with hatred towards his cousin. Seeing him, Bhima roared and said that today no one can stop me from fulfilling my vow.

After this, a duel started between Bhima and Dushasan. In the end, during the war, Bhima badly injured Dushasan. Then he threw Dushasan to the ground in the middle of Kurukshetra. Then tore his chest. As soon as his chest burst, a cloud of hot blood burst from his heart. Bhima said while drinking the blood, now my vow has been fulfilled and the revenge for Draupadi’s insult has also been completed.

Draupadi applied Dushasan’s blood to her hair.

After this, Bhima reached Draupadi from Kurukshetra with Dushasan’s blood in his hands. Then as per the promise, Draupadi applied his blood to her hair. In this way Draupadi’s life also ended. In fact, after Pandavas defeated Draupadi in the game of Chaupad, on the orders of Duryodhana, Dushasan brought Draupadi by her hair to the gathering and started disrobing her.

Insulted by the kidnapping, Draupadi had vowed that she would tie her hair only after washing it with Dushasan’s blood. Bhima also took a vow that he would not show his face to his ancestors until he drank the blood that came out of Dushasan’s heart.

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