Shri Krishna Rath: How many horses were there in the chariot of Lord Shri Krishna and what was their name? Know the specialty of each one

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Shri Krishna Rath Name: Dwapara era is considered to be of Lord Shri Krishna. Lord Shri Krishna is considered to be the eighth incarnation of Shri Hari Vishnu, the sustainer of the world. The war between Pandavas and Kauravas at the end of Dwapar Yuga is considered to be the act of Lord Krishna. Which he had created to re-establish religion on earth. This religious war of Mahabharata was fought for 18 days on the land of Kurukshetra, in which innumerable heroes were martyred. Lord Shri Krishna was with the Pandavas in this religious war.

This is because Dharma was with the Pandavas. Before the great war of Kurukshetra, Arjun had asked for help from Shri Krishna. In this war, Shri Krishna’s Narayani army was on one side. The second one was Shri Krishna and he was also unarmed. Shri Krishna became Arjun’s charioteer in this war, but do you know that Shri Krishna also had his own chariots? Let us know how many chariots did Shri Krishna have? What were the names of their chariots? How many horses were there in the chariot and what were their names? Also let us know the specialty of Shri Krishna’s chariots.

Lord Shri Krishna had 2 chariots

According to Srimad Bhagwat, Lord Shri Krishna had 2 chariots. Both the chariots were divine. The name of one chariot of Lord Shri Krishna was Garudadhwaj and the name of the other was Jaitra. There was also a servant of God named Jaitra. There were three horses in the Garudadhwaja chariot. There were four horses in the Jaitra chariot. He got this from Agni Dev. The names of the horses of Garudadhwaja chariot were Shaivya, Sugriva and Meghpushap. The charioteer of this chariot was Daruk.

Specialty of Garudadhwaja and Jaitra chariot

This is the same chariot on which Lord Krishna abducted Rukmini ji. It is said that it was not possible for anyone to stop this chariot. The three horses of this chariot ran as fast as a storm. At the time of Rukmini ji’s abduction, this chariot disappeared in a moment. Whereas Jaitra chariot was the victorious chariot. The names of the four horses of this chariot were Shaibya, Sugriva, Meghpushpa, and Balahak. This chariot was made by Vishwakarma ji.

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