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The Great warrior - Barbaric

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 The Great warrior - Barbaric We all know the great warriors from the Mahabharata War. But how many of us know about Barbaric!!! Barbaric had a boon of 3 arrows, he could have finished the war in minutes with these divine arrows. He was the only Vedic Hindu warrior who could have shoot three arrows at a time. But the dilemma was he took an oath at the insistence of a sage (that sage was Krishna) that he would fight with the weaker side or the losing army. This means he would have to switch sides as the war progresses. Krishna told him that he (Barbaric) would kill Pandavas and Kauravas both, as his oath is destructive to the entire clan of Bharat. Krishna asked Barbaric to slice his head off and save the clans. Barbaric requested Krishna to allow him to see the entire Mahabharata war. He was then blessed that he will remain alive and his head was kept at a position in hill top from where he could see war. He witnessed everything that happened in the war. At the end of th

Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu's son

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Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu's Son We all heard the story of how Aadishakti (Devi Parvati) killed demon Mahisasura. According to Ancient beliefs, Mahisasura demon had done intense meditation to ask for a wish from Brahma Dev that he could not be killed by any man. Therefore, Durga Mata had to kill him. But do you know what happened after? A son was born with the power of Shiva and Vishnu!!! The story begins with a sorrow-stricken Mahishi after the death of her brother Mahisasura by Goddess Durga. She wanted to take revenge and resumed a great penance and in the end Lord Brahma granted her a boon. She demanded that she will be killed by none other than the son of Hari and Hara. She knew that both Shiva and Vishnu are male Gods and hence they can never have a baby together. Hence, she was immortal. Soon after her wish was granted, Mahishi started destroying people on earth. Both humans and Gods were fed up with her. They prayed to the three dev to prote