BHISHMA BHARAT Part 4
PHISHMA PRATIGYA
Let us look into what were those vows that came to be known BHMSHA PRATIGYA and under what circumstances they were taken.-
BHISHMA was named DEVVRATA at his birth. The BHISHMA is a title conferred upon him by his father pleased by the vows taken by him.Literally it means something Terrific He describes them as [ na bhuto na bhavishyati] some thing never done before nor will be done after in future. what wee those vows ? There were two of them 1] GIVE UP THE CLAIM TO THE THRONE OF FATHER AS ELDEST SON AND 2 ] NOT TO MARRY FOR THE REST OF LIFE . They were given for the sake of father SHANTANU who was sad and returned without marrying SATYAVATI due to condition of making her son to inherit his throne. Not able to bear the grief of his father in love, he voluntarily came forward and approached SATYAVATI and her father too declare these two vows and pave way for their marriage Pleased with the act of his son DEVAVRAT Not only he comferred the title BHISJMA but also gave him the boon of ICHHAMARAN. [ choosing the time f death ]..
Ironically SHANTANU was not the eldest son of his father PRATEEP and yet crowned as the king. It is not isolated case . There are many who did not.. The BHISHMA himself has chosen other eldest to succeed when things were in his control. Yet he took the vows and adhered them for life. His age at the time of taking the Vows is estimated to be 32 years and his age at the time ofdeath is estimated to be 186 years..That makes over 150 years of adhering to the Vows. Is it not superhuman or BHISHMA as he was
called. He is also called as BHISHMA PITAMAH or Great grand father of Kaurava and Pandwa fighting the war.
MAHABHARAT is told in flash back form to JANAMEJAYA who was gret grandson of ARJUNA who was great grandson of BHISHMA whom he killed in the war. That covers seven generations. It was narrated to him during SARPYA-YGNA first in short and then un detail..The heritage line runs like this SHANTANU - VICHITRVEEERYA [ step brother of BHISHMA ] - PANDU - ARJUNA - ABHIMANYU - PARIKSHIT - JANAMEJAYA . all decendats of KURU VANSH named after the King KURU who himself was descendant of BHARAT VANSH . which can be traced to BRAHMAJI as per Puranas. Like KURU , King YADU started YADAY ANSH in which SJRIKRISHNA was born.
The estimated age of ARJUNA was 88 years when he killed his great grand father double of his age. People of MAHABHARAT sure knew how to stay young and keep fighting !!!
PHISHMA PRATIGYA
Let us look into what were those vows that came to be known BHMSHA PRATIGYA and under what circumstances they were taken.-
BHISHMA was named DEVVRATA at his birth. The BHISHMA is a title conferred upon him by his father pleased by the vows taken by him.Literally it means something Terrific He describes them as [ na bhuto na bhavishyati] some thing never done before nor will be done after in future. what wee those vows ? There were two of them 1] GIVE UP THE CLAIM TO THE THRONE OF FATHER AS ELDEST SON AND 2 ] NOT TO MARRY FOR THE REST OF LIFE . They were given for the sake of father SHANTANU who was sad and returned without marrying SATYAVATI due to condition of making her son to inherit his throne. Not able to bear the grief of his father in love, he voluntarily came forward and approached SATYAVATI and her father too declare these two vows and pave way for their marriage Pleased with the act of his son DEVAVRAT Not only he comferred the title BHISJMA but also gave him the boon of ICHHAMARAN. [ choosing the time f death ]..
Ironically SHANTANU was not the eldest son of his father PRATEEP and yet crowned as the king. It is not isolated case . There are many who did not.. The BHISHMA himself has chosen other eldest to succeed when things were in his control. Yet he took the vows and adhered them for life. His age at the time of taking the Vows is estimated to be 32 years and his age at the time ofdeath is estimated to be 186 years..That makes over 150 years of adhering to the Vows. Is it not superhuman or BHISHMA as he was
called. He is also called as BHISHMA PITAMAH or Great grand father of Kaurava and Pandwa fighting the war.
MAHABHARAT is told in flash back form to JANAMEJAYA who was gret grandson of ARJUNA who was great grandson of BHISHMA whom he killed in the war. That covers seven generations. It was narrated to him during SARPYA-YGNA first in short and then un detail..The heritage line runs like this SHANTANU - VICHITRVEEERYA [ step brother of BHISHMA ] - PANDU - ARJUNA - ABHIMANYU - PARIKSHIT - JANAMEJAYA . all decendats of KURU VANSH named after the King KURU who himself was descendant of BHARAT VANSH . which can be traced to BRAHMAJI as per Puranas. Like KURU , King YADU started YADAY ANSH in which SJRIKRISHNA was born.
The estimated age of ARJUNA was 88 years when he killed his great grand father double of his age. People of MAHABHARAT sure knew how to stay young and keep fighting !!!
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