according to mahabharata, mayasura constructed unparalleled palace of pandavas.
according to mahabharata, mayasura constructed unparalleled palace of pandavas.
according to mahabharata who constructed unparalleled palace of pandavas?
mayasura
Na
Na
there is a little-known legend associated with vijayadashami festival, one associated with the mahabharata. for reasons impossible to delineate here, the pandavas underwent a period of exile, being 12 years of dwelling in the forest followed by a year of exile incognito. disguise being indispensable during the latter period, the pandavas found it necessary to lay aside, for the length of that year, the many divine and distinctive weapons that they possessed such as arjuna's gandiva. these they secreted in a 'shami' tree ("prosopis cineraria") in the vicinity of their chosen place of incognito residence. it is said that the shami tree chosen by the pandavas stood inside a cremation ground. it was chosen to render detection that much less likely. the pandavas wrapped their weapons in a white cloth and concealed this on that shami tree, making the weapons look like a dead body. mahabharata book iv virata parva chapter 5 mentions that on the southerns bank of river yamuna in viratanagara hides his bow gandiva in shami tree. that shami tree was in the midst of an out-of-the way forest abounding in beasts and snakes, and was in the vicinity of a dreary cemetery. at the end of a year, they returned to the spot, found their weaponry intact, and worshipped in thanksgiving both the shami tree and the goddess durga, presiding deity of strength and victory. meanwhile, the kauravas had invaded that area, suspecting the residence of the pandavas there. upon finishing their devotions, the pandavas made straight to battle, and won the contest comprehensively. the day that all these events occurred on has since been known as "vijayadashami", where "vijaya" is the sanskrit word for "victory".
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