Mahabharata Savitri Vyasa took three years to compose Mahabharata, following which Narada narrated this to the Devas, Asita Devala to the Pitris, Shuka to Yakshas and Rakshasas and Vaishampayana to the humans (नारदॊऽश्रावयद्दॆवानसितॊ दॆवलः पितॄन्। रक्षॊ यक्षान्शुकॊ मर्त्यान् वैशंपायन ऎव तु॥). Vyasa taught the entire Mahabharata through these four verses…
Muni Muni (Sanskrit मुनि , “silent”, the “Mauna” – pause) – a term for types of ancient Indian sages and hermits or ancient Indian ascetics. Sages of this type are said know the truth of existence not on the basis of scientific texts but through self-realization. In Rigveda the name mūni refers to a known Vedic Rishi who was prosperous…
Mavella Mavella was the fourth son of Vasu Uparichara, the Chedi king and Girika. Also see… [Mahabharata: Shantanu, Ganga, Bhishma and Satyavati].
Magadha Magadha was an ancient Indian kingdom in southern Bihar, and was counted as one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, ‘Great Countries’ of ancient India. Magadha played an important role in the development of Jainism and Buddhism, and two of India’s greatest empires, the Maurya Empire and Gupta Empire, originated in Magadha. The Mauryan Empire and Gupta Empire, both of which originated in…
Mahendra Mahendra is another name of Indra. Mahendra was the name of Yudhishthira’s bow. Mahendra is one of the thousand names of Vishnu.
Manimat Manimat fought along side Yudhishthira. on the 12th day of war Bhurishravas, Somadatta’s son, for enhancing the glory of Drona, resisted king Manimat of great activity as the latter came to fight. Then Manimat quickly cut off the bowstring, the standard, the banner, the charioteer and the umbrella of…
Madri Madri (Sanskrit: माद्री; IAST: Mādrī) was a princess of the Madra Kingdom who married Pandu, the king of Hastinapur. When Pandu was cursed by Rishi Kindama that he will die if he joins his wives in sexual intercourse, Kunti, with his permission, invokes, through the boon bestowed to her by Rishi Durvasa before marriage, the Gods Yama, Vayu…
Markandeya Markandeya (Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय)( IAST: Mārkaṇḍeya) is an ancient rishi (sage) born in the clan of Bhrigu Rishi. The Markandeya Purana especially, comprises a dialogue between Markandeya and a sage called Jaimini, and a number of chapters in the Bhagavata Purana are dedicated to his conversations and prayers. He is also mentioned in the Mahabharata. Today, Markandeya Tirtha, where the sage Markandeya…