[spacer height=”20px”] Bakula Tree Bakula or Mimusops elengi is a medium-sized evergreen tree found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. English common names include Spanish cherry, medlar, and bullet wood. Its timber is valuable, the fruit is edible, and it is used in traditional medicine. As the trees give thick shade…
Balarama Balarama (Sanskrit: बलराम, IAST: Balarāma) is a god and the elder brother of Krishna. He is also known as Baladeva, Balabhadra, Haladhara and Halayudha, and sometimes simply Rama. The first two epithets refer to his strength, the last two associate him with Hala (Langala, “plough”) which he uses as his weapon. In the Puranas and in Mahabharata, Balarama is considered as…
[spacer height=”80px”] BaliBali, an asura, was the son of Devamba and Virochana. He grew up under the tutelage of his grandfather, Prahlada, who instilled in him a strong sense of righteousness and devotion. Bali would eventually succeed his grandfather as the king of the Asuras, and his reign over the realm was characterized by…
Bhagadatta Bhagadatta was the son of Naraka, king of the Pragjyotisha and second in line of kings of Naraka dynasty. He was succeeded by his son Vajradatta. He sided with Duryodhana in the Mahabharata war as he was an enemy of Krishna. He was a leader of great army of Kiratas and Chinas. Bhagadatta was…
[spacer height=”80px”] Bharadwaj Bharadwaj, also spelled Bharadwaaj (Sanskrit: भारद्वाज, Bhāradvāja), was one of the greatest Hindu sages (Maharṣis) descendant of Sage Aṅgirasā, whose accomplishments are detailed in the Purāṇas. He is one of the Saptaṛṣis (Seven Great Sages) in the present Manvantara; with others being Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Viswamitra,Gautama, Jamadagni, Kaśyapa.…
Bhima One of the five Pandavas, Bhima is also known as Bhimasena and Vrikodara. Had two sons – Ghatotkacha from Hidimbi (from the marriage before he got married to Draupadi) and Sutasoma from Draupadi. On the 12th day of war Fight with Duryodhana When the troops were thus engaged and…
Bhimaratha Bhimaratha was one of the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra; the younger brother of Duryodhana. On the 12th day of war Bhimaratha, with six sharp shafts of great swiftness and made wholly of iron, despatched Shalwa along with his steeds and charioteer to Yama’s abode.
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