Vrata Vrata is a religious votive rite, a vow often involving abstinence from food, particularly common with women. It may be accompanied with elaborate prayers, other rites such as charity or visit to a temple, sometimes observed during festivals or with sanskara (rite of passage) ceremonies. It is found in ancient Hindu texts such…
Vrata Vrata (Sanskrit: व्रत) means “vow, resolve, devotion”, and refers to the practice of austerity, particularly in matters related to foods and drinks, as part of a pious observance or prayers seeking health, fertility, long life or happiness for her loved ones. Derived from the root ‘vr’ (“will, rule, restrain, conduct, choose,…
Vrika Vrika was the son of Panchala king Drupada, brother of Shikhandin, Dhrishtadyumna, and Draupadi. On the 12th day of war, he fought against Drona together with his brother Satyajit, and was killed by Drona. Then the mighty Vrika, excited with great wrath, pierced Drona in the centre of the…
Vrishaka Vrishaka was the son of Subala, the Gandhara king. He was the brother of Shakuni and Gandhari, and thus the brother-in-law of Dhritarashtra and the maternal uncle of Duryodhana. Vrishaka was killed by Arjuna on the 12th day of war. Arjuna kills Vrishaka and Achala – the Gandhara princes…
Vrishasena Karna’s son. On the 12th day of war Vrishasena, competent for the feat, resisted with showers of arrows king Pandya who was rushing to battle like Indra himself following the Asuras for smiting them.