This document summarizes several unheard love stories from characters in the Mahabharata, including:
- Shri Krishna and his 16,108 wives
- Draupadi and the five Pandava brothers
- Gandhari and Dhritarashtra, who married despite Dhritarashtra being blind
- Arjun, who had relationships with several women including Uloopi, Chitrangada, and Subhadra
- Bheem and Hidimba, who married after Bheem defeated her
- Satyavati, who had relationships with Rishi Parashar and later married Shantanu
This document summarizes several unheard love stories from characters in the Mahabharata, including:
- Shri Krishna and his 16,108 wives
- Draupadi and the five Pandava brothers
- Gandhari and Dhritarashtra, who married despite Dhritarashtra being blind
- Arjun, who had relationships with several women including Uloopi, Chitrangada, and Subhadra
- Bheem and Hidimba, who married after Bheem defeated her
- Satyavati, who had relationships with Rishi Parashar and later married Shantanu
This document summarizes several unheard love stories from characters in the Mahabharata, including:
- Shri Krishna and his 16,108 wives
- Draupadi and the five Pandava brothers
- Gandhari and Dhritarashtra, who married despite Dhritarashtra being blind
- Arjun, who had relationships with several women including Uloopi, Chitrangada, and Subhadra
- Bheem and Hidimba, who married after Bheem defeated her
- Satyavati, who had relationships with Rishi Parashar and later married Shantanu
This document summarizes several unheard love stories from characters in the Mahabharata, including:
- Shri Krishna and his 16,108 wives
- Draupadi and the five Pandava brothers
- Gandhari and Dhritarashtra, who married despite Dhritarashtra being blind
- Arjun, who had relationships with several women including Uloopi, Chitrangada, and Subhadra
- Bheem and Hidimba, who married after Bheem defeated her
- Satyavati, who had relationships with Rishi Parashar and later married Shantanu
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There have many love stories in Mahabharat.
While some of them are famous and kn
own to most people, there are some, which no one is aware about.
In this story, we will tell you about some unheard love stories of various charc aters of Mahabharat.
Click on this slide show to know them all... Shri Krishna and his 16,108 wives Out 16,108, 16,000 waited not many years but they reincarnated to get married to Shri Krishna. The supreme lord can make anyone happy because he is the only one with the power to love everyone in the way they want to be loved. Draupadi and Pandavas
Draupadi got married to all five Pandava brothers. She had to main commitment to wards each of her husband. Not only that, all brothers had to trust Draupadi to do the justice. Gandhari and Dhritarashtra
After Vichitrviriyas death, his mother Satyavati sent for her first born, Ved Vya s. According to his mothers wishes, he visited both the wives of Vichitrviriya to grant them a son with his yogic powers. When Vyas visited Ambika (sister of Amb a), she saw his dreadful and forbidding appearance with burning eyes. Frightened , she kept her eyes closed. Ved Vyas was the person who wrote Mahabharat.
The love story of Gandhari and Dhritarashtra started after their marriage. Gandh ari, on meeting him and realizing the he is blind, decided to deny herself the p leasure of sight that her husband could not relish. She blindfolded herself volu ntarily for her whole married life. Arjun and Uloopi
Uloopi was Naga princess and she abducted Arjun when she fell in love with him. She later convinced him for an alliance as the rules of celibacy applied to him with a relationship with Draupadi and not with other women. She later gave him a boon that he cannot be harmed in water.
Note: Arjun was on an exile for one year when all this happened. Rukmani and Shri Krishna
Shri Krishna abducted Rukmani to marry her against the will of her family. Altho ugh she was in love with Shri Krishna. Arjun and Chitrangada
Chitrangada was the princess of Manipur. It was on the banks of the river Kaveri that Arjun visited the Kingdom of Manipur, whose king was Chitravahana. His dau ghter Chitrangada was very beautiful and Arjun fell in love with her immediately . When Arjun asked for her hand, her father put forth a condition that their chi ld must be brought up in Manipur and should succeed the throne. Arjun agreed. Af ter their son Babruvahana was born, Arjun left to join his brothers at Indrapras tha leaving behind his son and wife. After the death of Chitravahana, Babruvahan a became the king of Manipur. Later, after the war of Mahabharat, Arjun was defe ated by his own son Babruvahana. Arjun and Subhadra
Arjun and Subhadras brother Gada had taken training together under Drona. During his exile of one year, when Arjun reached Dwarka, he was invited at Subhadras pla ce when both fell in love with each other. Arjun then married Subhadra, who is h alf sister of Shri Krishna. Shri Krishna had advised Arjun to abduct Subhadra. W hen Subhadra met Draupadi, she did not tell her immediately about her marriage w ith Arjun. But after an hour when they became friendly, Subhadra confessed and D raupadi accepted her. Hidimba and Bheem
Bheem was the son of Kunti. Hidimba was the man eater. She fell in love with Bhe em and that changed everything for her. After marriage, they lived together only for a limited period of time. Then Bheem left. Hidimba gave birth to Ghatotkach and took care of him alone without regretting anything. Satyavati and Rishi Parashar
Parashar was a well-known and respected sage who had acquired many yogic powers through devotion. Satyavati, the daughter of a fisherman, Dashraja, used to take people across the river Yamuna in her boat. One day she was taking Rishi Parash ar in the boat. The sage smitten by her charm, expressed the desire to make love with her. He told her that she was designed to give birth to a great person fro m the liaison. Satyavati placed three conditions before him 1. No one should see what they were doing, so Parashar created an artificial mist around them; 2. He r virginity would remain intact Parashar assured that after she gave birth, she would get her virginity back; 3. She wanted the fishy smell that came from her b ody to be replaced by intoxicating fragramce Parashar promised that a divine aro ma would emanate out of her, which could be sensed from a distance of nine miles . She gave birth to Ved Vyas. Satyavati and Shantanu
The fragrance of Satyavati attracted Shantanu to her. He followed it to its sour ce and found Satyavati sitting in her boat. He stepped in and asked Satyavati to row him across the river. When he reached the other bank he asked her to ferry him back. This continued till dusk that day and continued daily for quite some t ime. Finally, Shantanu asked Satyavati to marry him. Satyavati said that she was willing but would be bound by her fathers decision. It turned out her father had ambitious plans for her and Shantanu was not able to satisfy them. The son of G anga and Shantanu made things easier.