Episode 2008
Yudhishthira
Wed, 2022-Nov-02 00:01 UTC
Length - 3:21
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The random article for Wednesday, 2 November 2022 is Yudhishthira.
Yudhishthira (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर, IAST: Yudhiṣṭhira) is the eldest among the five Pandava brothers. He is mentioned in the ancient epic Mahabharata. He was sired by King Pandu of the Kuru Dynasty and his first wife, Kunti. Yudhishthira is later crowned the king of Indraprastha with his capital at Hastinapura.
From his childhood, Yudhishthira was greatly influenced by his uncle Vidura and his great uncle Bhishma, and believed in the virtues of dharma. He was trained by two warrior-sages, Kripacharya and Dronacharya. Yudhisthira was appointed as the crown prince of Hastinapura, but was later replaced by Duryodhana. Because of Kunti's misunderstanding, Yudhishthira and his siblings had a polyamorous marriage with Draupadi, the princess of Panchala. Dhritarashtra, on Bhishma's request, divided his kingdom to end the succession dispute between Yudhishthira and Duryodhana. The eldest son of Pandu was given a barren land to rule, which he subsequently developed into the magnificent city of Indraprastha.
After he performed the Rajasuya Yagna, Yudhishthira was invited to play Pachisi, a game of dice by his jealous cousin, Duryodhana and his uncle, Shakuni. Shakuni, a master at the game, represented Duryodhana against Yudhishthira and manipulated him into gambling his kingdom, wealth, the freedom of his brothers, Draupadi, and even himself. After the game, the Pandavas and Draupadi were sent into exile for thirteen years, with the last year requiring them to go incognito. During his exile, Yudhisthira was tested by his spiritual father and for his year of being incognito, Yudhishthira disguised himself as Kanka and served the King of Matsya Kingdom.
Yudhishthira was the leader of the successful Pandava faction in the Kurukshetra War and defeated many venerable warriors such as Shalya. At the end of the epic, he was the only one among his brothers to ascend to heaven while retaining his mortal body. In the Mahabharata it was written that Chakravarti Yudhishthira could even kill Lord Krishna or Karna easily as he has a Mandi which he asked from Lord Brahma as a boon so he can kill anyone if he chants the name of the person by holding the Mandi in his hand. After his death the Mandi was broken by Parikshit.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:01 UTC on Wednesday, 2 November 2022.
For the full current version of the article, see Yudhishthira on Wikipedia.
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