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  Encyclopedia topic: Yudhisthira   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Yudhisthira was the son of King Pandu (additional info and facts about Pandu) and Queen Kunti (additional info and facts about Kunti).
He was born of a boon given to Queen Kunti by Durvaasa rishi who had granted her the power to invoke the devas (additional info and facts about devas) and thus Yudhisthira was the image of the Lord of Righteousness (Dharma) or Yama (Hindu god of death and lord of the underworld).
He was known for his honesty and his steadfasteness to Dharma (Basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/y/yu/yudhisthira.htm   (139 words)

  
 MAHABHARATA - JAYDRATH'S CRIME & YUDHISTHIRA MEETS YAKSHA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Yudhisthira replied: The self-study of the Vedas is the divinity in the brahmin.
Yudhisthira replied:'Rain' is the most important thing for a person engaged in agriculture 'Seed' is the best thing for 'Sowing' collection of cows and their nurture is best for an honourable prosperous man. 'Son' is best for a person having desire of an off spring.
Yudhisthira replied: Descent is not the cause for being a brahmin, neither self study nor listening to the scriptures proves brahminism.
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 Chapter Thirteen
The cause of her falling was explained by Yudhisthira, but when Yudhisthira entered the heavenly planet he saw Draupadi gloriously present there as the goddess of fortune in the heavenly planet.
Kunti could not follow such indirect conversations between Maharaja Yudhisthira and Vidura, and thus when she inquired from her son about the purport of the conversation, Yudhisthira replied that from the talks of Vidura it was understood that there was a hint of fire in the house where they were proceeding.
Yudhisthira Maharaja and his brothers the Pandavas were all engaged in the service of the Lord Sri Krsna, and they had very little attraction for the illusory happiness of this material world.
www.bvml.org /books/SB/01/13.html   (11073 words)

  
 Game of Dice
Yudhisthira lost the count and Bhima became the servant - slave - of Duryodhana.
Her protest that Yudhisthira had no right to put her at stake was not heard in the agonizing cries of the ladies in the court.
The kingdom of Indraprastha was duly returned to Yudhisthira and his brothers and wife Draupadi were declared free from the bondage.
www.boloji.com /hinduism/mahabharata/12.htm   (1615 words)

  
 TeluguPeople.com - Articles
Yudhisthira: The cow is the only food, for the milk that she produces is used to make ghee (clarified butter), which is used to perform sacrifices, pleased by which the demigods give rain, which causes the grains to grow.
Yudhisthira: One who cooks his own food (is not dependant on anyone), is not a debtor (does not spend more than he can afford), does not have to leave home to make in order to earn his livelihood (does not over endeavor for material things) is truly happy.
Yudhisthira: The best path is to follow in the footsteps of the pure devotees, for they are the actual Mahajanas whose hearts are the sitting places of the real truths regarding religion.
www.telugupeople.com /discussion/article.asp?id=22294   (675 words)

  
 Chapter Ten
Maharaja Yudhisthira's younger brothers were acting as his ministers and commanders of state, and there was full cooperation between the perfectly religious brothers of the King.
Maharaja Yudhisthira was the ideal king or representative of Lord Sri Krsna to rule over the kingdom of earth and was comparable to King Indra, the representative ruler of the heavenly planets.
Maharaja Yudhisthira was instructed by Bhismadeva and the infallible Lord also, and therefore he had full knowledge of everything in perfection.
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 MAHABHARATA - ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE YUDHISTHIRA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The white umbrella of Yudhisthira was visible from a distance.
Yudhisthira tried to ward off Drona’s attack but it was too much for him to withstand the onslaught of his guru.
At that grave hour, the sound of Arjuna’s chariot was heard and this gave impetus to the army of the Pandavas, their sagging morale was lifted.
www.urday.com /myudhisthiracapture.htm   (653 words)

  
 yud1
Not only is Sri Yudhisthira the dear friend of Sri Krsna, he is also the loving husband of Srimati Draupadi and beloved son of Queen Kuntidevi.
Noticing the call of the water birds, he was sent by Sri Yudhisthira with an empty quiver to retrieve water from the obvious lake.
Sri Yudhisthira finally followed the same path of his glorious brothers, only to be shocked at the sight of them lying lifeless on the shore of a mountain lake, uninjured, yet dead to the world.
www.geocities.com /mahaksadasa/yud1.html   (1048 words)

  
 The Mahabharat Chronology
Yudhisthira's Birth : Yudhisthira was born on Pajothpatti Ashwin Bright 5th day, in Jyeshta Star, in Sagittarius Lagna, at midday Abhijit Muhurta.
Yudhisthira was 16 years, 6 months and 28 days of age.
Yudhisthira was coronated on Pingala Ashwayuja Bright 10th Day.
www.hindunet.org /hindu_history/ancient/mahabharat/mahab_patnaik.html   (2155 words)

  
 SB-text-215
That how Yudhisthira Maharaja, he was unwilling to accept the kingdom because he thought that "For me so many men have been killed in the battlefield of Kuruksetra.
Maharaja Yudhisthira was the ideal king or representative of Lord Sri Krsna..." The king should be the representative of Krsna.
Therefore it is said that during the reign of Maharaja Yudhisthira, kamam vavarsa parjanyah sarva-kama-dugha mahi [SB 1.10.4].
www.prabhupadavani.org /Bhagavatam/text/215.html   (1442 words)

  
 Yudhisthira: Sai Baba Dictionary on Yudhisthira   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Yudhisthira: the eldest Pandava, who Lord Krishna established as emperor of the entire earth.
Definition and meaning of Yudhisthira is as it has been explained by Sai Baba, it is extracted from the website http://www.vahini.org.
Yudhisthira is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
www.experiencefestival.com /a/Yudhisthira/id/145843   (323 words)

  
 Amusing Arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Yudhisthira bade him go and fetch water in his quiver as quickly as possible.
Yudhisthira was at his wit’s end and was descending the steps to reach the water, when lie heard a voice overhead -‘I am a crane-lord of this pond.
And then the questionnaire began and Yudhisthira's answers followed- a dialogue appreciated and honoured through ages as one of the rare storehouses of wisdom.
www.indiangyan.com /books/otherbooks/finearts/amusing_arts.shtml   (2253 words)

  
 Karna Parva Chapter Three
Yudhisthira countered and pierced Karna with fifty arrows.
Yudhisthira then began to afflict the Kaurava army with his mighty weapons and cause it to retreat from the field of battle.
Yudhisthira had been mangled by Karna's arrows and was returning to his tent to receive attention to his wounds and rest for a while.
www.warriormonks.com /kurukshetra/karna-parva/kp-3.html   (3110 words)

  
 S'r”mad Bh‰gavatam, Bhagavata Purana Canto 7 Chapter 11: Sanskrit:
Maharaja Yudhisthira said: My dear lord, I wish to hear from you about the principles of religion by which one can attain the ultimate goal of life--devotional service.
O King Yudhisthira, this principle of religion is to be understood as evidence.
O King Yudhisthira, these thirty qualifications must be acquired in the human form of life.
www.srimadbhagavatam.org /canto7/Canto7-Sanskrit/chapter11.html   (2311 words)

  
 Krishna Voice - October 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
He thought his reign was pious and this trouble undeserved, so Yudhisthira called Bhima to his chambers and observed: 'Arjuna went for Krishna's counsel.
To Yudhisthira, the shocking news was worse than he had feared, but he had long prepared to act when Krishna disappeared.
Then Yudhisthira concluded, as a soul he had acquired his earth-and-water body as the fruit of his desires.
www.iskconbangalore.org /contents/krishnavoice/0310/story05.html   (1865 words)

  
 SB-text-247
Maharaja Yudhisthira's mother, Kunti, belonged to the Yadu dynasty -- means Krsna's aunt, Krsna's father's sister.
As his grandson was posted as emperor, similarly, Krsna's grandson was also situated as the king of Surasena, in which province the Mathura is there: mathurayam.
And Maharaja Yudhisthira, as the protector of the system of human activities, timely retired from the active life as a sannyasi handing over the charge of the administration to a trained prince, Maharaja Pariksit.
www.prabhupadavani.org /Bhagavatam/text/247.html   (2630 words)

  
 Krishna Book Chapter 75: Why Duryodhana Felt Insulted at the End of the Rajasuya Sacrifice
When Queen Draupadi and King Yudhisthira were taking their avabhrtha bath, the citizens of Hastinapura as well as the demigods began to beat on drums and blow trumpets out of feelings of happiness, and there was a shower of flowers from the sky.
While returning to their homes, they talked of the dealings of King Yudhisthira, and even after continuous talk of his greatness they were not satiated, just as one may drink nectar over and over again and never be satisfied.
When Duryodhana saw that Maharaja Yudhisthira had become very famous after performance of the Rajasuya yajna and was fully satisfied in every respect, he began to burn with the fire of envy because his mind was always poisonous.
www.krsnabook.com /ch75.html   (2437 words)

  
 Mahabharata
He had vowed to kill Dushasana and Duryodhana He had promised Draupadi that he would drink blood from the chest of Dushasana and would dress her hair with the blood from the thigh of Duryodhana.
Yudhisthira said to himself; "Bhima was excessively infatuated with his eating."
On hearing Yudhisthira speak thus, the dog changed himself in the form of Dharma Itself and said: "O Yudhisthira the people in coming generations for time immemorial will praise and remember you as the most righteous person ever born.
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 Библиотека RIN.ru - Ashramvasika Parva
Maharaja Yudhisthira, whose enemy was never born, performed his daily morning duties by praying, offering fire sacrifice to the sun-god, and offering obeisances, grains, cows land and gold to the brahmanas.
Maharaja Yudhisthira, full of anxiety, turned to Sanjaya, who was sitting there, and said, O Sanjaya, where is my mother, who always gave us protection after the death of her husband.
Maharaja Yudhisthira and his brothers received him properly by getting up from their seats and offering obeisances.
lib.rin.ru /doc/i/42803p2.html   (1049 words)

  
 iPadmaLibrary: Alternative Health and Spiritual Library: The S'rîmad Devî Bhâgawatam Translated by Swami ...
The greatly religious Vidura always used to console, by the advice of Yudhisthira, his brother Dhritarâstra, who possessed the eye of wisdom and he remained by his brother's side.
Dharma`s son Yudhisthira used to serve his uncle Dhritarâstra in such a way as he might forget the pain of the death of his sons.
He was very wise; so he ought not to be burnt; you can go away as you like.” Hearing this, Yudhisthira bathed in the pure Ganges and returned to the As'rama and informed everything in detail to Dhritarâstra.
www.ipadmalibrary.com /books/srimaddevi/secondbch7.shtml   (1746 words)

  
 Библиотека RIN.ru - Anushasana Parva
INDEX Anushasana Parva The Final Instructions of Grandfather Bhishma Maharaja Yudhisthira then began to rule the kingdom under the direction of the twice born brahmanas.
In King Yudhisthira`s presence, Lord Krishna began to glorify Grandfather Bhishma, That foremost descendent of the Kuru race, Bhishma, is lying on a bed of arrows about to pass away.
O Yudhisthira, I think that at this time you should approach him and inquire about anything that you wish to know.
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Yudhisthira looked at Drona’s face and said, Test us now so we will know how far we are from being warriors.
Yudhisthira cocked his arrow, raised his bow, and took aim.
Yudhisthira is kind and courteous and, generally, does not behave like the heir to the throne.
home.earthlink.net /~kamesh/Mahabharata/Part3.html   (1989 words)

  
 Manipur: The Land of Jewels
Arjuna sent a message to Krishna to inform Yudhisthira that Babhrubahana, king of Manipur, would attend the horse-sacrifice.
Evidently, Yudhisthira could give those areas now covered by say, South America, Africa, or Newziland.
Yudhisthira could give this as it was already traversed by the horse and conquered by Arjuna.
manipurinfo.tripod.com   (6317 words)

  
 A sense of fairness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
He was followed by Arjuna and then by Bhima, who one by one came to the pool, attempted to drink the water, was warned by the Yaksa who was guarding the pool to answer his questions before drinking its water, ignored the voice and fell unconscious in its bank.
Yudhisthira was worried and he arrived at the spot and was taken aback to see that his invincible brothers were lying motionless on the banks of the pool.
Dharma Raja was pleased with sense of fairness that Yudhisthira showed even at the most crucial time in his life and gave all the four of his brothers back.
www.chennaionline.com /festivalsnreligion/Articles/epicstory27.asp   (725 words)

  
 Bhisma Parva Chapter Two
Yudhisthira entered the Kaurava ranks on foot followed by his brothers and His ever well wisher, Lord Krishna.
Coming near the grandsire Bhishma, Yudhisthira offered his obeisances and touching the feet of his beloved grandfather he humbly submitted, "I offer my obeisances unto you, O invincible one.
And under the command of King Yudhisthira, the Kings in his army rushed forward to halt their advancement.
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 Bhagavad Gita As It Is, 18: Conclusion--The Perfection of Renunciation, Text 78.
Arjuna was fighting on behalf of his elder brother, Yudhisthira.
Because Krsna and Arjuna were on the side of Yudhisthira, Yudhisthira's victory was certain.
It is also predicted here that Yudhisthira, after gaining victory in this battle, would flourish more and more because he was not only righteous and pious, but he was a strict moralist.
www.asitis.com /18/78.html   (958 words)

  
 Kirtanananda Swami's Daily Post   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
You may consider Yudhisthira weak, for he has tolerated untold offenses from you, but he is surrounded by his younger brothers, including the heavy breathing, vengeful Bhima.
He fulfills the desires of pure devotees and is the cause of the Rig Veda, the Lord of the mind, and fourth plenary expansion of Vishnu.
Duryodhana burned with envy because Yudhisthira was protected by the arms of Krishna and Arjuna.
www.kirtananandaswami.org /092004.html   (1324 words)

  
 Three Shocking Advices!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Just before Sakuni cast his dice Yudhisthira announced his stakes publicly and confidently; all his wealth - jewels, other precious stones.
Sakuni requested Yudhisthira with exaggerated respect and courtesy for the number count desired by him.
Wager after wager was laid by Yudhisthira and equally matched by Duryodhana.
www.chennaionline.com /festivalsnreligion/religion/religion7.asp   (412 words)

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