
What are Bhishma unknown (greatness) facts
What are Bhishma unknown (greatness) facts
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Ugraayudha, the Raaja of Ajaamiidha vamsham, was very famous. He was a balavanta / very powerful. He even had got the Chakraayudham from Sri Hari.
However he then got Ahankaaram / arrogancy. With Bala-garvam (power and proudness), he used to unnecessarily do Yuddhams / war with other Kings.
He had stopped thinking about Dharmam-adharmam, Nyaayam-anyaayam (justice and unjustice), Saadhyam-asaadhyam (possibility and impossibility).
None used to stand before him in Yuddham / war.
Many became his saamanta-raajas, others lost their lives in the Yuddham / war. This increased his Ahankaaram / arrogancy.
Once he heard that Devavrata (Bhishmacharya) was a Veeraadhiveera (great warrior). He heard that in the Bhoo-mandalam (on earth), no one can defeat him.
Ugraayudha then decided to do Yuddham / war against Gaangeya (son of Ganga, that is Bhishma), so took a huge Sainyam / soldiers and reached Hastinaapuram.
Just at that time the Pita...