Requirement In Hinduism, Mahabharata is one of the epics that focuses on knowledge and wisdom. This epic teaches different skills of survival as well as prosperity. On contrary, it also signifies on number 18, which is related to the flourishing of different phases escalates to wisdom and prosperity.
The 18 number and its importance have been specifically observed in different verses of the epic.

Facts that make number 18 auspicious

There are different reasons that have been indicated for the auspicious features of the number 18. The epic describing about Lord Krishna and Dharma has hidden its significance in the eighteen.

• Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita is often linked to each other as Bhagavad Gita has 18 chapters. The 18-chapter verses are the statements of wisdom that have given victory to Arjuna.
• The epic defines the different requirements enough of Lord Krishna and also described his concept regarding the ability of man. He had pointed out about 18 traits that it is necessary for a man to be perfect for the ideal man.
• The great Epic War in Mahabharat lasted for 18 days.
• The creation of Mahabharat is entirely found rotating around the number 18. As there are 18 sections of the epic.
• There is a total of 18 Puranas picked from the traditional verses.
• In the great war of Kurukshetra, the total survivors were 18 Warriors.

• Mentioning about the ruling Pandavas, there was a time total of 36 years. Therefore it is twice as 18.
• While number 18 is described as auspicious, it is also found that the Akshauhini army had a chariot and elephant force of 21870. The horse force was 65610 and the number of soldiers fought was 109350 in number. It is the sum-up of 18.
• Once again after looking into doubling and summing up, it is seen that in the war of Kurukshetra Bhisma survived for 9 days.
• The Mathura and Yadavas were attacked for mama 18 times
• Kansa the evil man was killed by Krishna at age of very 18.

Number 18 seems to be a need in the epic as well as in Geeta Bhagavad. After defining knowingly and unintentionally the number itself flourished.

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Reviving the history of the birth of the holy book of the Hindus; the tale of Lord Krishna and the battle of Kurukshetra has played the main role. So, it is during the battle Lord Krishna had preached about the realistic and philosophical teachings to the Great Warrior Arjuna. The immortal verses and preaches are brilliantly folded in the epic of Mahabharata celebrated on “Gita Jayanti”.

It was during the 18^th day of the battle of Kurushetra when Arjuna wanted to give up as a warrior. During the battle, several innocent people had died that had shaken Arjuna who planned to drop his weapons. Lord Krishna, the incarnation of Vishnu preaches, convinces him to complete his duty as a Kshatriya instead of thinking about the deaths and the misgivings during the battle.

The active connection between the mind, body, and soul was mentioned while explaining the reality. The truth about the body that is not immortal but the soul are; Verses of the Upanishads with the philosophical believes are present. It was the day when the  Bhagwat Gita was born; Lord Krishna’s preaching to the Warrior Arjuna is still believed in modern times.

Activities on Gita Jayanti

Specifically, the preaching from “Gita” the holy or sacred book is practiced regularly knowingly or unknowingly. It is celebrated worldwide as the preaching of Lord Krishna and the believer’s chants from the Vedas, Upanishads that are present in this sacred book.

The Birthday of Bhagawat Gita is celebrated mostly in November, according to the Hindu Calendar it is on the Shukla Paksha. On this specific and auspicious day, the followers of Lord Krishna celebrate the day by different rituals and chants by priests. Bhagawad Gita is the sacred book of the Hindu religion, on Jayanti, all the 700 verses are recited by the scholars.

On the 11^th day of the Waxing moon, this day is auspiciously celebrated when the sermons are heard. ISKCON is one of the popular places where the recitals are carried out with Yagyas, arati, and other activities such as dance-dramas from the pieces of Mahabharata. This enables the followers and worshippers to understand the importance of the preaches of Krishna.

Kurukshetra is the longest battle that was fought for 18 days to win the dynasty of Hastinapura. According to Mahabharata the war between the Kauravas and Pandavas led to the greatest battle between the two families of Hastinapura. Lord Krishna did not participate in the war directly but had supported the war as the evil versus the good. So, Krishna helped and directed the Pandavas to fight the war and win the battle. The sermons that were recited by the lord while supporting and specifying to follow the right path are from the Mahabharata, though he did not directly participate in the war but was present as a charioteer.

Winning the Kurukshetra battle was possible at the fingertip for Krishna but he wanted the warriors to fight and win the battle with confidence. The importance of the Mahabharata and the recitals in Bhagavat Gita is still followed and the birthday is celebrated as Gita Jayanti.

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Whenever we remind ourselves about the Indian mythology the popular are Mahabharata and Ramayana. The epics of mythological characters that are surviving with people and religion. The scripture depicted on the walls external and internal describes the different philosophical aspects. The Vedic stories are the description of the religious literature that is always in belief, not only as religion but a guide to self-improvements.

Some of the interesting facts that no one can deny about Indian mythology are as follows:

The rule of Samsara:

The life cycle of a human being is the major part to understand if born as a human being. Four major parts of life are birth, with the different stages of life, death, and reincarnation. It is mentioned in the Vedic and epics, that inspires people to lead a better life. All the sculptures of the ancient times on the temples and ancient structures speaks about the life and the stages that one has to follow.

“There is neither joy nor any sorrow for one who Transcended samsara, with a peaceful mind He will always live As If he can without a body”.

Game of Karma

We all are aware of Karma, the way it plays with the fortune while there is a keen belief in both the actions and reactions. It is already described in Vedics and also in the sacred books of the Hindus. Indian Mythology has always been descriptive about bad things and good things that are undoubtedly a person has to face due to their deeds. If you do anything good in life it has always had something better in your life and for bad you have to pay the worst in your life before death.

Bhagavad Gita

Whenever we talk or think about Mahabharata, it has the greatest collection of verses from Mahabharata. The character of Lord Krishna who has been the savior of and guide to Arjuna, the verses are from the Bhagavad Gita. Indian mythology cannot be imagined without the religious sacred book. Hindus are a great believer of Gita, perhaps if they believe or may not follow them religiously.

Gods and deities

Krishna has been the ruler, the incarnation of Vishnu who will always rule as the deity of Karma. There is always a belief that whenever there will be an end to the world due to inhumanity. The rebirth of Krishna will bless the world with rebirth to the world.

Krishna said “ Whenever evil flourished in the world, God born as a human form to defeat the evil people. This happens in all distinctive yugas”.

Divine in a culture where the celebration for Gods or deities are also inspired and known from Indian mythology. The rebirth and incarnation of the Devi Durga, the King of the Universe Lord Shiva are also part of Indian Mythology. Hindu religion believes to celebrate with offerings to the deities as per mentioned in the mythological books. Indian Mythology depicts the truth about the life cycle that the human has to follow in each yuga.

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Mahabharata – Has it ever occurred to you that the stories that have been narrated to us since childhood, could be flawed?

Flawed to the limits of covering up or making it suitable for you to understand the situation you find yourself in. While we have always believed in what our elders told us, and they, in what their elders might have, more than a few narrations question the theories that has been narrated in the epic for the first time.

As said earlier, we’ve always been told and narrated the story of the side which wins.

Today, no matter what the situation be, good or bad, no matter how heinous the crime is, no matter how close your loved ones were and yet they ended up conspiring, no matter whether the parents killed their own child, wisdom prevails only when both the sides have said their part. So should I assume that we’ve moved much ahead of the old times? Or is it that the occurrences are inspired by what we’ve conceived of the stories?

What if none of the narrations are true?

What if the idea of ‘dharma’ and ‘karma’ was never fulfilled in the epic?

What if every lesson in the epic is for us to learn and choose and not to teach?

What if it was all a lie? What if the Mahabharata was all a lie?

What does rearing children mean to the us, the present generation? Nothing more than a phase of life? Our ancestors, however, were of a different opinion. They believed that a person is reborn as any of their descendants in respective forms, i.e- men were reborn as boys and women as girls. If that were the case, did Bhishma not commit a sin, by not marrying and bearing children? Does this not explain the prevailing female foeticide system, that has reached its extremes with the last couple of generations?

That Draupadi loved just one of the Pandavas the most, is only partially true. Many historians and epic analysts believe that she mistook Karna to be Arjuna in her Swayamvar ceremony. However, Krishna knew that the consequences wouldn’t be the same if she married Karna. He also was very aware of the fact that Karna is not a charioteer’s son but is the eldest of Pandavas. Yet he manipulated her, so as to cause the greatest war known to mankind.

If by listening to all of those Mahabharata stories, you concluded Pandavas to be good and Kauravas to be bad, let me tell you that you were and are still delusioned. The truth is, that after yeras of exile, they learnt to be patient and change. However, the Kauravas did not let go of the kingdom like dogs don’t let go of bones. Connectively, Duryodhana, in the present day, is a presiding deity in one of the temples in Kerala, because he believed in equality of human beings. It may also surprise you that two of the Kauravas did not fight with their brothers. Yuyutsu, Dhritarashtra’s son from a palace maid and Vikarna, had thought that what Draupadi had to go through was sinfully wrong.

That Shakuni, the prince of Gandhara, and the maternal uncle to the Kauravas, always stood by thier side to make them victorious is a lie. Shakuni only intended to take revenge from Bhishma, for once Bhishma had caused mass genocide in the kingdom of Gandhara and left one child alive. The child’s only aim, ever since he came to know of the killings, was the destruction of Kuru clan. Had Krishna wanted, he could have never let the war or the jealous feeling among brothers happen. But history had to be created, so as to narrate the stories to generation to come.

Does this not raise innumerable questions in your mind, regarding the history we’ve believed in since ages? The lessons from the stories contradict themselves, and things are made to take place to create history.

The prefix ‘Du’ was regarded as inauspicious in those times. Now why would a king name his children with the same prefix? (Duryodhana and Dussasna)

None of the Kuru grandsons were liable to ascend the throne, as, in none of them ran the blood of the clan. Why were they made to fight for the throne, then?

They call it the greatest war of all times. No side, Pandavas or Kauravas, stuck by the rules to win the war. While Abhimanyu was killed fighting more than one warrior at a time, Dhrishtadyumna and Pandava children were killed in the middle of the night, Duryodhana was hit below the waist by Bheem, and Karna was unarmed when killed by Arjuna. How, then is it the greatest war of all times?

Mahabharata – The time has come to question history.

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