I am back once again wtih another letter today. Today its B-day, and what are you thinking? I would be talking about Birthday, as most of the kids are interested in Birthday’s only. No you got it wrong this time. I am going to talk about the mightiest person in the Indian Mythology and he is none other than Bheema the great.
The Bheema by birth itself is a huge kid and used to be very fond of food. He never could wait for his food it seems. So Draupadi always divides the food into two halves and the first half goes to Bheema and the other half would be eaten by the rest of the four Pandava kids. My granddad told me this story to praise Bheema’s observation and concentration skills. You want to know that story?
Bheema’s Observation skills:
One night when Kunti (the mother of Pandavas) was giving food to all her sons in the palace, suddenly a huge wind came and blew off all the candles. Please remember that there was no electricity in those days, like how we have it now. So she immediately called out to the palace servants and asked them to light the candles back. In the meantime, like any typical mommy, she asked all her kids to stay calm and quiet wherever they are and not to touch anything.
When the lights came back, everybody got surprised to see the empty plate in front of Bheema as he finished his dinner so fastly even in the darkness. Everybody became curious as to how could Bheema accomplish this feat. His reply was simple in fact. He told that when his mommy was serving the food, he just observed and so he remembers where everything is and hence its become an easy task for him to finish his meal. As light is there or not is just our perception and we shouldn’t worry too much about it.
Hearing this conversation, Arjun felt that he should also become very observant and vigilant if he has to become a big warrior and so he also started practicing it. My granddad tells me that if they can really make themselves very big with these simple techniques, we should also
There are a lot of stories that show how Bheema normally saves Pandava’s and other normal citizens from the troubles. So people started calling Bheema as the Mightiest person of all Pandavas. So slowly Bheema’s ego started getting built. He started feeling that there is no other person on this earth who can defeat him.
What lesson did this mightiest Person have to learn?
But can you imagine that a single old monkey defeated the mightiest person Bheema? No right, but yes that story really happened once. During the Pandava’s exile, Hanuman came to test Bheema in the form of an old monkey. When Bheema couldn’t even lift the tail of the monkey, he has realized that there are mightier people on the earth and he is just not the only one. This has happened under the direction of Krishna to bring down Bheema’s ego. If you want to know more details about this story, its available on the book below from Amazon.
What I learnt from Bheema?
Based on the stories narrated by my granddad and mom, I learnt the following from Bheema
- One should be observant all the time
- Only when we concentrate on what we are learning, we can learn things to perfection.
- We shouldnt feel proud of our accomplishments.
Here comes the end of my story on Bheema. Hope you liked it my friends. Please find my other Indian Mythological stories for #A to Z Challenge here. Happy to be part of this exciting journey and see you tomorrow. Please let me know your comments on this story of mine.
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I can relate to your mythologocal stories, they were a significant part of my childhood days:)
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Thanks a lot Aditi
We get a lot to learn from my mythological characters. Believe them or not but the quality and traits they display might be life changing.looking forward for your next post 🙂
Thank you Priyanka
Welcome!
mighty bheema, great read
Thank you dear
Bheema is another great character. Man who killed Duryodhana and Dushashana. He washed Draupadi’s hair with blood of her tormentor. So what if he ate a lot. He was a warrior.
Yes very true. He is the most powerful among all the Pandavas.
Am loving this theme. So much to learn.
Thank you Rashi
What I really like about your posts is that you have this what I’ve learned section. Loving this Mythology sessions
Thank you Sonia
This is just a cute and yet thought provoking story. I didnt know this so thanks for sharing
Thanks a lot for loving it Esha
Another exemplary mythological tale which teaches us humility. Bheema brought down by a Monkey! Great going.
Thank you Jay
Bheem is one of my favorite characters of the Mahabharat. Thanks for sharing a different facet of his.
Thanks for reading it
I am loving the fact that you are connecting mythological characters with our practical life and sharing the things which we can learn from these great characters. great work and keep it up!
Thank you Surbhi
Ah, I didn’t know the dinner story but I knew of how Hanuman helped Bheema to come off his ego. Thanks for sharing these gem of stories. 🙂
Thank you for reading
Loved reading this post. There’s so manyy things to learn !Keep writing!
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I am a mythological stories lover. I loved the way you brought out the takeaway from the character. Loved it!
Thank you for your kind words Pragnya
I used to listen to such stories in my childhood by my mother, thanks for revising them all
Thank you Vartika
Bheema might come across as a giant oaf who eats a lot, but infact he was the most sensitive amongst the Pandavas and his wisdom is often underrated. It was Bheema who protests vehemently to Yudhishtir when the latter wagers Draupadi during the game of dice. Also, it is Bheema who is always the most attentive to Draupadi’s feelings. That’s the reason Draupadi asks Bheema of all the Pandavas to get rid of Duryodhan and Dushasan. Btw, Hanuman and Bheema are half-brothers as they are both sons of Vayu, the God of wind.
Very well written post. Enjoyed it a lot.
Thank you for these pointers. Ofcourse we still haven’t taught them to my kid. That’s why he told only what he knows..
Thanks for the encouragement
Loved reading and knowing more about bhima. Thanks for sharing.
Thankyou Roopali
In entire MahaBharata Bheema is my favorite. He is only one who loved Draupadi from his heart. Thanks for this write up! Brushed my memories.
Thank you Sanjota. Yes, Bheema is the only most sensitive person of all the MahaBharata if you ask me. In today’s world we can call him a HSK
I got nostalgic with childhood memories of my grandfather telling me these stories.Thank you for sharing this one.
Thanks a lot.
I know next to nothing about Indian mythology, so I’m looking forward to more of your posts.
Thank you for liking them! Hope I would be able to satisfy your curiosity on Indian Mythology with the forthcoming posts.
I’ve learnrd a lot already and we ae only 2 posts in! Keep up the good work!
Thanks a lot for liking them Keith
The mighty Bheema! He loved food and ate vociferously. The story about him eating in the darkness was unknown to me.
Enjoying the posts.
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Thank you Kislaya.
Great story telling Shrav. everyday I waits learn something new from you
Thank you Ujjwal.
Great post and love the moral of the story
Thanks a lot
Great analysis. Each and every story comes with a moral.
Thank you Sudip
Great analysis of a Strong and Kind warrior
Thanks a lot Pragnya