Mahabharata Adiparva Bakavadha parva section 160-165
Sri Sadgurubhyoh Namah
Pandavas started living in Ekachakra town in a brahmana house, disguised as brahmanas. They spent their days by begging alms as mendicants. Whatever was collected was made into two halves at the end of day by kunti. She gave one half to Bhima and rest of pandavas shared the other half.
One day when Bhima and Kunti were alone at the home, while other pandavas were away, they heard loud wailing from their host.
Kunti says to Bhima, we need to help the host in his hour of distress. He is a true man who gives back many fold the favor he recieves. We have taken shelter at his house, hence it is our duty to help this person. Bhima asks her mother to find out the cause of distress.
The brahmana was lamenting that he has to die himself or sacrifice his wife or daughter or his son to a rakshasa by name Bakasura. Kunti overhears the family's conversation.
Brahmana was saying that he will go as food to the Bakasura and spare other family members. To this his wife says that she is ready to sacrifice herself, as a duty of wife is to help her husband in everyway possible. While daughter is saying that she will go herself as food to rakshasa. The little son says, he will kill the rakshasa himself with a blade of grass. Kunti then enquires the brahmana what is wrong. The brahmana says "there lives a Rakshasa by name Baka nearby, who feasts on human flesh. Our village people has to send a bullock cart full of food, with two buffaloes and a human being everyday to Baka. We take turns in providing this to him, otherwise he will kill all villagers at once. Now, today is my family's turn to provide this food. So I will go today as food for that rakshasa".
Kunti then tells him that she has five sons, so she will send one in place of that brahmana, and assures him that her son is capable of some mantras , so that he can protect himself. She then goes to Bhima and tells him the reason for the distress of their host, and tells him to go and kill that Bakasura. Bhima says "So be it".
Yudhistir after coming from reprimands his mother for forsaking his brother to a cannibal. He asks her why she has given that promise to brahmana. He says, Bhima upon whose might we are all dependent on, who alone can win over the kauravas, who rescued them from house of lac, who is their hope of survival, how can she forsake him?
Kunti replies "I know Bhima's prowess, he can defeat the rakshasa Baka easily. I have seen him fight Hidimba. I have seen him carry all of us easily through the forest. He possesses strength equal to ten thousand elephants. When he was born , I dropped him by mistake over a moutain and that rock got shattered by the impact of Bhima. He is undefeatable in the world. Knowing this I am sending him to rescue the brahmana. Moreever, a man has to repay the kind favor his host has done And also saving a brahmana is foremost among duties of a kshatriya. "
Yudhistir approves this and sends Bhima to kill Baka.
Hari OM
Sri Sadgurubhyoh Namah
Pandavas started living in Ekachakra town in a brahmana house, disguised as brahmanas. They spent their days by begging alms as mendicants. Whatever was collected was made into two halves at the end of day by kunti. She gave one half to Bhima and rest of pandavas shared the other half.
One day when Bhima and Kunti were alone at the home, while other pandavas were away, they heard loud wailing from their host.
Kunti says to Bhima, we need to help the host in his hour of distress. He is a true man who gives back many fold the favor he recieves. We have taken shelter at his house, hence it is our duty to help this person. Bhima asks her mother to find out the cause of distress.
The brahmana was lamenting that he has to die himself or sacrifice his wife or daughter or his son to a rakshasa by name Bakasura. Kunti overhears the family's conversation.
Brahmana was saying that he will go as food to the Bakasura and spare other family members. To this his wife says that she is ready to sacrifice herself, as a duty of wife is to help her husband in everyway possible. While daughter is saying that she will go herself as food to rakshasa. The little son says, he will kill the rakshasa himself with a blade of grass. Kunti then enquires the brahmana what is wrong. The brahmana says "there lives a Rakshasa by name Baka nearby, who feasts on human flesh. Our village people has to send a bullock cart full of food, with two buffaloes and a human being everyday to Baka. We take turns in providing this to him, otherwise he will kill all villagers at once. Now, today is my family's turn to provide this food. So I will go today as food for that rakshasa".
Kunti then tells him that she has five sons, so she will send one in place of that brahmana, and assures him that her son is capable of some mantras , so that he can protect himself. She then goes to Bhima and tells him the reason for the distress of their host, and tells him to go and kill that Bakasura. Bhima says "So be it".
Yudhistir after coming from reprimands his mother for forsaking his brother to a cannibal. He asks her why she has given that promise to brahmana. He says, Bhima upon whose might we are all dependent on, who alone can win over the kauravas, who rescued them from house of lac, who is their hope of survival, how can she forsake him?
Kunti replies "I know Bhima's prowess, he can defeat the rakshasa Baka easily. I have seen him fight Hidimba. I have seen him carry all of us easily through the forest. He possesses strength equal to ten thousand elephants. When he was born , I dropped him by mistake over a moutain and that rock got shattered by the impact of Bhima. He is undefeatable in the world. Knowing this I am sending him to rescue the brahmana. Moreever, a man has to repay the kind favor his host has done And also saving a brahmana is foremost among duties of a kshatriya. "
Yudhistir approves this and sends Bhima to kill Baka.
Hari OM
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