Most of the great scholars of Gita may not have heard of the great
Barbareek, the son of Ghatotkachch, grandson of Bheema. This
brilliant child Barbareek, the grandson of the Bheema, the second
eldest among the Pandavas, was born to Hidamba, the wife of
Ghatotkachch. He had a lot of hair on his head, like a lion, so he
was called Barbareek.
By the grace of Lord krishna,the stage for an important event
(Mahabharata) is often set much in advance. So it was with
Barbareek's sacrifice.
Barbareek wanted to gain all the best knowledge in military science
as well as spiritual science. He was sent to serve a learned
Brahmana who had acquired lots of knowledge, and was harassed by
demons. Barbareek spent his time protecting the brahmana from the
demons, and eventually he completed his learning and returned with
blessings and supreme knowledge, back to his mother.
Then he heard of the battle of Mahabharata which was about to begin,
and consoling his mother, convincing her of his capability, he went
away towards the battlefield. Lord Krishna knew that if Barbareek
saw the battlefield, he would take the side of the losing forces.
Knowing this, he disguised as a brahmana and approached Barbareek on
his way.Barbareek had already met Bheema, his grandfather, when he
set off on the journey, and was also blessed by Lord Siva as he went
ahead. When he met Lord Krishna in the guise of a Brahmana, Lord
Krishna asked him to prove to him his capabilities first. He had
three great arrows, mystical in nature, with which he could destroy
everyone in the battlefield. Lord Krishna said to Barbareek to show
his powers, by piercing all the leaves of a tree, and he hid one
leaf under His Lotus feet. When Barbareek shot the arrow, it pierced
all the leaves of the tree except the one under Lord Krishna's feet,
and the arrow came to rest at the feet of Lord Krishna. The Lord
Krishna explained to Barbareek, that if he by chance took the side
of the Kauravas, the efforts of the Pandavas would go in vain.
Barbareek understood, and offered his own head as sacrifice to Lord
Krishna, in order to make sure that Pandavas won the war, and thus
his sacrifice has been known as the first beginning of the
Mahabharata, which ensured that pandavas would win. Without such a
sacrifice, it would have been very difficult for the Pandavas to win
the mercy of the Lord. Thus the Lord accepted the head of Barbareek,
and placed it on a mountain top, to view the battle. For 18 days,
this head of Barbareek saw the war, and after the war was over, Lord
Krishna then brought all the victorious Pandavas and their friends
to see Barbarek's head, which was kept alive by the mystical pwers
of the Lord. Thus Barbareek spoke in detail about the battle, and
declared that had it not been for Sudarshana Chakra of the Lord, the
Pandavas would have lost. All the killing was actually done by the
Sudarshana Chakra! The pandavas thus lost their arrogance and they
together took Barbareek's head to his mother, who heard the story of
the battle of Mahabharata from the mouth of Barbareek himself! Only
after that, Barbareek's head was entombed sacredly, according to
vedic rituals.
The blessing given to Barbareek by Lord Krishna was that he would be
called with the name of Krishna itself (Shyam) and the place where
he was entombed is called Khatu Shyam, where the temple of Barbareek
still stands and is worshipped by all as the one of the closest
associates of Lord Krishna, although unknown to many. Those who
remember this sacrifice of Barbareek, they will always be at peace,
for having known the reason due to which Pandavas won the war
against the Kauravas. Had the Lord not been merciful because of
Barbareek's Sacrifice, the Pandavas may not have won. Thus the stage
for the victory of the Pandavas was set by the Lord through the
sacrifice of Barbareek.
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Barbareek Was The Most Powerful Warrior in Mahabharata . If He Want He Could Finish That War in Just One Day !!! But He Sacrificed His Desire of Fight For the Sake of Justice !!! After Viewing the War He Changed His Mind, He Did Not Want To Waste His Power For Earthly Desire, He Had Chosen the Life of A Saint of Maa Shakti to Serve The Humanity !!! That's Why Still Now He is Worshiped Respectfully as Same As Lord Krishna ! HE WAS THE WISE WARRIOR <3 <3 <3 :D
