It is known to everyone that Shri Krishna had preached the Gita to Arjuna in Kurukshetra, where the war in Mahabharata took place. But even today there are many secrets related to Mahabharata, about which very few people are aware of. Today we are going to tell you about a mystery. Do you know why the war of Mahabharata took place in Kurukshetra and why not at any other place?
The war took place between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, in which lot of warriors were killed from both sides. This was the fiercest war that has ever been fought. Never before there has been such a war nor there is any possibility of such a war in future.
The land of Kurukshetra was chosen by Lord Sri Krishna for the war, but why he opted for Kurukshetra for the war, there is a secret behind it. According to the scriptures, when the war of Mahabharata was decided, search of the land began soon. Lord Krishna wanted to eradicate the rising sins on earth through this war and wanted to establish religion.
It is said that Lord Krishna was in fear that Kauravas and the Pandavas might make a pact on seeing each other dying in this war. So he decided to choose a land for war, where there is enough amount of anger and hatred. For this, Krishna sent his messengers in all directions and asked them to take stock of the events.
Messengers took stock of the events and elaborated the same to Lord Krishna one after another. One of the messengers told an incident in which an elder brother in Kurukshetra asked his younger brother to stop the rainwater flowing as it was entering the farm, but he refused to do so. In fit of anger, elder brother got furious and killed the younger brother with a knife and dragged his corpse to stop the water from where the water was coming out.
Hearing this true incident, Krishna decided that this land is suitable for the war. Sri Krishna was then quite convinced that the rites of this land will not allow the brothers to develop love for each other in the war. After this, he announced the venue of war as Kurukshetra.
PNN/Agencies