Attractions Of Kurukshetra: Bheeshma Kund

Bhisma Kund:

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Short Overview:

Bhisma Kund is located in the village of Narakatari and is a large water reservoir dedicated to the Grandsire of the Pandavas and Kauravas, Bhishma. The great battle of Mahabharata has been associated with the establishment of this reservoir because as the story goes, on the tenth day of the battle when Bhishma fell on the ground and was thirsty it was Arjuna who pierced an arrow into the ground to get water for him.

Long Overview:

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There is a legend attached to this water tank. It says that,The Kauravas had the mighty Bheeshma (Bheeshma (Amar Chitra Katha)) as the leader of their army, and for ten days he rampaged through the Pandava army, taking care however not to kill any of the Pandavas though. With the war in a stalemate, and with the realization that the Pandavas could not win the war without first killing Bheeshma, and also that Bheeshma could be killed only if he so willed it, Lord Krishna, Arjuna's charioteer, came up with the stratagem of having Shikhandi face Bheeshma in battle, also Bheesma ha a pray not to kill any woman. And so, Bheeshma, the indestructibe warrior, let Arjuna's arrows pierce his body, and thus fell on the tenth day of the war. Having fallen, he was surrounded by both the Kauravas and the Pandavas. He asked for water, and Arjuna shot an arrow into the earth, thereby releasing a stream of water today this place is marked with Bheesma Kund. This road that leads to the village of Naraktari is not as bad as it looks, and in any case you do not need to travel more than a kilometer before you reach the village.One of the popular foundation, The Gita Press of Gorakhpur is one of the oldest and most respected publishers of books on Hinduism. This however is the lone shop, ramshackle as it is, that sells Gita Press publications at the site. 


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