Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Why was Abhimanyu so powerful ?

 

  1. Abhimanyu was trained by the greatest warriors of Dwapara Yuga, namely Arjuna, Lord Krishna and Balarama.
  2. Abhimanyu was trained by his father Arjuna to such an extent that he became an Atiratha (a warrior capable of fighting with 60,000 enemy warriors simultaneously).
  3. Abhimanyu received all the human and celestial weapons from Arjuna.
  4. Abhimanyu almost defeated Kourava commander Bhishma on the 1st day of Kurukshetra war.
  5. Abhimanyu invoked powerful weapons on the 13th day which he received from Arjuna and Lord Krishna.
  6. Abhimanyu received the bow called Raudra (which belonged to Lord Shiva) from his maternal uncle Balarama.
  7. Abhimanyu was the only warrior (apart from Lord Krishna, Arjuna, Pradyumna) who knew the art to penetrate through Chakra Vyuha (most complex military formation).
  8. Abhimanyu defeated Karna and killed six counsellors of Karna on the 13th day.
  9. Abhimanyu defeated the other foremost Kourava warriors like Drona, Kripa, Shalya and Ashwatthama.
  10. Abhimanyu single-handedly caused carnage inside Chakra Vyuha while the other Pandava warriors were checked by Jayadratha at the entrance of the formation.

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