Shina Utavani

Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic about Pandavas and Kauravas. It describes the battle between them in the Kurukshetra war for the throne of Hastinapura. It is an epic tale that combines war, religion, philosophy, and Hindu history. Following is a story from “The Mahabharata” which describes how Bheem met Hidimba.The Pandavas went to a forest after they escaped the fire of Lakshagriha. In the forest, there lived a demon named Hidimb and his sister Hidimba. They were cruel and were fond of eating human flesh. Pandavas walked in the forest for hours and came to the part where the demons lived. Hidimb and Hidimba sensed that there were some humans in the forest. Hidimb ordered Hidimba to kill them.In the forest, Pandavas were sleeping and Bheem was awake to keep a watch on them. Hidimba came near to the Pandavas and saw Bheem. Looking at Bheem, Hidimba forgot everything. She was mesmerized by Bheem and fell in love with him. She changed her demon form and became a beautiful young girl.Hidimba in the form of a beautiful girl approached Bheem. She expressed her feelings and started talking to him. She even revealed her true identity and her brother’s intentions. She was talking to him when Hidimb came and saw them both. He was very angry and went to Hidimba and said, “What are you doing? I sent you to kill the human and you are talking with him. I will kill him by myself.” After saying this, he attacked Bheem. Bheem attacked back and they both got into a terrible fight. In the end, Hidimb was killed by Bheem.Hidimba expressed her love for Bheem and asked him to marry her. Bheem denied and wanted to kill her too. But Kunti came and interfered. She agreed to Hidimba’s proposal but on one condition. She said, “You can marry my son but once you have a child from him, you must allow him to leave and join his brothers.” Bheem also kept one condition that he will spend his time with her during the day and will return to her mother and brothers at night. Hidimba agreed at once because she wanted to marry Bheem.After marriage as it was decided, Bheem spent every day with Hidimba and at dusk went back to his mother and brothers. They both used to spend quality time with each other and Hidimba enjoyed being with Bheem.After a year, Hidimba gave birth to a half-human, half-demon son. He was a huge half-rakshasa. His head was bald and looked like a pot so he was named ‘Ghatotkacha’. He loved Pandavas and admired them.Ghatotkacha was an important figure and a great warrior in the war of Mahabharata. He was a master wizard. Lord Krishna even gave him a boon that no one in the world would be able to match his sorcery skill.

This is a story of Bheem, Gatotkach and Hidimba.

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