What is the speciality and significance with the character Subhadra ?

Question

This beautiful lady Subhadra in the epic Mhabharata was sister to Lord Krishna and Wife to the Great Archer Arjuna and Mother to a great handsome warrior prince Abhimanyu.

one reference story over here in the following link ..

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqAxcNBhzSkzahZrV9tqhbDty6IX?qid=20070811014353AA35k5X

Can you throw in or add some more significant stories on Subhadra ?

Answer 1

Subhadra while pregnant of Abhimanyu, Arjuna was talking casually to her of the regarding various aspects of war. Though she was not interested with the so called boastings of Arjuna on warfare and war themes she somewhat partially listened to it praying to God perhaps, when her husband shall stop this.

Now Arjuna was explaining Subhadra on the aspects of breaking into a special defence mechanism called "Chakra Vyuha", after breaking in when Arjuna was about to explain, how to come out safe out of it, suddenly the God heard to the prayers of Subhadra and Arjuna was called out for something by Lord Krishna.

Subhadra escaped the boring talks on wars and warfares, but the child within her listened to all these talks uptill breaking in. Not about the safe exit as his mother felt bored and went away.

Eventually this half knowledge caused the pitiable downfall of the 16 year old handsome warrior boy Abhimanyu in the 18 day long Mahabharata War.

That story of deception and slaughter of Arjuna's son, the half knowledged great warrior Abhimanyu in Mahabharat can be read with this link

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/athmavidya/message/481

Now coming back, because of this story of Subhadra and Abhimanyu, elders in this country say, pregnant ladies should not listen to or get into disturbing stories and atmospheres as it could give harmful effects on child, but they should spend time meekly listening to good stories in good environment that are peaceful and serene.

And more than that never leave anything halfway while pregnant. Either do not get into that atmosphere, if do not leave it half way, without clarifying because there is also a child who is taking in impressions even if we are not.

Sairam

Answer 2

Ever wondered why Lord Krishna is depicted in such a deformed way in the temple of Jagannath of Puri? Following story explains the reason behind that:

When Shri Krishna was being cremated after his death in Dwarika, Balaram, overcome with grief, dashed into the ocean with Shri Krishna's partially cremated body. Subhadra too, followed both the brothers. At the same time, on the eastern shore of India, King Indradyumna of Jagannath Puri had a dream that the Lord's body would float up to the shores of Puri. He should build a huge mandir in the city and consecrate the wooden murtis of Shri Krishna, Balaram and Subhadra. The bones (asthi) of Lord Krishna's body should be placed in the hollow in the back of the murti. The dream came true. He found the splinters of bone (asthi) and took them. But the question was who would carve the murtis. It is said that the architect of the gods - Vishwakarma - arrived as an old carpenter. He stipulated that while carving the murtis nobody should disturb him and if anybody did, he would stop work and leave. A few months elapsed. Driven with impatience, Indradyumna opened the door of Vishwakarma's room, who vanished instantly as he had stipulated. Despite the incomplete murtis, the king consecrated them, placing the holy cinders of Lord Krishna in the hollow of the murti and installed them in the mandir. Every year a grand procession is carried out with the murtis of Lord Krishna, Balaram and Subhadra in three gigantic floats. The floats are pulled by devotees from Janakpur to the mandir in Jagannath Puri. The murtis are changed every twelve years, the new ones being incomplete too.

The Jagannath Mandir in Jagannath Puri is one of the four most sacred mandirs in the four directions of the Indian sub - continent.

The other three are: Rameshwar in South, Dwarka in West and Badrinath in the Himalayas. Probably the mandir in Jagannath Puri is the only mandir in the world housing murtis of three deities who are siblings - Lord Krishna, Balaram and Subhadra -

Answer 3

Shubhadra maan was a great karam yogin as wife

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