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How did Sanjay get Divya Drishti?
Sanjaya — who has the gift of seeing events at a distance (divya-drishti) right in front of him, granted by the sage Vyasa — narrates to Dhritarashtra the action in the climactic battle of Kurukshetra, which includes the Bhagavad Gita.
What happened after Mahabharata war was over?
1) After winning the war of Kurukshetra, Pandavas are crowned the rulers of Hastinapur with Yudhistira being at the helm of affairs. A grief-stricken Gandhari curses Krishna wishing for him and the whole Yadav clan a painfull death just like her sons (Kauravas). 2) Pandavas rule Hastinapur for 36 long years.
Did Sanjay listen Gita?
1. It wasn’t only Arjuna who acquired the knowledge of Bhagavad Gita from Krishna. Lord Hanuman, Sanjaya and Barbarik also listened to the entire narration.
What was the power of Sanjaya in Mahabharata?
Sanjaya was a charioteer and minister to King Dhrtarastra; narrator of the events at Kuruksetra. He was the son of Gavalgana and disciple of Veda Vyasa. He received his power to witness the events at the battle of Kurukshetra by the mystic potency of his guru Srila Vyasadeva.
How many people heard Geeta?
God Shri Krishna told Srimad Bhagavata Geeta to Arjuna but total 5 person were seeing and hearing it. Lord Krishna gave Srimad Bhagwad Gita only to Arjuna and the entire world was in suspended animation at that time. Only exceptions were Sanjaya and through him Dhritarashtra.
How did Sanjaya know what was happening in the Mahabharata?
He gave a blow-by-blow account of the war to Dhritarashta. The magical part of the Mahabharatam tells us that Sanjaya was given divine vision by Veda Vyasa and that is how he knew what was going on in the war even though he was always at Hastinapur (old delhi), with Dhritarashtra.
Who was Sanjaya in Bhagavad Gita?
“Having bowed down to thy father (Veda Vyasa), that (wise and high-souled) son of Parasara, through whose grace, (through Sanjaya was the son of Gavalgana. Sanjaya was a Suta. He was the charioteer of Dhritarashtra and the first one who narrated the Bhagavad Gita other than Sri Krishna himself.
What did Sanjaya give to Satyaki?
Sanjaya gave the names of every one who was killed on the side of the Kauravas and the Pandavas (Kama Parva, Chapters 5-6) as well as those who were alive on his side (Chapter 7, Karna Parva) Satyaki took Sanjaya as a captive and was released after Vyasa intervened (Shalya Parva, Chapters 25 and 27).
What does Sanjay report to Dhritarashtra about the Battle?
During the battle, Sanjay reports everything to Dhritarashtra in great detail. Clear, honest and without taking sides, Sanjay never turns away from reporting the loss of his master’s sons in the battlefield, though it’s an excruciating job telling a parent the gruesome death of his sons at the hands of the Pandavas.