Why did Krishna favor Pandavas?

Krishna also established an alliance of Yadavas with the Pandavas, a faction of Kurus, who were fighting against the established Kuru Kingdom. For this assistance, Krishna in turn helped the Pandavas to win the Kurukshetra War against the Kurus headed by Duryodhana.

How is Krishna related to Kauravas?

In one such story, it is revealed that despite being disliked, Lord Shri Krishna was tied with a strong bond of relationship with Kaurav Duryodhana. Indeed, Duryodhana and Shri Krishna were the Samdhi of each other. Lord Krishna & Jambwati’s son Samb was married to Lakshmana daughter of Duryodhana.

Are Kauravas and Pandavas the biological descendants of Vyasa?

The Kauravas are biological descendants of Vyasa, but the Pandavas are not, as I’ll explain below. But first, some background. Shantanu, king of Hastinapura many generations before the Pandavas and Kauravas, married the goddess Ganga and had a son named Bhishma.

What is the difference between Kauravas and Pandavas?

So to sum up, the Kauravas had the blood of Vyasa, and thus some small amount of blood from Shantanu’s wife Satyavati, albeit not the blood of Shantanu himself. The Pandavas, on the other hand, didn’t even have the blood of Vyasa, being the sons of gods.

How many gurus did Kaurav and Pandav have in Mahabharat?

The Kaurav’s and Pandav’s in the Mahabharat had 2 common gurus. Apart from that, certain individual princes had additional gurus. Kripa— The son of sage Shardwan, he was adopted by King Shantanu and later became the royal priest of Hastinapur.

Who was the teacher of Pandavas?

Dhritrastra put Pandavas in the same gurukul (school) as kauravas. After some time Dritrastra appoint Dronacharya as there teacher because kripacharya was the royal priest of the hastinapur and he was too busy with the other work so he is not able to give his full time to train the kauravas and pandavas.