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10 - References to Uttaraardh

Bhaar
Bhaar means weight and it is a type of measure to weigh dry things:
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4 Vreehi (Dhaan, or Raw Rice)   =  1 Gunjaa
5 Gunjaa   =  1 Pan
8 Pan   =  1 Dharan
8 Dharan   =  1 Karsh
4 Karsh   =  1 Pal
100 Pal   =  1 Tulaa
20 Tulaa   =  1 Bhaar

Draupadee
At the time of Draupadee's Swayamvar, one candidate was Duryodhan also. But he couldn't even move the bow by which the eye of the fish was to be pierced, and Arjun took her. Since then he was attracted to Draupadee.
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Hal and Moosal
Hal means plough, and Moosal is the pestle [in this case it was a big pestle]. Balaraam Jee had only these two weapons. Wherever he is depicted in a picture, he is shown with these two things.
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Kaam Dev
Kaam Dev is the Ansh Avataar of Vaasudev. When Satee Jee burned herself in Daksh Yagya, then Shiv Jee became very sad and went for Tap. He did Tap for many thousands years. In the meantime Satee was reborn as Paaravtee as Himaalaya and Maianaa's daughter. Once Naarad Jee came there and told Himaalaya that your daughter will be married to a Saadhu with a frightening look. All characteristics whatever he told were available only in Shiv Jee, so He suggested that Paarvatee  should do Tap to get Shiv as her husband. So She did. On the other side there was a terrible Raakshas was there who was not been killed by anybody. Brahmaa Jee said that he will be killed by Shankar's son. And Shankar's son will be when Shankar will get married. And He was sitting in Tap so how could Shiv have a son? So Indra sent Kaamdev with his army (Vasant Ritu, flowers, cool sweet smelled air etc) to break his Tap. When Kaam Dev reached there and he spread his Maayaa, Shiv Jee woke up, and as he woke up his third eye was opened, and as his third eye opened Kaam Dev got burned.

The whole Universe got worried with this. His wife Rati came there weeping bitterly. Then Shiv Jee said "Don't worry, when, in Dwaapar Yug, Bhagavaan Krishn will be born, your husband will be born as his son. Then you will meet him. So Kaamdev was born to Krishn and Rukminee as their son Pradyumn.
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Kans' Wives
Jaraasandh was a very good friend of Kans. So when Kans wanted the kingdom of Mathuraa from Ugrasen, he thought to strengthen himself and to marry Jaraasandh's daughters was a way to strengthen himself. That is why Kans married Jaraasandh's two daughters, Asti and Praapti, to make his kingdom strong. Thus Jaraasandh was his father-in-law as well as his an elderly good friend.
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Kaushikee River
Kaushikee River is the wife of Rishi Gaadhi, Satyavatee, who converted into Kaushikee River after giving birth to Rishi Jamdagni Jee and she made Tri-Lok holy.
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Laakshaa Grih
Dhritraashtr's eldest son Duryodhan was always in search of such an opportunity that anyhow Paandav should be killed so that he should become the king of Hastinaapur. Paandav's father died in their childhood, but on the suggestion of Bheeshm, he allowed them to stay in the palace with their mother Kuntee. But his own sons and Paandav never had a conducive environment. When all grew up as fine young princes then it was suggested to Dhritraashtra that he should declare Yudhishthir as Crown Prince, since he was the eldest son of Paandu who was the official king of Hastinaapur.

Paandu was declared as king because Dhritraashtra was blind. As he sat on the throne he went for extending his kingdom and won many kings. On returning, he was given some spare time for himself. There he killed a Braahman by mistake, so he had to do Praayashchit for Brahm Hatyaa (killing a Braahman). So he again went to forest to do Praayshchit. There he had these five sons and died according to the Shaap of the wife of Braahman. So when he went to do Praayashchit, the throne could not be empty, then Dhritraashtra was appointed as temporary king, but since Paandu died there and Paandav were still very young, he continued to rule, but on behalf of the future king, i.e. Yudhishthir. His own sons also grew with Paandav. As he ruled for long time he started thinking that this was his kingdom and his son Duryodhan should be appointed as Crown Prince. But people and other courtiers wanted Yudhishthir to be the Crown Prince.

So once there was a fair in Baarnaavat in which the king was supposed to go, then Vidur Jee suggested that he should send Yudhishthir so that people can see their would-be king. But Duryodhan did not want this. So he planned for a Laakshaa Grih ( a house made of inflammable materials) with his Maamaa Shakuni, who also lived there to take care of his nephews, in which he wanted to burn all Paandav with Kuntee. Luckily Yudhishthir himself asked the permission to take them all, so Duryodhan got very happy. All plans were made, but Vidur Jee knew this secret and he told them to be careful in symbolic language. Besides, he helped them to escape also from there. Thus they escaped but this rumor was spread that Paandav have burned in Laakshaa Grih fire with Kuntee.
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Maya Daanav
May Daanav is the architect of Daanav. He inhabited golden Lankaa for Raavan. In Vishwakarmaa's Indraprasth, May Daanav built a wonderful Raaj Sabhaa to show his gratitude to Arjun in exchange of saving his life from the fire of Khaandav Van. When Duryodhan came to visit Indraprasth, he went to see this Raaj Sabhaa also. And in this Raaj Sabhaa he saw water in place of dry floor so he lifted his clothes while crossing it and saw dry floor in place of water so he wetted his clothes in that water; then he saw door in place of wall and got hit there while going out and saw wall in place of door so he couldn't conceive the idea that he could go out through that wall. And everybody laughed at him. He married his daughter Mandodaree to Raavan.
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Pind Daan
In Hindu Dharm after the death of somebody his son and descendents give Pind Daan through  Braahman. It is believed that this goes to the ancestors. Gayaa Jee (in Bihar) is very famous and appropriate for this.
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Vishwakarmaa
Vishwakarmaa is the architect of Devtaa. He built Dwaarakaa Puree for Shree Krishn and Indraprasth for Paandav.
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