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Who killed Mahishaasur?
Who killed Mahishaasur Kaalee or Kaartik (Shiv's son)?
Mahabharata, Drone Parv, Sec 165 says - "Ghatotkach said to Ashwatthaamaa (as he proceeded towards Saatyaki) - "Wait I will kill you as Kaartik killed Mahish Raakshas."

Is it true?
[6war, 23battle144]

Yudhishthir's Telling Lie
Here Krishn says that if an untruth is spoken to save a man's life, one is not attached to sin.

But when Paandav go to Himaalaya to go to die, Yudhishthir is taken to see Hell by Yam Doot. Yudhishthir asked as why he was brought there? They told him that because he spoke a lie that was why he was brought there just to show the Hell

If he was not attached to any sin then why he was taken there, even to see Hell? Then how these two are inter-related? 
[6war, 26battle152]

Who Created Shikhandee?
Drone Parv, Sec 199, while arguing on why Dhrishtdyumn killed Drone, Saatyaki says to Dhrishtdyumn - "Your father created Shikhandee to kill Bheeshm."

I didn't understand this, as how and why Drupad should create Shikhandee to kill Bheeshm? What was their enmity. Bheeshm himself told Duryodhan about Ambaa and her incarnation as Shikhandee.

It was only Drone who he wanted to kill and he did a Yagya to get a son who could kill him. So He got Dhrishtdyumn. Then why Saatyaki said that?
[6war, 27battle153]

Days of War
Everybody knows that Mahaabhaarat war continued for 18 days - Under Bheeshm's commandership for 10 days, under Drone's commandership for 5 days, under Karn's commandership for 2 days and under Shalya's commandership for 1 day. 

It is also known that Drone was killed on 15th day of war in the evening. But then as everybody expected, there was no sign to halt the war for night. The fight continued the whole night, the morning broke - it means that it was 16th day. The fight continued on that day also - on that day Ashwatthaamaa waged the war, he used his Naaraayan Astra also. I think everybody agrees up to this point.

In Mahaabhaarat, after this incident Karn Parv starts with the statement that - people went to Ashwatthaamaa to express their concern about the loss of his father Drone. And after that they went to sleep because it was night, but they could not sleep, especially Karn, Duryodhan, Dushaasan and Shakuni.

Was this an extra day under the leadership of Drone? As it is known that Drone was the Commander of Kaurav army for 5 days this seems that this was an extra day, of course without the Commander. And Karn was appointed the Commander on 17th day of the war not on 16th day.

Is it true?
[6War, 30battle16]

When Draupadee tied her hair?
34battle173 or [Karn, 83-84] doesn't say anything like that 'Bheem took Dushaasan's blood to wash Draupadee's hair after drinking his blood', because Draupadee also vowed that she would tie her hair only after washing her hair with Dushaasan's chest's blood. So when did she tie her hair?

Gaandhaaree's Bliss to Duryodhan
We have heard that Gaandhaaree put a protection Kavach on Duryodhan's body on the evening of 17th day of Mahaabhaarat war. She sent him to take bath in Gangaa River and asked him to come naked before her. Then she would open her eyes to have a look at him before Bheem fulfills his vow. Krishn heard that. So when Duryodhan went to take bath in Gangaa River and when he was coming back he met Krishn. Krishn asked him, "Where are you coming from?" He told Him everything. Krishn said, "You will go naked in front of your mother?" Duryodhan said, "That is what she has said to me." Krishn said, "You are a grown up man, won't you feel shy going naked before her?" Duryodhan said, "She said, "I am your mother, you shouldn't feel shy coming naked to your mother." Krishn said, "That was when you were baby, but now you are grown up, after all she is a woman, be her mother or whoever. She is not your wife. So at least you should wear a loin cloth before going to her." 

Duryodhan understood and he went to her wearing a loin cloth. When Gaandhaaree removed the cloth strip from her eyes for the first and last time since she tied it at the time of Bheeshm's coming to Gaandhaar; she saw her son for the first time. She was expecting him standing nked before her, but she found him wearing a loin cloth. She gazed at him for a few seconds, then beat her head saying "Now nobody can save you. I wanted to make your whole body of iron so that Bheem cannot break your thigh but you covered that part of your body so it remained weak. Now Bheem's vow will be fulfilled. And Duryodhan came back from there. That is why Bheem could break his thighs. He was nowhere else hurt by his Gadaa.

We don't find this incident in Mahaabhaarat. Where is this incident? It should have been between 30battle161 and 40battle185 somewhere.

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