Introduction of Mahabharata Characters - Bhurishravas

Bhurishravas

He is the son of Somadatta and grandson of Bahlika who fought along the side of Kauravas. Bhurishravas was at logger heads with Satyaki because of family feud. He was one of the commanders of Akshauhini.Bhurishravas takes his revenge by killing all ten sons of Satyaki on the fifth day of the war.

On the fourteenth day, Bhurishravas was protecting Jayadratha from Arjuna. Arjuna had vowed the day before to slain Jayadratha, King of Sindh before nightfall. Dronaacharya had made Shakatavyuha cart formation. Bhurishravas force was conducting multiple side attack on Arjuna. Satyaki and Bheema came and rescued Arjuna. Bhurishravas fought with Satyaki his arch rival and wanted to finish him off. Satyaki was faltering as he was injured by Drona in the morning duel and lost conscious as they were fighting hand combat. Bhurishravas seized the opportunity to kill his arch enemy and absolve himself but was shot in the hand by Arjuna.

Bhurisharavas mocked Arjuna of his warrior ethics of shooting an arrow without announcing and Arjuna chided him for raising his sword on a person without conscious and weapon. Arjuna went on adding that where his ethics where my son Abhimanyu was killed and attacked by packs of jackals. Bhurishravas felt shame on losing his warrior pride and decided to quit the war. Bhurishravas dropped the weapons and sat down for meditation. He was decapitated by Satyaki who woke up from his faint and charged at him like a mad bull. Arjun was shocked because he could not prevend the unrightful killing. The warriors on both side condemned Satyaki, but he pacified himself that he had killed Bhurishravas because of his oath when he was dragged on the sands on the war field and knocked unconscious.

Bhurishravas unmindfull behavior caused his death at Satyaki’s hand and Satyaki’s death happened after thirty six years because of the dispute that he killed Bhurishravas in cowardly manner. This shows the path of Dharma What you sow is what you get. Both Satyaki and Bhurishravas invested so much in hate that it resulted their death.