Tag Adi Parva

Since When Were Brahmins Barred From Drinking

Contrary to popular conception Brahmins did not Drink, it is a fact that Brahmins , Sages, Rishis and Munis drank liquor.

Soma plant.
Indian troops deployed in the drastic terrains of the cold desert in Leh may look forward to get a new item in their menu, as the defense researchers find that Soma (Rumex patientia), a common plant found in high altitudes, can be used as a vegetable. According to researchers at the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), a division of the Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO), Soma is fit to be used as a vegetable in cold desert areas where cultivation of common vegetables are not supported.
Even Lord Ram and Krishna drank

I have posted articles on this with references.

Lesser Known Facts Of The Mahabharata

One for the Deva Loka with 300000 slokas.

Another for Pithr Loka with 150000.

With 1400000 for the Rakshasas and Yakshas and 100,00 for humanity,.

5.The term Bharata means the narration of the Dynasty of Bharata.

Maha means huge, big, heavy.

The Mahabharata was weighed on a scale against the Vedas.

The scale containing the Bharata was down and heavy.

Therefore the Bharata is called the Mahabharata.

It is also called the fifth Veda as it contains the practical application of the Truth of the Vedas and expands the concepts of the Vedas.

6. Mahabharta contains 18 Parvas or mega Chapters.

These chapters contain many chapters as well.

For more read the original.

More posts to follow.