Yayathi the unsung character in Mahabharata
As most of the people who are following the Hinduism couldn't forget the epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana. And moreover many people usually concentrates and knows about the predominant characters like Krishna,Bheema,Arjun etc who have fought in the war with their Akshohini sainya. But in this blog ,I am writing about one of the few character very few of us know. I.e., none other than yayathi ,son of Nahusha and husband of Devayani and Sharmiste. The Vayu Purana, the Brahmanda Purana, the Shiva Purana and the Harivamsa Purana mention that Yayāti possessed a divine chariot which could travel in any direction unimpeded. It is variously mentioned that Yayāti acquired it from Shukracharya, Indra or from Shiva. The Harivamsha Purana mentions that with the speed of this chariot, Yayāti was able to conquer the earth and the heavens in merely six days. He had also vanquished the Asuras many times. Yayāti gave this chariot to his youngest son, Puru who succeeded his father as...