Abhimanyu and Jayadratha: This story is about the revenge that Arjuna takes against Jayadratha for killing his son, Abhimanyu. Abhimanyu fights against Jayadratha and Jayadratha defeats him. Once new travels back to Arjuna he decides that he is going to seek revenge. He says "May I never reach heaven if I do not slay Jayadratha on the morrow". Revenge for his son's death is the only thing that he cares about. I think that the father's love for his son is so strong that he had to seek revenge for his son's death.
Bhima and Duhshasana: Its been quite a long time since the Pandavas were exiled because of the poker game. Bhima had vowed that he should never get into heaven if he doesn't kill Duhshasana and drink his blood. Many years after this vow, Bhima was finally able to make it come true. He does kill Duhshasana and does drink his blood. This of course has everyone freaking out saying that Bhima must not be human because he is drinking the blood. I think drinking the blood may have been going a little overboard. He could have just vowed to kill him and let that be enough. The image that I found is quite graphic but the story itself is pretty gruesome anyways so I guess it fits.
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| Bhima drinks thee blood of Duhshasana. Source: Wikimedia Commons |
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