Personalities mentioned in the Mahabharata

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One of the greatest literary contributions the world has ever known came from the memory Vyasa. Vyasa was not completely satisfied when he completed the Mahabharata so he went on to present the Srimad Bhagavatam.

One reason of his sadness was Sri Krishna's most intimated devotees and their pure devotional service ( Prema Bhakti ) remained obscured.

When the earth became overwhelmed with demonic persons, she could not bare it any longer. She went to The Creator of the worlds (Lord Brahma) and pleaded her case. They then went to the Supreme lord and were told that he would descend on earth in his original two armed form as Sri Krishna to eliminated the burden of the earth. At the Supreme lord's request the controlling Deities (Demigods) appeared on earth in different royal families. Sinful persons had already spread in large numbers through out the earth.

What follows is a list of personalities mentioned in both Mahabharata and Srimad Bhagavatam. Some are Demigods (Divine Personalities) and some are Demons (Sinful personalities).

Both Groups had Mystic abilities and battled each other on this very planet. Srila Vyasa tells a story related to each one of the following characters.

• The story of Abhimanyu
• The story of Ahilawata
• The story of Amba
• The story of Ambalika
• The story of Ambika
• The story of Arjuna
• The story of Ashwatthama
• The story of Babruvahana
• The story of Barbarika
• The story of Bhima
• The Story of Bhishma
• The story of Chitrangada
• The story of Chitrangadaa (wife of Arjuna)
• The story of Dhristadyumna
• The story of Dhritarashtra
• The story of Draupadi
• The story of Drona (Dronacharya)
• The story of Duhsala
• The story of Duryodhana
• The story of Dushasana
• The story of Ekalavya
• The story of Gandhari
• The story of Ghatotkacha
• The story of Hidimbi
• The story of Iravan
• The story of Janamejaya
• The story of Jarasandha
• The story of Karna
• The story of Kripa
• The story of Kritavarma
• The story of Kunti
• The story of Madri
• The story of Nakula
• The story of Pandu, father of Pandavas
• The story of Parikshit
• The story of Sahadeva
• The story of Sanjaya
• The story of Satyaki (Yuyudhana)
• The story of Satyavati
• The story of Shakuni
• The story of Shalya
• The story of Shantanu
• The story of Shikandi
• The story of Subhadra
• The story of Uloochi (or Uloopi)
• The story of Uttara (wife of Abimanyu)
• The story of Vichitravirya
• The story of Vidura
• The story of Virata
• The story of Yudhisthira (Dharmaraja)
• The story of Yuyutsu