There is a strong connection of the curse of Chambal river with the book ‘Mahabharata’, know the stories and history of this 960 kilometer long river in the video.
Entertainment News Desk –Chambal is a major river of central India, originating in the Vindhya Range at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh and flowing through the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The length of this tributary of Yamuna is 960 km, which joins Yamuna river at the place of Muradganj (Pachana) in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh. This river also has 11 tributaries, which are known as Kali, Parvati, Banas, Kurai, Bamni, Shipra etc. , In the area.
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According to legend and religious stories, the Chambal River originated from the blood of animals. It is mentioned as Charmanavati in the epic Mahabharata. According to this, in ancient times, there was a king, Rantidava, who sacrificed thousands of animals for the Yagya and shed his blood. The skin and blood of animals took the form of a river. Therefore it is considered impure and not worshiped like rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Krishna Kaveri.
According to another legend, Draupadi cursed the river. It is said that during the Mahabharata period, there was a conflict between the Kauravas and the Pandavas on the banks of the Chambal. In this, the Pandavas were defeated by Duryodhana at the hands of Duryodhana. Hurt by this incident, Draupadi cursed Chambal to avoid worshiping her. Due to which people did not use it. Many Bollywood superhit films like Bandit Queen, Gadar Ek Prem Katha have also been shot in the banks of this cursed river.
There is also legend that people become aggressive by drinking water from this river. According to legend, Shravan Kumar, who was once taking the parents from Kavad on a pilgrimage, drank the Chambal water, he too became aggressive and released it and left it there. However, after going a little further, he realised, apologized and got along with it.