abstract:In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, the Pandava (Sanskrit: पाण्डव ; also, Pandawa) are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu (), by his two wives Kunti and Madri. Their names are Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva.
Bhimathemightywarriorof the Pandava dynasty requestedone vrata dayby which hecouldobtain the fruits of all the otherdays of vrata that he was incapable of observing.