Pancha Pandavas are described in the Indian epic ‘Mahabharatha’. Pandavas are five brothers Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. They are the sons of king Pandu, by his two wives, ’Kunthi’ and ‘Madhuri’. The word ‘Pandavas’ means the sons of ‘Pandu’. Yudhishtira, Bhima and Arjuna are the sons of Kunthi. Remaining are the sons of Madhuri. It is described in Mahabharatha, that five brothers were married to ‘Draupathi’, a true Krishna devotee. Lord Krishna was closely related to Pandavas during the Kurukshetra war by giving advice and help at the right times. Friendship of Lord Krishna and Lord Arjuna is well known in that epic. Pandu has a brother named Dridhrashtra, who was blind by birth. The main enemies of Pandavas were Kauravas. Kauravas means 100 in numbers, the sons of Dhritarashtra. After the death of King Pandu, Pandavas and Kauravas started to quarrel with the kingdom. The kingdom was supposed to handover to Yudhishtira, the eldest son of Pandu. But Duryodhana, the eldest son of Kauravas did not like it and often trouble the Pandavas. Kauravas played dirty games against Pandavas and succeeded in pushing them away from the country. The battle of Kurukshetra happened dispute of the kingdom.
Yudhishtira is the begotten son of ‘Yamadharma’ and known as Dharma Putra. Arjuna is the son of Lord Indra. Bhima is the son of Pavana. And Nakul and Sahadev are the sons of Aswini Kumars.
Pancha Pandava Temples in Kerala:
Thiruaranmula, Alappuzha
Thiruvanvandoor, Alappuzha
Thrichittatt Maha Vishnu Temple, Alappuzha
Thrikodithanam, Kottayam
Thruppuliyoor, Alappuzha
