Tag: Ratha Saptami
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Bed of Nails and Ratha Sapthami
Bhishma Ashtami and the Bed of Nails In this post I explore the connection between Bed of Nails and Bhishma Ashtami. Did the idea of the bed of nails originate from the time of Mahabharata? Bhishma lay on a bed of arrows. He waited for Ratha Saptami day in the month of Magh to pass….