Bhisham Panchak Fast or Vrat
Bhishma the noblest and upright of all heroes of the Mahabharata, was the son of king Shantanu (of Hastinapur) and the river goddess Ganga. He was a devoted son and always kept his words. On the 11th of Kartik (October-November), General Bhishma of Kaurva's army was laid on his deathbed on the battlefield, but he had the power of fixing the time of his death, he lived till the sun had crossed the vernal equinox. During the period he lay on the bed of arrows erected by Arjuna, he was advising the Pandavas, how to rule justly and fairly, and how to attain heaven in the end. Therefore some people fast on these days and spend their time reading his advice and Mahabharata.
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